Status:
RECRUITING
Performance of New Diagnostic Methods in Older Adults With Pneumonia
Lead Sponsor:
Ohio State University
Conditions:
Pneumonia
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Brief Summary
Create a clinical diagnostic pathway for older ED adults with pneumonia and its subgroups (bacterial, viral, and co-infection) and determine whether novel biomarkers improve diagnostic accuracy. The i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- Adults aged 65 and older presenting to the ED with suspected pneumonia defined as (1) either a physician order for CXR OR CT OR a chief complaint consistent with dyspnea; AND (2) physician suspicion of pneumonia prior to ED testing (score of 2-5 on Likert scale)
Exclusion
- inability to obtain consent from the patient or an LAR
- active cancer
- organ transplant
- immunosuppression
- trauma activation
- suicidal ideation
- incarceration
- antibiotics in the last 14 days
- a separate episode of lower respiratory illness in the last 30 days
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 2 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 30 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06092008
Start Date
December 2 2022
End Date
June 30 2027
Last Update
January 17 2025
Active Locations (1)
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The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210