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Impact Of A Health Care Protocol For Patients Suffering Symptoms Of Mild Acute Viral Bronchiolitis On Early Release In The Emergency Department

NCT01091064 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2015-09-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Acute viral bronchiolitis is the principal cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants worldwide. It is characterized by a first episode of respiratory distress preceded by rhinorrhea, cough and fever. The majority of patients present with mild symptoms which can be treated safely at home by parents. Every year between October thru April emergency departments in North America are overwhelmed with patients waiting to be seen with mild respiratory infections, such as bronchiolitis. Thus new strategies in health care have to be elaborated to reduce costs and waiting time in the emergency department.

The investigators hypothesize that patients liberated from triage with mild acute viral bronchiolitis would have the same rate of office re-visits than those with mild acute bronchiolitis in the emergency department.

Conditions

  • Bronchiolitis

Interventions

OTHER

Randomization early depart

Patients will be randomized to either an early depart or for being seen by a physician.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Laval University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Months
Max Age
12 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2012-04-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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