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Efficacy Studies of Corticosteroid Therapy in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00170196
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 15, 2005
Last Update Posted : September 29, 2008
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Medical Center Alkmaar

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of addition of corticosteroid therapy to antibiotics in patient admitted with Community-acquired pneumonia.

The hypothesis is: Prednisolone in combination with antibiotic treatments is effective in improving clinical outcome in patients hospitalized with CAP.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Pneumonia Drug: prednisone Phase 3

Detailed Description:

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a acute illness with a considerable morbidity and mortality, especially patients with severe CAP. In the past decennia, in spite of many investigations, little reduction is seen in morbidity an mortality. Corticosteroids have a immune-modulation effect, which is not completely elucidated. Most likely the immune modulation effect is due to down-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. The use of corticosteroids next to antibiotics in CAP could lead to shorter time to clinical stability, length of stay and costs.

Comparison: Hospitalized patients with CAP treated with antibiotics and prednisolone versus hospitalized patients with cap treated with antibiotics and placebo

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 216 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: The CAPISCE-Trial: Community-Acquired Pneumonia; an Intervention Study With Corticosteroids
Study Start Date : August 2005
Actual Primary Completion Date : August 2008
Actual Study Completion Date : September 2008

Resource links provided by the National Library of Medicine

MedlinePlus related topics: Pneumonia Steroids
Drug Information available for: Prednisone

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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Clinical efficacy at the end of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Clinical efficacy at follow up
  2. Inflammation response (serummarkers)
  3. Length of Stay
  4. Time to clinical stability
  5. Mortality
  6. Time to defeverescence

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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Clinical symptoms of community-acquired pneumonia:

  • Fever, cough, sputum, pleural pain, dyspnoea
  • Radiological symptoms of pneumoniä

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any conditions wich requires corticosteroid therapy.
  • Pregnancy of lactation
  • Malignancy
  • Immune-compromised patients (eg chemotherapy or AIDS)
  • Pre-treatment with macrolide for >24 hours
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00170196


Locations
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Netherlands
Medisch Centrum Alkmaar
Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, 1815 JD
Sponsors and Collaborators
Medical Center Alkmaar
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Dominic Snijders, Drs Pulmo Science
Study Director: Wim G Boersma, dr Pulmo Science
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00170196    
Other Study ID Numbers: M05-018
First Posted: September 15, 2005    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: September 29, 2008
Last Verified: September 2008
Keywords provided by Medical Center Alkmaar:
pneumonia
corticosteroids
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Pneumonia
Respiratory Tract Infections
Infections
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Prednisone
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
 Glucocorticoids
Hormones
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents