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CAPITO: Community Acquired Pneumonia in Telemark and Ostfold

Sponsor
Sykehuset Telemark (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00467701
Collaborator
Sykehuset Ostfold (Other)
380
Enrollment
1
Location
9.1
Duration (Months)
41.9
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the bacterial causes in community acquired pneumonia in adults admitted to hospital in two counties in Norway and to look at possible factors that makes the patients susceptible to pneumonia.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed Description

    In Norway there is little knowledge of which bacterias that causes pneumonia in patients admitted to hospital. There are also few registered cases of Legionnaires disease every year, compared to our neighbour countries.

    Therefore 500 patients with community acquired pneumonia admitted to Telemark hospital and Ostfold hospital in Norway will be tested by urin antigen test for the detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 and Streptococcus pneumoniae. We will also perform routine bacterial culture of sputum and culture on medium for isolation of Legionella species. A throat swab from the patients will be tested for Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Bordetella pertussis using PCR-techniques. Legionella-serology will also be performed. In addition all the included patients are invited to fill in a questionnaire in order to look for risk factors for developing community acquired pneumonia.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Actual Enrollment :
    380 participants
    Observational Model:
    Case-Only
    Time Perspective:
    Cross-Sectional
    Official Title:
    Prevalence of Legionella Infections, Bacterial Etiology in Pneumonia Among Patients Admitted to Hospital,- and Risk Factors/Characteristics for These Patients.(Translated From Norwegian)
    Study Start Date :
    May 1, 2007
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    Feb 1, 2008
    Actual Study Completion Date :
    Feb 1, 2008

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

      Eligibility Criteria

      Criteria

      Ages Eligible for Study:
      18 Years and Older
      Sexes Eligible for Study:
      All
      Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
      No
      Inclusion Criteria:
      • Symptoms of lower airway infection and radiologic sings of pneumonia.
      Exclusion Criteria:

      • Age<18

      • Serious psychiatric illness

      • Mentally retarded

      • Hospitalized last 14 days

      Contacts and Locations

      Locations

      Site City State Country Postal Code
      1 Sykehuset Telemark Skien Telemark Norway 3710

      Sponsors and Collaborators

      • Sykehuset Telemark
      • Sykehuset Ostfold

      Investigators

      • Study Chair: Halfrid Waage, dr.med, Telemark Hospital, 3710 Skien, Norway

      Study Documents (Full-Text)

      None provided.

      More Information

      Publications

      None provided.
      Responsible Party:
      , ,
      ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
      NCT00467701
      Other Study ID Numbers:
      • STHF 5690.10
      • NSD: 16388
      • REK: S-05393
      First Posted:
      May 1, 2007
      Last Update Posted:
      Jan 19, 2009
      Last Verified:
      Jan 1, 2009
      Keywords provided by , ,
      pneumonia
      Legionnaires disease
      risk factors
      Additional relevant MeSH terms:
      Pneumonia

      Study Results

      No Results Posted as of Jan 19, 2009