Study protocol of the Edinburgh and Lothian Virus Intervention Study in Kids: a randomised controlled trial of hypertonic saline nose drops in children with upper respiratory tract infections (ELVIS Kids)

Introduction Edinburgh and Lothians’ Viral Intervention Study Kids is a parallel, open-label, randomised controlled trial of hypertonic saline (HS) nose drops (~2.6% sodium chloride) vs standard care in children <7 years of age with symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI).Meth...

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Main Authors: Catriona Graham, Andrew Stoddart, Margaret Millar, Sandeep Ramalingam, Katherine Oatey, Phillip Rayson, Brittney Abernathy, Julie Baggot, Ruaridh Buchan, Gillian Black, Louise Frampton, Naomi Matos, Elinore McGivern, Rachel McKernan, Debbie Miller, Sheila Mortimer, Finny Paterson, Maxine Ramsay, Joan Thomson, Emma Ward, Jacqueline Waters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/5/e049964.full