Clinical trials: Community-Acquired Infection
Pneumonia, Pneumonia Childhood
Novel Tools to Improve Management of Paediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia - ToolCAP
The ToolCAP study aims to see if using ultrasound to look at the lungs when children have symptoms of a lung infection will safely allow doctors to improve how they treat those infections.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Pneumonia Childhood, Pneumonia - Bacterial, Pediatrics
- Trial name
- ToolCAP (NCT06670833)
- Testing
- Lung ultrasound, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 9 sites in Senegal, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,894 people
- Sponsor
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Community-acquired Pneumonia, Acute Otitis Media
Using Electronically Derived Automated Reports of Appropriate Antibiotic Use to Inform Stewardship Interventions
The main goal of this study is to use automated electronic reports to assess and improve guideline-concordant antibiotic use for: 1) adult inpatients with community-acquired pneumonia; 2) pediatric inpatients with…
- Conditions
- Community-acquired Pneumonia, Acute Otitis Media, Pharyngitis
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT06027593)
- Testing
- Quasi experimental intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26,139 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Community Acquired Pneumonia
Bacterial Pneumonia Score (BPS) Guided Antibiotic Use in Children With Pneumonia and Pneumococcal Vaccine
The aim of this study is to test if BPS (Bacterial Pneumonia Score) guided antibiotic use in children with non severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP) and pneumoccocal vaccine will reduce antibiotic use as compared to standard…
- Trial name
- NCT01875731
- Testing
- BPS, Guideline
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde
HIV/AIDS
Community-based, Peer-delivered PrEP for Female Sex Workers in Rural Uganda: The Peers for PrEP (P4P) Study
The overall goal of the P4P: Peers for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) study is to pilot test a peer-led and delivered intervention for biomedical HIV prevention that is tailored to women who engage in sex work in southwestern…
- Trial name
- P4P (NCT06353295)
- Testing
- P4P intervention
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children
Short Versus Standard of Care Antibiotic Duration for Children Hospitalized for CAP
The goal of this open label, randomized, non-inferiority clinical trial is to compare the treatment success of a 5 day antibiotic course versus a standard antibiotic course (usually 7-14 days of antibiotics) in hospitalized…
- Trial name
- NCT06494072
- Testing
- Ampicillin for Injection, Ceftriaxone for Injection, Amoxicillin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
ComBaCaL HIV Prevention TwiCs
This cluster-randomized intervention is embedded in the ComBaCaL (Community-Based Chronic disease care Lesotho) cohort study (EKNZ ID AO_2022-00058, clinicaltrials.gov ID NCT05596773, Lesotho NH-REC ID 210-2022), a platform for…
- Trial name
- CoPrev (NCT07581600)
- Testing
- CoPrev model, Referral to the nearest responsible health facility
- Where
- 2 sites in Lesotho, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
HIV, HIV/AIDS
HOme-based SElf-testiNG - a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Lesotho (HOSENG)
This cluster-randomized trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of the use of oral HIV self-testing (HIVST) among individuals who are absent or who decline HIV testing during home-based HIV testing
- Trial name
- HOSENG (NCT03598686)
- Testing
- OraQuick
- Where
- 2 sites in Lesotho
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- Tracy Glass
Community-acquired Pneumonia
Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients With Community-acquired Pneumonia
At present, the epidemiological characteristics and the distribution of pathogens of community-acquired pneumonia in Shandong Province are not clear.
- Trial name
- NCT06065618
- Testing
- Without intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Qianfoshan Hospital
Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pathogen Detection and Community Acquired Pneumonia
Study to compare the number of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) pathogens detected using current diagnostic tests to the number detected using the BioFire Diagnostics investigational polymerase chain reaction (PCR) platform.
- Trial name
- NCT02880384
- Testing
- FilmArray LRTI v.2.0 IUO Panel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 570 people
- Sponsor
- Providence Health & Services
Community Acquired Pneumonia
Population Pharmacokinetics of Cephalosporins and Macrolides in Chinese Children With Community Acquired Pneumonia
This study is based on the hypothesis that the pharmacokinetics of antibiotics in children is different from adults. Cephalosporins and macrolide antibiotics are the common drugs for children with community acquired pneumonia…
- Trial name
- NCT02775968
- Testing
- Cephalosporins and Macrolide Antibiotics
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Children's Hospital
Community Acquired Pneumonia, Childhood Pneumonia
3 vs. 5 Days of Amoxicillin for Childhood Pneumonia: An RCT
Pneumonia is the most common infection in children and leading to most common cause of mortality and morbidity in in children globally. Bacterial cause is mostly streptococcus pneumonia in children of 3 months to 5 years of age.
- Trial name
- Pnemonia (NCT07647835)
- Testing
- Amoxicillin
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Khyber Teaching Hospital
Pneumonia
Managing Bacterial Pneumonia in Children Without Antimicrobials
Retrospective cohort analysis of children hospitalized for pneumonia comparing disease severity on admission, clinical course, treatment and outcomes and prospective telephone based Follow-Up assessement.
- Trial name
- NCT03256474
- Testing
- Multimodal Therapy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Community-Acquired Infection, Cross Infection
Computerized Decision Support System for Antibiotic Treatment
We developed a computerized decision support system for prescription of antibiotics to inpatients. The purpose of the study is to assess the performance of the system in different wards, in three different hospitals, in three…
- Trial name
- NCT00233376
- Testing
- Access to an antibiotic decision support system, Distribution of local antibiotic guidelines
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany, Israel and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Coccidioidomycosis, Pneumonia
An Observational Study to Assess the Prevalence and Outcomes of Primary Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis in Persons Aged > / = 14 Years Presenting With Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Endemic Areas (SAnds-PPC)
This is an observational study in 750 individuals aged 14 years or older, diagnosed with Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) who meet all eligibility criteria in Coccidioides endemic regions.
- Trial name
- NCT03908632
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 651 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Community-acquired Pneumonia
pedCAPNETZ - Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Childhood and Adolescence
Establishment of a study network and patient cohort for pediatric CAP
- Trial name
- pedCAPNETZ (NCT04047108)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
Abscess Soft Tissue, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection
Randomized Controlled Trial of Antibiotics in the Management of Children With Community-Acquired Abscess
The purpose of this study is to better understand why children develop methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections that require surgical drainage and whether antibiotics are helpful after the infection is…
- Conditions
- Abscess Soft Tissue, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection, Skin Abscess
- Trial name
- NCT01498744
- Testing
- Oral Clindamycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Community-acquired Acute Lower Respiratory Infection
Advanced Diagnostics for Enhanced QUality of Antibiotic Prescription in Respiratory Tract Infections in Emergency Rooms
This study is a randomized controlled trial where participants are randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either a rapid test group or a control group. Standard care is provided in the control group.
- Trial name
- ADEQUATE (NCT04781530)
- Testing
- BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2.1 plus (RP2.1plus)
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany, Greece and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 522 people
- Sponsor
- PENTA Foundation
HIV Infections
Impact of Peer Health Workers and Mobile Phones on HIV Care
The provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in rural, resource-limited settings entails substantial challenges due to limitations in the health service infrastructure and in human resources for HIV/AIDS care.
- Trial name
- NCT00675389
- Testing
- Peer Health Workers Intervention, Peer Health Workers and Mobile Phone Intervention
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Influenza Virus Infection Transmission in Humans
Evaluating Modes of Influenza Transmission Observational Study of Community Acquired Influenza
The recent swine origin influenza pandemic (2009), new emergence of swine origin H3N2v, and delayed availability of vaccine for these agents highlight the need to test and optimize public health intervention strategies to reduce…
- Trial name
- EMIT (NCT01769430)
- Testing
- Observational Study of influenza aerosol shedding -- No Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
Community-acquired Pneumonia, Skin Infection
Improving Short Course Treatment for Common Pediatric Infections
Randomized quality improvement trial to improve the proportion of cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) treated with no more than 5 days of antibiotics the proportion of cases of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI)…
- Trial name
- NCT06087809
- Testing
- Education and feedback, Clinical decision support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital