BI-PED Study
A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Epinephrine and Dexamethasone to Placebo in the Treatment of Infants with Bronchiolitis
Co-ordinating PI:
Amy Plint (Canada), Ed Oakley (Australia), Stuart Dalziel (New Zealand)
Study Co-ordinator ANZ
Sharon O’Brien
Study design:
International, multicentre, Phase 111, double-blind, randomised controlled trial
For further details about the study please see: https://www.predict.org.au/new-projects/bi-ped-study/
Current status:
The research team are pleased to announce that the 5th season of the BIPED trial has been the most successful yet, reaching 598/864 participants recruited! The yearly recruitment was 28% of our total sample size; almost 100 more participants were enrolled in season 5 than were enrolled in season 4.
We have just over 30% (266) of our sample size left to recruit!
Please see below a number of charts which show study progress both locally and internationally.
| Country | Site | Total Recruitment | Season 5 recruiment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHE) | 142 | 36 |
| Canada | CHU Sainte Justine (STJ) | 47 | 12 |
| Canada | Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) | 44 | 9 |
| Canada | Stollery Children's Hospital (SCH) | 21 | 7 |
| Canada | Children's Hospital of Winnepeg (WPG) | 18 | 3 |
| Canada | London Health Sciences (LHC) | 11 | 1 |
| Australia | Perth Children's Hospital (PCH) | 143 | 60 |
| Australia | Women's and Children's Hospital (WCH) | 48 | 31 |
| Australia | Monash Medical Center (MMC) | 36 | 26 |
| New Zealand | Starship Children's Hospital (SSH) | 52 | 33 |
| New Zealand | Kidz First Middlemore Hospital (KFH) | 21 | 17 |
| New Zealand | Waikato Hospital) (WHH) | 15 | 5 |
| TOTAL | 598 | 239 |
