NCT06321133

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical study is to compared two different strategies to end high flow nasal cannula treatment in acute bronchiolitis. This study compared the immediate ending of high flow treatment to weaning strategy, in which the flow rate is gradually decreased. The aim is to assess if the immediate ending shortens the hospitalization time and whether it is a safe strategy.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
50

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
32mo left

Started Feb 2024

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

4 active sites

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress46%
Feb 2024Dec 2028

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 13, 2024

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 13, 2024

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 20, 2024

Completed
4.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2028

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2028

Last Updated

September 3, 2025

Status Verified

August 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

4.9 years

First QC Date

February 13, 2024

Last Update Submit

August 26, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

Acute bronchiolitis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Hospitalization time from randomization

    Time in hours from the randomization to the time the family leaves hospital.

    One week

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Treatment failures

    One week

  • Readmission rate

    Seven days from discharge

  • Overall hospitalization time

    One week

Study Arms (2)

Immediate ending

EXPERIMENTAL

High flow is ended immediately

Other: High flow nasal cannula immediate ending

Weaning

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

High flow is ended by gradually reducing the flow rate

Other: High flow nasal cannula weaning

Interventions

High flow is immediately ended

Immediate ending

High flow is gradually weaned by reducing the flow rate

Weaning

Eligibility Criteria

Age0 Months - 12 Months
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Clinically diagnosed acute bronchiolitis
  • High flow nasal cannula treatment has lasted for at least 12 hours
  • Measured saturation 95 or more with room air
  • High flow rate is maximum 2l/kg/min
  • The treating doctors considers the infant suitable to be without high flow

You may not qualify if:

  • Major congenital anomaly of lungs, hearts or diaphragm
  • Bacterial pneumonia
  • Parents do not give consent

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (4)

Siun Sote

Joensuu, Finland

RECRUITING

Central Finland Hospital District

Jyväskylä, Finland

RECRUITING

Kuopio University Hospital

Kuopio, Finland

RECRUITING

Mikkeli Central Hospital

Mikkeli, Finland

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Ilari Kuitunen, MD, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 13, 2024

First Posted

March 20, 2024

Study Start

February 13, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2028

Last Updated

September 3, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations