Status:

COMPLETED

Procalcitonin as a Marker of Bacterial Pneumonia

Lead Sponsor:

Aarhus University Hospital Skejby

Conditions:

Pneumonia

Bronchitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Objective: To evaluate PCT as a marker of bacterial community acquired pneumonia in a Danish Hospital setting. To test if it is possible to reduce the use of antibiotics and the length of stay in hosp...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • suspected lower respiratory tract infection
  • must be able to give consent

Exclusion

  • age under 18 years
  • not able to give consent
  • admitted not primarily because of the respiratory tract infection
  • hospital acquired infections

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

223 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00415753

Start Date

June 1 2006

End Date

August 1 2007

Last Update

May 23 2008

Active Locations (2)

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Department of Infectious Diseases, Skejby Hospital

Aarhus N, Denmark, 8200

2

Departement of Medicin, Silkeborg Hospital

Silkeborg, Denmark, 8600