Work of Breathing in Bronchiolitis Under Non-invasive Ventilation

NCT04677556 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-03-09

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Summary

Severe acute viral bronchiolitis is the leading cause of pediatric intensive care admission. The first-line recommended ventilation support is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), which reduces the work of breathing (WOB) and improves gas exchange. Although Non invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NiPPV) is increasingly used in case of CPAP failure to avoid intubation, no study has yet evaluated if this support could effectively reduce the effort of breathing.

Our hypothesis is that NiPPV could reduce WOB more effectively than CPAP alone, and might lead to reduce intubation in the most severe bronchiolitis.

The purpose of this study is to compare WOB between CPAP and NiPPV, thanks to esophageal pressure measurement, in infants hospitalized for severe acute bronchiolitis.

Conditions

  • Severe Viral Bronchiolitis

Interventions

OTHER

Esogastric pressures measurement

Catheter placement : at least 2 hours after and within 24 hours following the initial ventilation support establishment (CPAP or NiPPV according to usual practice and clinical conditions). 2 periods of measurements : with the initial and with the 2nd ventilation support using a cross-over for each patient. For each period, the first serie of measurements will be carried out without modifying the settings of the support ( "clinical" setting), and the second one using esogastric pressures by adjusting the settings of the ventilation support in order to obtain an optimal normalization or reduction of the amplitude of the Pes and Pdi deltas ("physiological" setting). 5 minutes of spontaneous breathing with/without oxygen between period 1 and 2 (depending on the patient's conditions). All measurements will be performed for 5 minutes after a 15 minutes quiet breathing. After measurements, the optimal respiratory support will be continued.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin

    collaborator OTHER
  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Meryl VEDRENNE-CLOQUET, MD · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

  • Brigitte FAUROUX, MD, PhD · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Max Age
6 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-05
Primary Completion
2022-01-08
Completion
2022-01-08

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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