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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00753987
Date of registration: 15/09/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
Public title: Tolerability of Hypertonic Saline in Infants With Cystic Fibrosis
Scientific title: Tolerability of Hypertonic Saline in Infants With Cystic Fibrosis
Date of first enrolment: March 2006
Target sample size: 13
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00753987
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:     Felix Ratjen, MD, FRCP(C)
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Affiliation:  The Hospital for Sick Children
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Confirmed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

- Age 2 months to 2 years

- Routinely scheduled infant pulmonary function test.

- Clinical stability (no respirator tract infection for 4 weeks prior to study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Acute respiratory symptoms

- Wheezing at the time of study

- Supplemental oxygen therapy

- Oxygen saturation < 95 % on room air



Age minimum: 2 Months
Age maximum: 2 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cystic Fibrosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Hypertonic Saline
Primary Outcome(s)
The immediate effect of HS on lung function in infants with CF, as measured by differences in expiratory flows before and after inhalation of hypertonic saline [Time Frame: 100 minutes]
Infant tolerance of inhalation of hypertonic saline [Time Frame: 100 minutes]
Secondary Outcome(s)
The usefulness of inhalation of hypertonic saline as a technique to obtain secretions from the lower respiratory tract for microbiological diagnosis [Time Frame: 100 minutes]
Secondary ID(s)
1000008380
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
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