Saltwater mist versus breathing medicine for infant bronchiolitis
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study compares two treatments for infants with bronchiolitis: a salty mist (3% hypertonic saline) and a breathing medicine (salbutamol). Both treatments help open airways, and the goal is to see which one works better to help your child breathe easier.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be between 2 months and 2 years old (24 months).
- Your child must have bronchiolitis — a common lung infection that causes coughing, wheezing, and trouble breathing.
- Your child cannot have a metabolic disorder (a problem with how the body processes food into energy).
- Your child cannot have a heart defect that was present at birth (congenital heart disease).
- Your child must have a normally functioning immune system (not a weakened one).
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