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Filter by:The purpose of this research study is to establish a research database and biorepository for patients at National Jewish Health (NJH) who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). This study will also include civilian contractors who worked as part of these military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan. The biorepository would store blood samples obtained from these patients during a clinic visit. The research database would store prospectively and retrospectively collected clinical and exposure data that would enable us to comprehensively characterize each case.
Bronchiolitis is the most common respiratory infection of the lower respiratory tract that affects 11-12% of infants in their first year of life. Approximately 1-2% of patients with bronchiolitis require hospital admission because of poor feeding and/or breathing difficulties. The standard treatment for bronchiolitis is represented by oxygen-therapy and hydration while neither steroids nor epinephrine nor bronchodilators are recommended. One of the techniques of administration of oxygen in bronchiolitis is represented by the high flow (HFNC) or by a system in which oxygen is delivered to 2L/kg through nasal cannulas. The HFNC provides humidification, heating and oxygen, ensuring a minimum positive pressure, reduces breathing load and allows for better nutrition. The main aim of therapy with high flows is to reduce the days of oxygen therapy and the cases of intubation. However, up to now, there have been few studies on the use of HFNC in Pediatric Emergency Units. The Cochrane review on this topic, updated in May 2013, included only one randomized controlled trial (RCT) on a pilot study of 19 subjects comparing HFNC with oxygen administered via "head box". The oxygen saturation was higher in children HFNC after 8 (00% versus 96%, p=0.04) and 12 hours (99% vs 96%, p=0.04) but similar in both groups at 24 hours. The authors concluded that the available evidence is insufficient to determine the effectiveness of HFNC. The aim of this study is to evaluate in a large number of cases the effectiveness of treatment with high flow versus standard treatment, in children with bronchiolitis referred to a Pediatric Emergency Department.
The purpose of this study is to learn more about new noninvasive ways of detecting lung disease in US Military personnel and people who worked as contractors during military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This study is looking at conducting a type of breathing test called the lung clearance index (LCI) test which is being investigated as a potential noninvasive way to detect the type of lung disease that may be seen in symptomatic deployers retuning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Acute bronchiolitis is a common viral infection in infants mainly due to RSV and rhinovirus. Biomarkers can be useful for predicting its severity. The serum CC16 is a marker of epithelial aggression. Its rate increase during RSV bronchiolitis in infants less than 7 months. It could be an early predictive biomarker of the severity of acute bronchiolitis, and secondarily for the development of asthma. Two other markers of airway aggression seem to increase during acute bronchiolitis: serum SP-D protein and serum soluble receptor sRAGE.
Binary randomized peep level of Helmet CPAP (1-0). The first patient enrolled will be assign to treatment 1 (10 cmH2O peep level), independently from its BSS. The following patients enrolled will be assign to treatment 0 (5 cmH2O peep level), and consecutively up to 25 patients at least. - 10 cmH2O peep, 50 L/min gas flow, fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) 0.5 on PICU admission (random 1) - 5 cmH2O peep, 50 L/min gas flow, FiO2 0.5 on PICU admission (random 0) If clinical and respiratory worsening, reduction of pH or partial oxygen arterial pressure (PaO2)/FiO2 occurs in the following first hour after Helmet CPAP treatment start, patients enrolled will receive endotracheal intubation, full face mask non invasive ventilation or higher peep level treatment (7.5-10 cmH2O) according to clinical evaluation, if necessary. In investigator's experience, early worsening of severe bronchiolitis in PICU in the first hour of Helmet CPAP treatment with 10 cmH2O peep level leads to endotracheal intubation.
The purpose of this prospective study is to evaluate the efficacy of the ResAppDx software application in diagnosis of pneumonia and other respiratory conditions (bronchiolitis, asthma/reactive airway disease, croup, upper or lower respiratory tract infections) in infants and children. Patient's cough sounds will be recorded using a smartphone and analysed using the ResAppDx software. The ResAppDx diagnosis will be compared to radiologic diagnosis and/or clinical diagnosis. The ResAppDx diagnosis will not be provided to the clinician or patient.
The purpose of the study is to assess whether Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) has the potential to optimize the ventilator therapy, validate the effectiveness, efficacy and safety of nursing and medical interventions (endotracheal suctioning, posture changes, surfactant therapy, recruitment manoeuvres, etc.) and for early recognition of complications like pneumothorax and endotracheal tube misplacement. The study design is purely observational.
The investigators will conduct a study around the best way to monitor infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis, the most common lung infection and a leading reason for hospitalization in infants. Infants with bronchiolitis have breathing difficulties and are provided supplemental oxygen if their oxygen levels are low. However, there is uncertainty regarding how to best monitor oxygen levels. A probe placed on the hand or foot can be used to monitor oxygen levels all the time (continuous oxygen monitoring) or just every 4-6 hours (intermittent oxygen monitoring). Research has suggested that placing infants with bronchiolitis on continuous monitoring results in unnecessary use of oxygen and infants staying longer in hospital. However, due to the lack of high quality research, its unclear which strategy is best and practice varies. The objective of this study is to conduct high quality research across hospitals to determine whether intermittent compared to continuous oxygen monitoring will reduce the length of hospital stay in infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis. The investigators will also compare safety and cost. The results of this study will inform bronchiolitis practice standards and the best use of health care resources.
In this multi-centre randomized controlled trial the investigators compare the effect on dyspnoea severity of oxgen delivery through High Flow Nasal cannula with Low Flow Nasal Prongs in children < 2 years of age hospitalised for bronchiolitis with moderate-severe dyspnoea.
The main objective of the APW-RSV II clinical trial is to evaluate if the addition of azithromycin to routine bronchiolitis care, among infants hospitalized with RSV bronchiolitis, reduces the occurrence of recurrent wheeze during the preschool years.