Hospital Acquired PneumoniaNCT07667582
Predictors and Outcomes of Ventilated Hospital-acquired Pneumonia
An observational study of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia, run by Assiut University at 1 site in Egypt.
Trial summary
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is defined as an infection of the pulmonary parenchyma that develops in patients admitted to hospital for more than 48 hours and that was not incubating at the time of admission. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 100 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Hospital Acquired Pneumonia
- What is being tested?
- mechanical ventilation (MV)
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 151 participants
- Where
- 1 siteEgypt
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2026to 30 Jun 2027
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 to 100 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: * Adult patients (age ≥18 years) admitted to the Chest Department or Respiratory ICU, Assiut University Hospitals * Diagnosis of HAP confirmed according to standard clinical, radiological, and microbiological criteria * Hospital admission for more than 48 hours prior to pneumonia onset * Ability to provide informed consent
Who may be able to join
- All patients diagnosed with HAP in the chest department, Assiut University
Who cannot join
- Post operative patients
- Tracheostomized patients
- Comatosed patient since admission
- Suspected aspiration
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Egypt1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Assiut University Gospital
Asyut, Asyut Governorate, 71515
Entsar H Mohamed, DR, 01019968106, entsar.hsanen@aun.edu.eg
About this study
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is defined as an infection of the pulmonary parenchyma that develops in patients admitted to hospital for more than 48 hours and that was not incubating at the time of admission. It represents one of the most common and serious nosocomial infections, associated with significant morbidity, prolonged hospitalisation, and increased mortality in critically ill patients.
The aetiology of HAP is primarily driven by micro-aspiration of bacteria colonising the oropharynx and upper gastrointestinal tract. Pathogen distribution is shaped by the duration of hospitalisation, prior antibiotic exposure, local epidemiology, and patient characteristics. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms are particularly prevalent in patients with prolonged inpatient stay and intensive care unit (ICU) admission, as critically ill patients become rapidly colonised with nosocomial pathogens.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a subgroup of nosocomial pneumonia, occurs in patients requiring tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours. A clinically important and increasingly recognised entity is ventilated HAP (v-HAP), defined as HAP that subsequently requires tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Emerging evidence indicates that v-HAP carries the highest mortality among nosocomial pneumonia subtypes in ICU patients - exceeding VAP - while non-ventilated ICU-acquired HAP carries the lowest mortality.
Read the detailed description
All subjects will be subjected to Complete history taking including demographic characteristics, diagnosis on admission to hospital, previous antibiotic treatment in the last 90 days, antibiotics upon which HAP developed, antibiotics described for HAP treatment, hospital stay before diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia and before ICU admission, steroid use, inhalation antibiotic use, length of ICU stay, length of hospital stay, chronic underlying diseases,and APACHE II score. Vital signs, complete lab investigation sputum and blood cultures, Imaging, and arterial blood gases will be collected as soon as HAP diagnosis is settled and the following indices will be recorded
- CURB-65 and CRB-65 scores: The score is an acronym for each of the risk factors measured. Each risk factor scores one point, for a maximum score of 5: Confusion of new onset, Urea > 7 mmol/l (Blood Urea Nitrogen >19), Respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute or greater, Blood pressure less than 90 mmHg systolic or diastolic blood pressure 60 mmHg or less and Age 65 or older [4].
- SMART-COP and SMRT-CO: The score is also an acronym for each of the risk factors measured; Systolic blood pressure (<90 mmHg, 2 points); Multilobar chest radiography involvement (1 point); low Albumin level (<3.5 g/dl, 1 point); high respiratory Rate (≤50 years: ≥25 br/min,>50 years: ≥30 br/min; 1 point); Tachycardia (≥125 bpm; 1 point); Confusion (new onset; 1 point); poor Oxygenation (≤50 years: PaO2 < 70 mmHg or O2 saturation ≤ 93%,>50 years: PaO2 <60 mmHg or O2 saturation <90%; 2 points); and low arterial PH (<7.35; 2 points)[5].
- Conditions
- Hospital Acquired Pneumonia
- Being tested
- mechanical ventilation (MV)
- Keywords
- HAP, ventilated HAP
- Medical subject headings
- Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
mechanical ventilation (MV)Behavioural
need for mechanical ventilation
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| HAP | Diagnosis of HAP confirmed according to standard clinical, radiological, and microbiological criteria Receives: Behavioral: mechanical ventilation (MV) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Prevalence of mechanical ventilation among HAP patients (v-HAP rate).
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Jun 2026
- Study start1 Jun 2026
- Primary completion1 Jun 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Jun 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Hospital Acquired PneumoniaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Assiut UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 151 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Entsar Hsanen, Assiut University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07667582
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Predictors of ventilated HAP
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 18 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
1-Miron M., Blaj M., Ristescu A. I., et al. Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Literature Review. Microorganisms 2024 , 12(1), 213. 2-Szychowiak P., Villageois-Tran K. The role of the microbiota in the management of intensive care patients. Annals of intensive care2022, 12(1), 3. 3-Howroyd F., Chacko C., MacDuff A., et al Ventilator-associated pneumonia: pathobiological heterogeneity and diagnostic challenges. Nature communications 2024, 15(1), 6447. 4-Bradley J, Sbaih N, Chandler TR, et al. Pneumonia Severity Index and CURB-65 Score Are Good Predictors of Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Chest. 2022 Apr;161(4):927-936. 5-Al-Badawy T. H., Abouelela A. M., & Kawi, M. A. G. A. Predictive value of different scoring systems for critically ill patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia. Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis 2016, 65(4), 757-763. 6-Metlay J. P., Waterer G. W., Long A. C., et al. Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. An official clinical practice guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2019, 200(7), e45-e67. 7-Zhang S, Zhang K, Yu Y, et al. A new prediction model for assessing the clinical outcomes of ICU patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a decision tree analysis. Ann Med. 2019 Feb;51(1):41-50. 8-Reyes LF, Bastidas AR, Quintero ET,et al. Performance of the CORB (Confusion, Oxygenation, Respiratory Rate, and Blood Pressure) Scale for the Prediction of Clinical Outcomes in Pneumonia. Can Respir J. 2022 Jun 3;2022:4493777. 9-Brown SM, Dean NC. Defining and predicting severe community-acquired pneumonia. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2010 Apr;23(2):158-64. 10-Kaya AE, Ozkan S, Usul E, et al. Comparison of pneumonia severity scores for patients diagnosed with pneumonia in emergency department. Indian J Med Res. 2020 Oct;152(4):
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Predictors and Outcomes of Ventilated Hospital-acquired Pneumonia
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07667582
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Predictors of ventilated HAP
- Conditions
- Hospital Acquired Pneumonia
- Keywords
- HAP, ventilated HAP
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 151 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jun 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 25 Jun 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is defined as an infection of the pulmonary parenchyma that develops in patients admitted to hospital for more than 48 hours and that was not incubating at the time of admission. It represents one of the most common and serious nosocomial infections, associated with significant morbidity, prolonged hospitalisation, and increased mortality in critically ill patients.
The aetiology of HAP is primarily driven by micro-aspiration of bacteria colonising the oropharynx and upper gastrointestinal tract. Pathogen distribution is shaped by the duration of hospitalisation, prior antibiotic exposure, local epidemiology, and patient characteristics. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms are particularly prevalent in patients with prolonged inpatient stay and intensive care unit (ICU) admission, as critically ill patients become rapidly colonised with nosocomial pathogens.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a subgroup of nosocomial pneumonia, occurs in patients requiring tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours. A clinically important and increasingly recognised entity is ventilated HAP (v-HAP), defined as HAP that subsequently requires tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Emerging evidence indicates that v-HAP carries the highest mortality among nosocomial pneumonia subtypes in ICU patients - exceeding VAP - while non-ventilated ICU-acquired HAP carries the lowest mortality.
Detailed description
All subjects will be subjected to Complete history taking including demographic characteristics, diagnosis on admission to hospital, previous antibiotic treatment in the last 90 days, antibiotics upon which HAP developed, antibiotics described for HAP treatment, hospital stay before diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia and before ICU admission, steroid use, inhalation antibiotic use, length of ICU stay, length of hospital stay, chronic underlying diseases,and APACHE II score. Vital signs, complete lab investigation sputum and blood cultures, Imaging, and arterial blood gases will be collected as soon as HAP diagnosis is settled and the following indices will be recorded
- CURB-65 and CRB-65 scores: The score is an acronym for each of the risk factors measured. Each risk factor scores one point, for a maximum score of 5: Confusion of new onset, Urea > 7 mmol/l (Blood Urea Nitrogen >19), Respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute or greater, Blood pressure less than 90 mmHg systolic or diastolic blood pressure 60 mmHg or less and Age 65 or older [4].
- SMART-COP and SMRT-CO: The score is also an acronym for each of the risk factors measured; Systolic blood pressure (<90 mmHg, 2 points); Multilobar chest radiography involvement (1 point); low Albumin level (<3.5 g/dl, 1 point); high respiratory Rate (≤50 years: ≥25 br/min,>50 years: ≥30 br/min; 1 point); Tachycardia (≥125 bpm; 1 point); Confusion (new onset; 1 point); poor Oxygenation (≤50 years: PaO2 < 70 mmHg or O2 saturation ≤ 93%,>50 years: PaO2 <60 mmHg or O2 saturation <90%; 2 points); and low arterial PH (<7.35; 2 points)[5].
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| HAP | – | Behavioral: mechanical ventilation (MV)Diagnosis of HAP confirmed according to standard clinical, radiological, and microbiological criteria |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- * Adult patients (age ≥18 years) admitted to the Chest Department or Respiratory ICU, Assiut University Hospitals * Diagnosis of HAP confirmed according to standard clinical, radiological, and microbiological criteria * Hospital admission for more than 48 hours prior to pneumonia onset * Ability to provide informed consent
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- All patients diagnosed with HAP in the chest department, Assiut University
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Post operative patients
- Tracheostomized patients
- Comatosed patient since admission
- Suspected aspiration
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| mechanical ventilation (MV)need for mechanical ventilation | Behavioural | HAP |
Primary outcome
Prevalence of mechanical ventilation among HAP patients (v-HAP rate).
Time frame: 1 year
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Jun 2026.
- Background1-Miron M., Blaj M., Ristescu A. I., et al. Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Literature Review. Microorganisms 2024 , 12(1), 213. 2-Szychowiak P., Villageois-Tran K. The role of the microbiota in the management of intensive care patients. Annals of intensive care2022, 12(1), 3. 3-Howroyd F., Chacko C., MacDuff A., et al Ventilator-associated pneumonia: pathobiological heterogeneity and diagnostic challenges. Nature communications 2024, 15(1), 6447. 4-Bradley J, Sbaih N, Chandler TR, et al. Pneumonia Severity Index and CURB-65 Score Are Good Predictors of Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Chest. 2022 Apr;161(4):927-936. 5-Al-Badawy T. H., Abouelela A. M., & Kawi, M. A. G. A. Predictive value of different scoring systems for critically ill patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia. Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis 2016, 65(4), 757-763. 6-Metlay J. P., Waterer G. W., Long A. C., et al. Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. An official clinical practice guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2019, 200(7), e45-e67. 7-Zhang S, Zhang K, Yu Y, et al. A new prediction model for assessing the clinical outcomes of ICU patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a decision tree analysis. Ann Med. 2019 Feb;51(1):41-50. 8-Reyes LF, Bastidas AR, Quintero ET,et al. Performance of the CORB (Confusion, Oxygenation, Respiratory Rate, and Blood Pressure) Scale for the Prediction of Clinical Outcomes in Pneumonia. Can Respir J. 2022 Jun 3;2022:4493777. 9-Brown SM, Dean NC. Defining and predicting severe community-acquired pneumonia. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2010 Apr;23(2):158-64. 10-Kaya AE, Ozkan S, Usul E, et al. Comparison of pneumonia severity scores for patients diagnosed with pneumonia in emergency department. Indian J Med Res. 2020 Oct;152(4):
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia, run by Assiut University at 1 site in Egypt.
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 1 inclusion and 4 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Entsar Hsanen Mohamed, dr (01019968106, entsar.hsanen@aun.edu.eg), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Prevalence of mechanical ventilation among HAP patients (v-HAP rate). (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07667582, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 25 Jun 2026.