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Ventilator Associated PneumoniaNCT00484588

A Multi-Center Observational Surveillance Study of VAP Causing Bacteria

An observational study of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, run by Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Detect the clinical causitive pathogen of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) patients by the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) method. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
How many people
500 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
May 2005to Dec 2006
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients hospitalized and mechanically ventilated for more than 48 hours are eligible for the study.
  • Fever > 38.3ºC or hypothermia < 36ºC or WBC count > 10,000/mm3.
  • Presence of a new or persistent lung opacity on chest radiographs.
  • Willing to provide informed legal consent. If the patient is a minor or incapacitated, legal consent may be given by a legal guardian or representative.
  • Exclustion:
  • Patients whose antibiotic strategy had been changed during the 3 days preceding the diagnostic procedure will not be included.

Who cannot join

None listed.

About this study

Official title: A Multi-Center Observational Surveillance of VAP Causing Bacteria Study

Detect the clinical causitive pathogen of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) patients by the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) method.

Read the detailed description

Any patient admitted into the chosen ICU will be a potential patient for this study. One of the main purposes of this study is to discover the various types of bacteria that cause VAP, and their frequency of occurrence. In order to obtain accurate and applicable results, as many subjects should be tested as possible. Approximately 500 patients will be included in this study.

VAP is defined as any lower respiratory tract infection that developed after 2 day of MV.

The criteria for clinical suspicion of pneumonia are as follows:

Presence of a new or persistent lung opacity on chest radiographs, plus two of the following items:

  1. Fever > 38.3ºC or hypothermia < 36ºC;
  2. WBC count > 10,000/mm3 or < 5,000/mm3, and/or purulent endoctracheal aspirate;
  3. Purulent endotracheal aspirate.

Every patient suspected of having pneumonia will undergo fiberoptic bronchoscopy to obtain samples by means of a bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). VAP will be diagnosed based on results of BAL where BAL cultures yielding > 104 cfu/ml.

Keywords
VAP
Medical subject headings
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Jun 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2005
  3. Study completionDec 2006

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Defined population
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
500 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00484588
Sponsor's protocol ID
0918X-101828
Status last verified
Jun 2007
First submitted
8 Jun 2007
Last updated
11 Jun 2007
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, run by Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jun 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Jun 2007.

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