Nurse-led oxygen weaning cuts hospital time for babies with bronchiolitis?
NCT ID NCT06621641
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a nurse-led weaning protocol for high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy in 150 infants aged 1-24 months hospitalized with bronchiolitis. The goal was to see if a structured weaning plan could reduce the time on HFNC, shorten hospital stays, and lower costs. The study compared outcomes between infants managed with the protocol and those receiving usual care.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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150 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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1 month to 24 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients older than 1 month and younger than 24 months of age; hospitalized at the PICU with the intention of treatment with HFNC at least for the upcoming 4 hours * Patients with moderate and severe RAS(Respiratory Assessment Scale) requiring HFNC * Written informed consent signed and dated by the patient or one relative in case that the patient is unable to consent, after full explanation of the study by the investigator and prior to study participation Exclusion Criteria: * İnfants born before 32 weeks of gestation or those with cardiopulmonary, genetic, congenital, or neuromuscular abnormalities. * Patient with an indication for immediate noninvasive ventilation (NIV) * Patients deemed at high risk for the need for non-invasive mechanical ventilation within the next 4 hours * Hemodynamic instability
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Acibadem University, Acibadem Altunizade Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Aydin Obstetric and pediatrics Hospital
Aydin, 09020, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Cam Sakura Research and Training Hospital
Istanbul, 34001, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Erzurum Regional Research and Training Hospital
Erzurum, 25180, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istanbul Aydin University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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The Health Sciences University Izmir Behçet Uz Child Health and Diseases Research and Training Hospital
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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