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This study evaluates the use of nebulized hypertonic saline (aerosolized salt water) as a preventive treatment for post-traumatic acute lung injury (ALI). Both animal and human research indicate that aerosolized salt water might help reduce harmful inflammation with minimal risks.


Clinical Trial Description

Despite over 40 years of investigation, acute lung injury (ALI) remains a leading cause of morbidity in critically ill patients, and a disease for which there is no effective pharmacologic therapy. Our group and others have focused on the anti-inflammatory effects of intravenous hypertonic saline (HTS) acting on the injured endothelium with promising results experimentally, but failed to confirm the benefit clinically. Recent work, however, has shown that inhaled or nebulized HTS targeted at the epithelium is safe and effective in treating cystic fibrosis, COPD, and neonatal bronchiolitis. Recognizing the central role of the pulmonary epithelium in ALI, nebulization has the advantage of achieving high concentrations of the therapy without producing systemic side effects. Thus, we hypothesize that nebulized hypertonic saline will attenuate acute lung injury following trauma. ;


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NCT number NCT01667666
Study type Interventional
Source Denver Health and Hospital Authority
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Status Terminated
Phase Phase 1
Start date May 2012
Completion date November 6, 2018

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