The Effectiveness of Nebulized Hypertonic Saline Solution for Acute Bronchiolitis

Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of nebulized 3% hypertonic saline solution with salbutamol in the treatment of children under 2 years, hospitalised for acute viral bronchiolitis. Half of the participants will receive nebulized 3% hypertonic saline solution with salbutamol three times daily, the other half will receive standard supportive care, which is the cornerstone of the bronchiolitis management.

Timeline

Start

2015-12

Primary completion

2019-07

Completion

2019-07

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “No relevant data”

Publications

• Results Zhang L, Mendoza-Sassi RA, Wainwright C, Klassen TP. Nebulised hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jul 31;(7):CD006458. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006458.pub3.
• Results Everard ML, Hind D, Ugonna K, Freeman J, Bradburn M, Cooper CL, Cross E, Maguire C, Cantrill H, Alexander J, McNamara PS; SABRE Study Team. SABRE: a multicentre randomised control trial of nebulised hypertonic saline in infants hospitalised with acute bronchiolitis. Thorax. 2014 Dec;69(12):1105-12. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205953.
• Results Zhang L, Mendoza-Sassi RA, Klassen TP, Wainwright C. Nebulized Hypertonic Saline for Acute Bronchiolitis: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2015 Oct;136(4):687-701. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-1914.

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