Clinical trials: Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI)
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Community Acquired Pneumonia
The Effect of Focused Lung Ultrasonography on Antibiotic Prescribing in General Practice
The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to determine if adults presenting with symptoms of an acute lower respiratory tract infection in general practice where the general practitioner suspects CAP, who have FLUS…
- Trial name
- PLUS-FLUS (NCT06210282)
- Testing
- Focused lung ultrasound (FLUS), Usual Care
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 391 people
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Community-acquired Pneumonia
DiagNostic Study of Low-dose CT and multipleX PCR on Antibiotic Treatment and Outcome of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Rationale: Uncertainty in the clinical and etiological diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) often leads to incorrect treatment and unnecessary use of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
- Trial name
- CAP-NEXT (NCT03360851)
- Testing
- low-dose CT, PoC-PCR
- Where
- 7 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 3,555 people
- Sponsor
- MJM Bonten
Lower Respiratory Infection, LRTI
Effectiveness of Point-of-care Lung Ultrasound for the Management of Childhood Lower Respiratory Infections
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of point-of-care lung ultrasound versus chest X-ray for the management of childhood lower respiratory infections in a low-resource setting.
- Conditions
- Lower Respiratory Infection, LRTI, Pneumonia, Bronchiolitis
- Trial name
- ELUS (NCT05921526)
- Testing
- Point-of-care lung ultrasound, Chest X-ray (digital images)
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 616 people
- Sponsor
- Nagasaki University
Lower Respiratory Tract and Lung Infections
DNA-based Testing in BAL of Lung Transplant Recipients With Suspected Non-viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Lung transplantation (LTx) , DNA-based testing. Performance of DNA-based testing of bacterial and fungal pathogens in comparison to standard testing. Experimental intervention: DNA-based testing of BAL fluid.
- Trial name
- NCT02568358
- Testing
- Experimental Intervention: DNA-based testing of BAL fluid
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
Influenza
Intravenous N-acetylcysteine and Oseltamivir Versus Oseltamivir in Adults Hospitalized With Influenza and Pneumonia
Seasonal influenza epidemics are important causes of morbidity and mortality. Cytokine dysregulation, with high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, occurs in patients with severe influenza.
- Trial name
- NCT03900988
- Testing
- N-acetyl cysteine, 5% Dextrose
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Pneumonia
Procalcitonin Guided Antibiotic Therapy and Hospitalisation in Patients With Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: The "ProHOSP" Study
The aim of this study is to test if procalcitonin (PCT) guided antibiotic stewardship in patients with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) will be non-inferior, with at worst a 7.5% higher combined failure rate, as compared…
- Conditions
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Pneumonia, Bronchitis
- Trial name
- NCT00350987
- Testing
- a strategy based on PCT guided AB therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,002 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Lower Resp Tract Infection
A Study to Learn About the Effects of Sisunatovir in Infants With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Infection.
The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety and effects of the study medicine (sisunatovir). Sisunatovir is developed as potential treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infections.
- Trial name
- REVIRAL 1 (NCT04225897)
- Testing
- RV521
- Where
- 60 sites in Argentina, Canada and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Influenza, Pneumonia
Oseltamivir Randomised Controlled Efficacy Trial
Background In preparation for a global influenza pandemic, there is an urgent need for representative data from populations and settings where the pandemic is most likely to arise.
- Conditions
- Influenza, Pneumonia, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00707941
- Testing
- Oseltamivir
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,190 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
CAP, COPD Exacerbation
Project to Improve the Diagnosis and Treatment Ability of Adult Severe Community Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
1. Objective to understand the proportion of atypical pathogens in the pathogens of SCAP and AECOPD in urban hospitals in China. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT04959955
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Influenza, Pneumonia
Flublok v. Standard Dose Vaccine Effectiveness Among Kaiser Permanente Northern California Adults 18-64 Years
The overall objective of this study is to describe the effectiveness of Flublok Quadrivalent vaccine compared to standard dose inactivated influenza vaccine (SD-IIV) in adults 18 through 64 years of age.
- Conditions
- Influenza, Pneumonia, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- NCT03694392
- Testing
- Flublok Quadrivalent, Standard Dose Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (SD-IIV)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,776,278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
COVID-19 Pneumonia, COVID-19
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Tissue Characterization in COVID-19 Survivors
The purpose of this study is to test if visualizing the heart with cardiac MRI/echo will be important in the understanding cardiac function and prediction of cardiopulmonary symptoms, physical effort tolerance, and outcomes in…
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Pneumonia, COVID-19, COVID-19 Respiratory Infection, COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT05164744
- Testing
- Cardiac MRI, Echocardiogram, 6-minute walk test
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 510 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Correlation Analysis of Xpert Carba-R Detection of Non-colonized CRE in BALF and Rectal Swabs From Patients With LRTI
Assess the correlation between Xpert Carba-R detection of carbapenemase gene types in bronchoalveolar lavage samples and rectal swab samples from non-colonized CRKP patients with lower respiratory tract infections, and evaluate…
- Trial name
- NCT06636890
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Pneumonia, Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease
Procalcitonin as a Marker of Antibiotic Therapy in Patients With Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
The purpose of this study is to investigate weather or not the use of a procalcitonin(PCT)-based treatment in the daily clinical work could lower the consumption of antibiotics in patients with lower respiratory tract infections.
- Trial name
- NCT02171338
- Testing
- PCT-level, Antibiotic treatment based on PCT-level
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Holbaek Sygehus
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
Bone Marrow Transplant Infection, Infection in Marrow Transplant Recipients
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - RSV Protocol
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if ribavirin can help to control RSV in patients with immune systems that have been weakened by a stem cell transplant.
- Conditions
- Bone Marrow Transplant Infection, Infection in Marrow Transplant Recipients, Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections, Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT01502072
- Testing
- Ribavirin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antibiotic Therapy in Adults With Suspect Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI) and a Procalcitonin Level
This is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority multicenter clinical trial of azithromycin vs. placebo in adults presenting as outpatients with suspect Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI) and a…
- Trial name
- NCT03341273
- Testing
- Azithromycin, VIDAS B.R.A.H.M.S Procalcitonin Test (PCT)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 514 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Pneumonia, Chronic Bronchitis
Adherence to Guidelines for Antibiotic Use in Respiratory Infections at Hospitals
The purpose of this study is to test a strategy to improve the quality of antibiotic use in lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) at hospitals.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Chronic Bronchitis, COPD
- Trial name
- NCT00129883
- Testing
- Professional education, Implementation of a Critical Care Pathway, Professional audit and feedback
- Where
- 7 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
COPD Exacerbation Acute, COPD With Acute Lower Respiratory Infection
RCT of Vapendavir in Patients With COPD and Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus Upper Respiratory Infection
Vapendavir (VPV) is a drug being developed to treat human rhinovirus (RV) infection, one virus responsible for the common cold. Vapendavir prevents the virus from entering cells and making more infectious copies of itself.
- Conditions
- COPD Exacerbation Acute, COPD With Acute Lower Respiratory Infection, Rhinovirus, Virus Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT06149494
- Testing
- Vapendavir
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Altesa Biosciences, Inc.
Pneumonia, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Recurrent Pneumonia in Children
This study aimed to analyses the clinical characteristics, risk factors and underlying causes as predictors of recurrent pneumonia in children attending AUCH
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Chest Infection
- Trial name
- NCT06583317
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI), Chest Infection
Quality of Life After Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are any infections below the vocal cords which affect the airways or the air sacs in the lungs.
- Conditions
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI), Chest Infection, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT07807917
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham