Status AsthmaticusPhase 2NCT00410150
Heliox-Powered Albuterol Therapy in the Treatment of Children Admitted With Acute Asthma Exacerbation
A Phase 2 study testing Helium-oxygen-driven albuterol nebulizer and Oxygen in people with Status Asthmaticus, run by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether heliox-powered albuterol nebulizer therapy will result in reduced inpatient length of stay in children hospitalized with acute asthma exacerbations. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 24 months to 18 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Status Asthmaticus
- What is being tested?
- Helium-oxygen-driven albuterol nebulizer and Oxygen
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 42 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Apr 2006to Dec 2007
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 24 months to 18 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Age 2 -18 years;
- Previous history of asthma;
- Hospital admission for acute asthma exacerbation;
- Clinical asthma score greater than or equal to 3
Who cannot join
- Less than 2 years old or over 18 years old;
- Known allergy or hypersensitivity to ß-agonists;
- Require mechanical ventilation (invasive or non-invasive);
- Require FiO2 >0.4;
- Failure to obtain informed consent;
- Enrollment in another investigational drug or asthma protocol;
- Incipient respiratory failure including but limited to respiratory acidosis(pCO2>60 torr), altered mental status and/or excessive work of breathing.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229
About this study
Official title: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Single Center Trial of the Use of Heliox in Children Admitted to the Hospital With Status Asthmaticus
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether heliox-powered albuterol nebulizer therapy will result in reduced inpatient length of stay in children hospitalized with acute asthma exacerbations.
Read the detailed description
We hypothesize that heliox-powered albuterol nebulizer therapy will result in reduced inpatient length of stay in children hospitalized with acute asthma exacerbations. Severity of asthma will be characterized using a modified Becker Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) based upon the acuity of physical signs for four clinical characteristics (respiratory rate, wheezing, I/E ratio, and accessory muscle use). Scoring will occur at the time of enrollment and every 4 hours thereafter until the patient meets hospital discharge criteria. All scoring using the CAS will be performed by an independent physician, nurse or respiratory therapist blinded to the subject treatment arm. All children will receive standard cardiopulmonary monitoring and treatment, consisting of supplemental oxygen delivered as needed by either nasal cannula or face mask to maintain oxygen saturation >90%, maintenance intravenous fluids, corticosteroid therapy and nebulized albuterol therapy. After written informed consent, eligible children will be randomized to one of two study groups using a sealed envelope technique:
Group 1 (Heliox-Powered Albuterol) patients will receive all albuterol nebulizer treatments, including continuous therapy, powered by 70:30 Heliox.
Group 2 (Oxygen-Powered Albuterol) patients will receive all albuterol nebulizer treatments, including continuous therapy, powered by 100% oxygen per usual standard of care.
- Conditions
- Status Asthmaticus
- Being tested
- Helium-oxygen-driven albuterol nebulizer, Oxygen
- Keywords
- Status asthmaticus, Asthma, Helium, Children
- Medical subject headings
- Status Asthmaticus, Asthma
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Helium-oxygen-driven albuterol nebulizerDrug
Subjects will be treated with continuous albuterol nebs with Heliox
OxygenDrug
Subjects will be treated with continuous albuterol nebs in oxygen
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 (Heliox-powered albuterol) | Experimental | Group 1 (Heliox-Powered Albuterol) patients will receive all albuterol nebulizer treatments, including continuous therapy, powered by 70:30 Heliox. Receives: Drug: Helium-oxygen-driven albuterol nebulizer |
| Group 2 (Oxygen-powered albuterol) | Active comparator | Group 2 (Oxygen-Powered Albuterol) patients will receive all albuterol nebulizer treatments, including continuous therapy, powered by 100% oxygen per usual standard of care. Receives: Drug: Oxygen |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Length of Stay
Time to discharge eligibility (hours)
Measured: Hospital discharge
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Dec 2006 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2006
- Primary completionDec 2007
- Study completionDec 2007
Why it stopped: Study was stopped after interim analysis and slow enrollment.
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (13)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Status AsthmaticusStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Children's Hospital Medical Center, CincinnatiThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 42 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- Derek S Wheeler, M.D., Principal investigator, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00410150
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 05-11-34-74-067
- Status last verified
- Oct 2010
- First submitted
- 11 Dec 2006
- Last updated
- 8 Nov 2010
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Rivera ML, Kim TY, Stewart GM, Minasyan L, Brown L. Albuterol nebulized in heliox in the initial ED treatment of pediatric asthma: a blinded, randomized controlled trial. Am J Emerg Med. 2006 Jan;24(1):38-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.06.007.
PubMed 16338507Kim IK, Phrampus E, Venkataraman S, Pitetti R, Saville A, Corcoran T, Gracely E, Funt N, Thompson A. Helium/oxygen-driven albuterol nebulization in the treatment of children with moderate to severe asthma exacerbations: a randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2005 Nov;116(5):1127-33. doi: 10.1542/peds.2004-2136.
PubMed 16263999Bandi V, Velamuri S, Sirgi C, Wendt J, Wendt R, Guntupalli K. Deposition pattern of heliox-driven bronchodilator aerosol in the airways of stable asthmatics. J Asthma. 2005 Sep;42(7):583-6. doi: 10.1080/02770900500216135.
PubMed 16169793Lee DL, Hsu CW, Lee H, Chang HW, Huang YC. Beneficial effects of albuterol therapy driven by heliox versus by oxygen in severe asthma exacerbation. Acad Emerg Med. 2005 Sep;12(9):820-7. doi: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.04.020.
PubMed 16141015Ho AM, Lee A, Karmakar MK, Dion PW, Chung DC, Contardi LH. Heliox vs air-oxygen mixtures for the treatment of patients with acute asthma: a systematic overview. Chest. 2003 Mar;123(3):882-90. doi: 10.1378/chest.123.3.882.
PubMed 12628892Kress JP, Noth I, Gehlbach BK, Barman N, Pohlman AS, Miller A, Morgan S, Hall JB. The utility of albuterol nebulized with heliox during acute asthma exacerbations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 May 1;165(9):1317-21. doi: 10.1164/rccm.9907035.
PubMed 11991886Haynes JM, Sargent RJ, Sweeney EL. Use of heliox to avoid intubation in a child with acute severe asthma and hypercapnia. Am J Crit Care. 2003 Jan;12(1):28-30. No abstract available.
PubMed 12526234Rose JS, Panacek EA, Miller P. Prospective randomized trial of heliox-driven continuous nebulizers in the treatment of asthma in the emergency department. J Emerg Med. 2002 Feb;22(2):133-7. doi: 10.1016/s0736-4679(01)00454-1.
PubMed 11858916Dorfman TA, Shipley ER, Burton JH, Jones P, Mette SA. Inhaled heliox does not benefit ED patients with moderate to severe asthma. Am J Emerg Med. 2000 Jul;18(4):495-7. doi: 10.1053/ajem.2000.7365. No abstract available.
PubMed 10919545Schaeffer EM, Pohlman A, Morgan S, Hall JB. Oxygenation in status asthmaticus improves during ventilation with helium-oxygen. Crit Care Med. 1999 Dec;27(12):2666-70. doi: 10.1097/00003246-199912000-00010.
PubMed 10628607Kass JE, Terregino CA. The effect of heliox in acute severe asthma: a randomized controlled trial. Chest. 1999 Aug;116(2):296-300. doi: 10.1378/chest.116.2.296.
PubMed 10453854Henderson SO, Acharya P, Kilaghbian T, Perez J, Korn CS, Chan LS. Use of heliox-driven nebulizer therapy in the treatment of acute asthma. Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Feb;33(2):141-6. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(99)70386-0.
PubMed 9922408Kudukis TM, Manthous CA, Schmidt GA, Hall JB, Wylam ME. Inhaled helium-oxygen revisited: effect of inhaled helium-oxygen during the treatment of status asthmaticus in children. J Pediatr. 1997 Feb;130(2):217-24. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(97)70346-9.
PubMed 9042123
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Nov 2010. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Single Center Trial of the Use of Heliox in Children Admitted to the Hospital With Status Asthmaticus
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00410150
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 05-11-34-74-067
- Conditions
- Status Asthmaticus
- Keywords
- Status asthmaticus, Asthma, Helium, Children
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Study was stopped after interim analysis and slow enrollment.
- Enrolment
- 42 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, CincinnatiUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Apr 2006
- Primary completion
- Dec 2007 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2007 (actual)
- First posted
- 12 Dec 2006 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 13 Oct 2010
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether heliox-powered albuterol nebulizer therapy will result in reduced inpatient length of stay in children hospitalized with acute asthma exacerbations.
Detailed description
We hypothesize that heliox-powered albuterol nebulizer therapy will result in reduced inpatient length of stay in children hospitalized with acute asthma exacerbations. Severity of asthma will be characterized using a modified Becker Clinical Asthma Score (CAS) based upon the acuity of physical signs for four clinical characteristics (respiratory rate, wheezing, I/E ratio, and accessory muscle use). Scoring will occur at the time of enrollment and every 4 hours thereafter until the patient meets hospital discharge criteria. All scoring using the CAS will be performed by an independent physician, nurse or respiratory therapist blinded to the subject treatment arm. All children will receive standard cardiopulmonary monitoring and treatment, consisting of supplemental oxygen delivered as needed by either nasal cannula or face mask to maintain oxygen saturation >90%, maintenance intravenous fluids, corticosteroid therapy and nebulized albuterol therapy. After written informed consent, eligible children will be randomized to one of two study groups using a sealed envelope technique:
Group 1 (Heliox-Powered Albuterol) patients will receive all albuterol nebulizer treatments, including continuous therapy, powered by 70:30 Heliox.
Group 2 (Oxygen-Powered Albuterol) patients will receive all albuterol nebulizer treatments, including continuous therapy, powered by 100% oxygen per usual standard of care.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 (Heliox-powered albuterol) | Experimental | Drug: Helium-oxygen-driven albuterol nebulizerGroup 1 (Heliox-Powered Albuterol) patients will receive all albuterol nebulizer treatments, including continuous therapy, powered by 70:30 Heliox. |
| Group 2 (Oxygen-powered albuterol) | Active comparator | Drug: OxygenGroup 2 (Oxygen-Powered Albuterol) patients will receive all albuterol nebulizer treatments, including continuous therapy, powered by 100% oxygen per usual standard of care. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 24 months to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Age 2 -18 years;
- Previous history of asthma;
- Hospital admission for acute asthma exacerbation;
- Clinical asthma score greater than or equal to 3
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Less than 2 years old or over 18 years old;
- Known allergy or hypersensitivity to ß-agonists;
- Require mechanical ventilation (invasive or non-invasive);
- Require FiO2 >0.4;
- Failure to obtain informed consent;
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Helium-oxygen-driven albuterol nebulizerSubjects will be treated with continuous albuterol nebs with Heliox | Drug | Group 1 (Heliox-powered albuterol) |
| OxygenSubjects will be treated with continuous albuterol nebs in oxygen | Drug | Group 2 (Oxygen-powered albuterol) |
Primary outcome
Length of Stay
Time frame: Hospital discharge
Time to discharge eligibility (hours)
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Nov 2010.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 16338507Rivera ML, Kim TY, Stewart GM, Minasyan L, Brown L. Albuterol nebulized in heliox in the initial ED treatment of pediatric asthma: a blinded, randomized controlled trial. Am J Emerg Med. 2006 Jan;24(1):38-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.06.007.
- Background: PubMed 16263999Kim IK, Phrampus E, Venkataraman S, Pitetti R, Saville A, Corcoran T, Gracely E, Funt N, Thompson A. Helium/oxygen-driven albuterol nebulization in the treatment of children with moderate to severe asthma exacerbations: a randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2005 Nov;116(5):1127-33. doi: 10.1542/peds.2004-2136.
- Background: PubMed 16169793Bandi V, Velamuri S, Sirgi C, Wendt J, Wendt R, Guntupalli K. Deposition pattern of heliox-driven bronchodilator aerosol in the airways of stable asthmatics. J Asthma. 2005 Sep;42(7):583-6. doi: 10.1080/02770900500216135.
- Background: PubMed 16141015Lee DL, Hsu CW, Lee H, Chang HW, Huang YC. Beneficial effects of albuterol therapy driven by heliox versus by oxygen in severe asthma exacerbation. Acad Emerg Med. 2005 Sep;12(9):820-7. doi: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.04.020.
- Background: PubMed 12628892Ho AM, Lee A, Karmakar MK, Dion PW, Chung DC, Contardi LH. Heliox vs air-oxygen mixtures for the treatment of patients with acute asthma: a systematic overview. Chest. 2003 Mar;123(3):882-90. doi: 10.1378/chest.123.3.882.
- Background: PubMed 11991886Kress JP, Noth I, Gehlbach BK, Barman N, Pohlman AS, Miller A, Morgan S, Hall JB. The utility of albuterol nebulized with heliox during acute asthma exacerbations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 May 1;165(9):1317-21. doi: 10.1164/rccm.9907035.
- Background: PubMed 12526234Haynes JM, Sargent RJ, Sweeney EL. Use of heliox to avoid intubation in a child with acute severe asthma and hypercapnia. Am J Crit Care. 2003 Jan;12(1):28-30. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 11858916Rose JS, Panacek EA, Miller P. Prospective randomized trial of heliox-driven continuous nebulizers in the treatment of asthma in the emergency department. J Emerg Med. 2002 Feb;22(2):133-7. doi: 10.1016/s0736-4679(01)00454-1.
- Background: PubMed 10919545Dorfman TA, Shipley ER, Burton JH, Jones P, Mette SA. Inhaled heliox does not benefit ED patients with moderate to severe asthma. Am J Emerg Med. 2000 Jul;18(4):495-7. doi: 10.1053/ajem.2000.7365. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 10628607Schaeffer EM, Pohlman A, Morgan S, Hall JB. Oxygenation in status asthmaticus improves during ventilation with helium-oxygen. Crit Care Med. 1999 Dec;27(12):2666-70. doi: 10.1097/00003246-199912000-00010.
- Background: PubMed 10453854Kass JE, Terregino CA. The effect of heliox in acute severe asthma: a randomized controlled trial. Chest. 1999 Aug;116(2):296-300. doi: 10.1378/chest.116.2.296.
- Background: PubMed 9922408Henderson SO, Acharya P, Kilaghbian T, Perez J, Korn CS, Chan LS. Use of heliox-driven nebulizer therapy in the treatment of acute asthma. Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Feb;33(2):141-6. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(99)70386-0.
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Derek S Wheeler, M.D. principal investigator
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Helium-oxygen-driven albuterol nebulizer and Oxygen in people with Status Asthmaticus, run by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Nov 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 13 Oct 2010). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Length of Stay (time frame: Hospital discharge). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00410150, which also lists 13 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Nov 2010.