Status:
COMPLETED
Interest of Ascorbic Acid in the Management of Pneumonia in Elderly People Hospitalized.
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Bordeaux
Conditions:
Pneumonia With Hospitalized Elderly Patient
Eligibility:
All Genders
75+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Pneumonia is the second common infection and its risk increases for elderly. In this population, it is the first cause of mortality by infections, and source of many complications. Geriatric studies h...
Detailed Description
This study is French non-comparative phase II clinical trial, double-blind randomized, with placebo, single-center. One group would be treated the placebo group, and another would receive an adjuvant ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- people aged ≥ 75 years old
- pneumonia's symptoms according to the SPILF (Société de Pathologie Infectieuse de Langue Française) :
- cough
- at least one respiratory sign : dyspnea, chest pain, wheezing, and local signs at the auscultation
- at least one general sign suggesting an infection : fever, sweat, headache, sore joints, common cold
- pneumonia's symptoms developed between the admission's date in the unit care and the seventh day included
Exclusion
- palliative care's patients
- patients with deglutition's disorders
- patients who can't be on a drip
- antibiotherapy since more one day
- other concomitant infection(s)
- patients who can't make their own transfer 15 days ago
- patients who have a NYHA score at IV 15 days ago
- patients with contraindication to a vitamin C treatment : hemochromatosis, oxalo-calcic lithiasis antecedent, G6PD deficit (Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase), and treatment by Deferoxamine
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
9 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02186158
Start Date
February 1 2015
End Date
May 1 2016
Last Update
September 15 2016
Active Locations (1)
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CHU de Bordeaux, Hôpital Saint André
Bordeaux, France, 33000