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Ventilator Associated PneumoniaNCT04057625

Transthoracic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Follow-up of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

A study testing transthoracic ultrasound in people with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and Lung Ultrasound, run by Assiut University.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of bedside transthoracic ultrasound examination in the diagnosis and follow up of ventilator associated pneumonia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
transthoracic ultrasound
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Sep 2019to Oct 2020
Phase
Interventional
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours.
  • New or evolving infiltrate on chest radiograph (CXR).
  • Clinical pulmonary infection score more than or equal 6

Who cannot join

  • Patients who are less than 18 years old.
  • Patients who have evidence of pneumonia before or prior to being mechanically ventilated.
  • Patients with pulmonary infarction.

About this study

To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of bedside transthoracic ultrasound examination in the diagnosis and follow up of ventilator associated pneumonia.

Read the detailed description

VAP is the most frequent hospital-acquired infection in intensive care units. Depending on the diagnostic criteria used, its incidence ranges from 5% to 67%. The risk of acquiring VAP is 3% per day during the first 5 days on mechanical ventilation, and it is decreased to 1% per day for the following days.

VAP is suspected when subject shows high grade fever, increase in leukocyte count, change in color of sputum and tachypnea. It's a leading cause of mortality in 15- 65% of the cases.

Serial chest x-ray for diagnosis and follow up, done at time of diagnosis, after 5 days and after 10 days. Chest radiography is consistently carried out after LUS , LUS is done every other day, measuring the largest area of consolidation according to the intercostal space and direction of the probe . Chest radiography is read by two physicians.

Being tested
transthoracic ultrasound
Medical subject headings
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • transthoracic ultrasoundDevice

    using transthoracic ultrasound in the diagnosis and follow up of vap,measuring the largest area of consolidation according to intercostal space and the direction of the probe.

Study groups in NCT04057625
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
lung ultrasoundOtherusing lung ultrasound in diagnosis and follow up of vap measuring the largest area of consolidation according to intercostal space and the direction of the probe
Receives: Device: transthoracic ultrasound

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. detecting ultrasound efficiency in diagnosis and follow up of vap

    Sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasound to diagnose and follow up ventilator-associated pneumonia.

    Measured: baseline

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. icu stay

    Duration of stay in ICU.

    Measured: baseline

  2. hospital stay

    Duration of hospital stay.

    Measured: basline

  3. mortality

    mortality from vap

    Measured: basline

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Aug 2019
  2. Study startSep 2019 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionSep 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completionOct 2020 (estimated)

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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
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04057625
Sponsor's protocol ID
sonar in vap
Status last verified
Aug 2019
First submitted
14 Aug 2019
Last updated
26 Aug 2019
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing transthoracic ultrasound in people with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and Lung Ultrasound, run by Assiut University.

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 3 inclusion and 3 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Aug 2019. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

detecting ultrasound efficiency in diagnosis and follow up of vap (time frame: baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

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 26 Aug 2019.

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