Clinical trials: Childhood Pneumonia
Pneumonia
Host Response and Pathogen Genomics in Childhood Respiratory Infection
A major challenge in children's infections is that it is difficult to work out which bug is making them unwell. Tests can find the bugs that are present though there can be more than one.
- Trial name
- INTERACT (NCT07545096)
- Testing
- Non-Interventional Study
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal, Pneumonia Childhood
Paediatric Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Malaysia Prior to and During Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) Implementation
The purpose of this research is to provide baseline surveillance of pneumonia in young children in Malaysia before and during the implementation of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV).
- Trial name
- MSIP PCV (NCT04923035)
- Where
- 3 sites in Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 1,010 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IMU University, Malaysia
Respiratory Infections in Children
Trial of an AI-enabled Digital Stethoscope to Improve Antibiotic Stewardship
Antibiotics are a mainstay of the treatment of lower respiratory infections in young children even though most episodes are caused by self-limiting viruses.
- Trial name
- BLAAAST (NCT07362433)
- Testing
- Automated digital stethoscope
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Pneumonia, Childhood Pneumonia
Pneumonia Case Management Practices in Pakistan
Pneumonia in Pakistan continues to be the leading killer of children under five. Although various national and provincial programs have tried to tackle this but they have not been able to achieve the desired outcomes.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Childhood Pneumonia, Infectious Disease, Acute Respiratory Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03869099
- Testing
- Pneumonia Case Management Practices
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Pneumonia, Bacterial, Pneumonia Childhood
Discharge Stewardship in Children's Hospitals
The goal of this interventional study is to test if a discharge stewardship bundle is effective at reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions at hospital discharge for children with the three common infections…
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Bacterial, Pneumonia Childhood, Urinary Tract Infections, Soft Tissue Infections
- Trial name
- DISCO (NCT05826873)
- Testing
- Discharge antibiotic stewardship intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,131 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pneumonia
Observation and Treatment of Pulmonary Microthrombosis in Childhood Pneumonia With Elevated D-dimer
Objective 1. Master the clinical feathers, imaging features and laboratory diagnosis characteristics and economic costs of children pneumonia with higher D-dimer: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT04778917
- Testing
- Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins Calcium Injection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Capital Institute of Pediatrics, China
Pneumonia Childhood, Rehabilitation
Clinical Efficacy of Respiratory Pediatric Physiotherapy on a Child With Hospital Treated Pneumonia
The accumulation of secretions in the bronchopulmonary air network promotes the detriment of respiratory functions generating hypoxia and causing a decrease in the cardiac output requiring the use of mechanical ventilation and…
- Conditions
- Pneumonia Childhood, Rehabilitation, Recovery of Function
- Trial name
- NCT06174454
- Testing
- Respiratory Pediatric Physiotherapy, Control Group
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez
Childhood Pneumonia, Mycoplasma Pneumonia
Evaluation of Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Community-acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
To investigate the Mycoplasma pneumoniae-specific circulating antibody-secreting cell (ASC) response and Mycoplasma pneumoniae-specific interferon (INF)-γ-secreting T cell response, along with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and…
- Conditions
- Childhood Pneumonia, Mycoplasma Pneumonia, Antibody-secreting Cells, Enzyme-linked Immunospot (ELISpot)
- Trial name
- myCAP (NCT03613636)
- Testing
- Enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot) assay [Blood]
- Volunteers
- 490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Pneumonia, Hypoxemia
Solar Oxygen Study
Globally, approximately 7.7 million children per year die before the age of 5 years. Infectious diseases account for a large proportion of these deaths, with pneumonia being the leading cause of mortality (2.1 million…
- Trial name
- SOS (NCT03851783)
- Testing
- Solar-powered oxygen
- Where
- 20 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,405 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Childhood Diarrhea, Childhood Pneumonia
Community Mobilization and Incentivization for Childhood Diarrhea and Pneumonia
Childhood diarrhea and pneumonia remains the leading cause of mortality among children under five years of age in Pakistan. The prevalence of diarrhea in Pakistan has increased from 15% in 1990 to 23% in 2013 while there has been…
- Conditions
- Childhood Diarrhea, Childhood Pneumonia, Community Mobilisation, Sanitation and Hygiene
- Trial name
- CoMIC (NCT03594279)
- Testing
- Community Mobilization, Community Mobilization and Community Incentive
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Childhood Obesity
Evaluation of an Online Lifestyle Intervention in Mexican School Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
Introduction: School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic represent a risk factor for the development of childhood obesity due to the increase in unhealthy behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT04772859
- Testing
- Online Lifestyle Intervention, Control Group
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Sonora
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI), Pneumonia
Optimising Antibiotic Use for Paediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Africa
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) remain a leading cause of hospitalisation and death among young children in Africa. Although viral infections account for a substantial proportion of LRTIs, antibiotics are frequently…
- Conditions
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI), Pneumonia, Bronchopneumonia, Bronchiolitis
- Trial name
- BEACON (NCT07841691)
- Testing
- CRP- and PREPARE-guided Antibiotic Prescription
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Pneumonia
Therapeutic Zinc in Childhood Pneumonia
The aim of this study is to assess whether zinc given as adjuvant therapy to standard antibiotic treatment in children hospitalized for severe pneumonia reduces the duration of the severe illness and risk of treatment failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00252304
- Testing
- Zinc (zinc sulphate)
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 641 people
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
Health Behavior
Effect of Social Accountability on Improving Service Delivery and Outcomes in the Public Sector in Uttar Pradesh, India
In several low and middle-income countries, Social Accountability (SA) interventions have been introduced as an innovative approach to governance, aiming to improve delivery of public services.
- Trial name
- D0168 (NCT02879708)
- Testing
- Information Only, Information and Facilitation
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 105,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
mHealth, Social Media
Role of mHealth-based Interventions Including Social Media to Improve Childhood Immunization Coverage During COVID 19 Pandemic in Pakistan: Qualitative Study
In order to improve routine immunization uptake during COVID-19 pandemic, and to understand the perceptions and barriers related to vaccine hesitancy and coverage during COVID 19 and to explore the need for COVID-19 vaccination…
- Conditions
- mHealth, Social Media, Vaccine Hesitancy, Covid19
- Trial name
- NCT05042011
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Sars-CoV2, Covid-19
COPE - COVID-19 in Pregnancy and Early Childhood
Purpose: The emergence of a new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing a novel infection in the human race resulting in a world-spanning pandemic came as a surprise and at a tremendous cost both for individual human lives as well as for…
- Conditions
- Sars-CoV2, Covid-19, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Preterm
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT04433364)
- Testing
- biological samples, questionnaires and interviews
- Where
- 27 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 3,834 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Community-acquired Pneumonia
Clinical Study of Anerning Particle for the Treatment of Childhood Community-acquired Pneumonia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and whether it can reduction of antibiotic use in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in children with Anerning granules combined with ceftriaxone sodium.
- Trial name
- NCT03675178
- Testing
- Anerning particle, control group
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Childhood Pneumonia
Improving Paediatric Pneumonia Diagnosis Using Digital Auscultation
This study aims to evaluate an automated interpretation algorithm of recorded lung sound by a digital stethoscope, name the Smartscope, among rural Bangladeshi children receiving community care in order to improve the diagnosis…
- Trial name
- NCT03959956
- Testing
- Recording lung sound by a Smartscope
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 990 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
COVID-19, Childhood Cancer
COVID-19 and Childhood Cancer
The investigators will first examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood cancer patients in Sweden and Denmark, both regarding susceptibility to severe COVID-19 among long-term childhood cancer survivors, and, for…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Childhood Cancer, Childhood Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic
- Trial name
- NCT06482281
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Childhood Pneumonia
Prophylactic Sodium Supplementation for Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia
The goal of this clinical trial is to study the impact of sodium supplementation on hospital outcomes of children with pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT06951347
- Testing
- Oral Rehydration Solution
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes