Clinical Trial: Effects of Rhinopharyngeal Retrograde Clearance in Children With Acute Viral Bronchiolitis

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Comparison Between Rhinopharyngeal Retrograde Clearance and Nasopharyngeal Aspiration in Children With Acute Viral Bronchiolitis

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to compare the immediate effects of retrograde rhinopharyngeal clearance with nasopharyngeal aspiration in children admitted with acute viral bronchiolitis. The investigators selected children, up to 12 months old, admitted for acute viral bronchiolitis. Patients were divided in aspiration group (AG), submitted to nasopharyngeal aspiration, and clearance group (CG), submitted to retrograde rhinopharyngeal clearance with physiological solution (0.9%) instillation (RRC) technique. In both groups children were evaluated three times in the same day in order to verify cardiorespiratory parameters, clinical score of respiratory dysfunction and adverse effects.