Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Impact of Rapid Molecular Testing for Pathogens in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Illness : A Pragmatic Trial

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Clinical Trial Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Conditions:

Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)

Pneumonia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is among the most common reasons for emergency department (ED) visits. A clear understanding of the likely pathogens is essential for the rapid institution of adequa...

Detailed Description

Community-acquired pneumonia is among the most common reasons for emergency department (ED) visits and can be caused by both viral and bacterial pathogens. A clear understanding of the likely pathogen...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Admitted to the ED
  • Age ≥18 years old
  • Diagnosis of SARI -modified from the World Health Organization definition:
  • history of fever or measured fever of ≥ 38 C° and cough
  • with onset within the last 10 days.
  • requires hospitalization.
  • with SpO2 on presentation less than 95% or respiratory rate more than 20 per minute, or requirement of intubation and mechanical ventilation.

Exclusion

  • Patients receiving palliative care
  • Patients who declined sample collection
  • Patients fail to provide written informed consent.
  • Patients highly suspected or diagnosed pulmonary non-infectious disease (tumor, immune disease, etc) without evidence of infection.
  • Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 within last 3 months.
  • HIV-infected patients.
  • Off work hour collected samples will be excluded from the study.
  • Patients who died or being transitioned to comfort care within 48 hours of enrollment.
  • Study Population Description Inclusion criteria will be 1) ED patients age 18 or older; 2) presenting to the emergency department with acute severe respiratory illness. We define a case of severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) according to a previously suggested WHO case definition for all adults in whom onset of illness occurred within 7 days of admission. We defined SARI in adult as physician-diagnosed lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) with SpO2 on presentation less than 95% or respiratory rate more than 20 per minute, or requirement of intubation and mechanical ventilation.
  • Sampling Method: random sampling

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 20 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

800 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06605352

Start Date

September 20 2024

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

September 20 2024

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Zhongzheng Dist, Taiwan, 100