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Optimal Albuterol Regimens for Acute Asthma Exacerbations: DBRCT Pilot Study

An interventional study of Albuterol in Acute Asthma, sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Completed. Open to participants aged 5 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-09-29.

Sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
16
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
5 Years to 17 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Our overall objective is to model a pediatric Acute Asthma Clinical Decision Rule (ADR) for personalized medicine by identification of treatment-response phenotypes that are important determinants of outcome. The Specific Aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of this approach by enrolling a pilot cohort of 16 participants in this DBRCT of 4 different albuterol treatment regimens, 2 of which will use 10mg/hr and 2 of which will use 25mg/hr. Within these dosages there will be a pulsed-treatment regimen and a continuous regimen.

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The objective of this study is to determine the feasibility of this approach by enrolling a pilot cohort of 16 participants in this DBRCT of 4 different albuterol treatment regimens, 2 of which will use 10mg/hr and 2 of which will use 25mg/hr. Participants are randomized in randomly permuted blocks of four. Within these dosages there will be a pulsed-treatment regimen and a continuous regimen.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Asthma

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Keywords

  • Asthma
  • Acute asthma
  • Pediatrics
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In context

Asthma

3,921 studies on the registry are indexed under Asthma; 507 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 16 is below the median of 83 across 2,752 interventional studies indexed under Asthma.

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Lead sponsor

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 824 studies on the registry; 164 are open to participants now.

Of its 122 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 91 (75%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
5 Years to 17 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Doctor diagnosed asthma
  • Acute asthma exacerbation
  • Treatment with systemic corticosteroids and nebulized albuterol
  • Ages 5 to 17 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other acute or chronic lung disease
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
16 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Nebulized albuterol 10mg/hr continuous

    Active control arm, 10mg/hr continuous.

    Drug: Albuterol

  • Experimental
    10mg/hr pulsed

    Experimental 10mg/hr pulsed albuterol regimen.

    Drug: Albuterol

  • Experimental
    25mg/hr continuous

    Experimental 25mg/hr continuous albuterol.

    Drug: Albuterol

  • Experimental
    25mg/hr pulsed

    Experimental 25mg/hr pulsed albuterol

    Drug: Albuterol

Interventions

  • DrugAlbuterol

    Nebulized albuterol

    Also known as: proventil

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. %FEV1

    % predicted forced expiratory volume in 1-second as a measure of airway obstruction

    Time frame: 2 hours

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Results

Posted Sep 29, 2017
Limitations and caveats
Limitations: small sample size and not powered to detect differences in outcomes (pilot feasibility study).

Participant flow

We recruited 16 patients ages 5 to 17 years for this double blind randomized trial.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneNebulized Albuterol 10mg/hr Continuous10mg/hr Pulsed25mg/hr Continuous25mg/hr Pulsed
Started4444
Completed4444
Not completed0000

Outcome measures

Primary%FEV1

% predicted forced expiratory volume in 1-second as a measure of airway obstruction

Time frame:
2 hours
Reported as:
Mean · %-predicted
%FEV1
%-predictedNebulized Albuterol 10mg/hr Continuous10mg/hr Pulsed25mg/hr Continuous25mg/hr Pulsed
Baseline, pretreatment20 (17 to 25)34 (19 to 41)26 (16 to 36)31 (14 to 41)
2-hours (post-treatment)41 (32 to 48)47 (17 to 77)67 (61 to 73)44 (34 to 55)

Adverse events

Collected over 2 hours. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Nebulized Albuterol 10mg/hr Continuous0/4 (0%)0/4 (0%)0/4 (0%)
10mg/hr Pulsed0/4 (0%)0/4 (0%)0/4 (0%)
25mg/hr Continuous0/4 (0%)0/4 (0%)0/4 (0%)
25mg/hr Pulsed0/4 (0%)0/4 (0%)0/4 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Nebulized Albuterol 10mg/hr Continuous10mg/hr Pulsed25mg/hr Continuous25mg/hr PulsedTotal
Mean7.8 ± 27.9 ± 27.6 ± 47.7 ± 27.7 ± 2
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Nebulized Albuterol 10mg/hr Continuous10mg/hr Pulsed25mg/hr Continuous25mg/hr PulsedTotal
Female22228
Male22228
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Nebulized Albuterol 10mg/hr Continuous10mg/hr Pulsed25mg/hr Continuous25mg/hr PulsedTotal
United States444416
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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 29, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01196377
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Collaborators
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Responsible party
Donald H Arnold (Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 8, 2010
Start date
Sep 2010
Primary completion
Oct 2010
Completion
Oct 2010
Results posted
Sep 29, 2017
Last update
Sep 29, 2017

Study contacts

Donald H Arnold, MD, MPH
principal investigator · Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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