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Epidemiological Study on Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAPNETZ)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02139163
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : May 15, 2014
Last Update Posted : July 31, 2020
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Hannover Medical School

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Long-term objectives of the basic research part are improvement of CAP-management with respect to therapy, diagnosis and prevention to contribute to a better care of patients with pneumonia.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment
Community Acquired Pneumonia Other: Cohort Study

Detailed Description:
Long-term objectives of the basic research part are improvement of CAP-management with respect to therapy, diagnosis and prevention to contribute to a better care of patients with pneumonia. The aim of the study CAPNETZ is to improve diagnosis, treatment and patient care.
Study Design
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Study Type : Observational [Patient Registry]
Estimated Enrollment : 10150 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Target Follow-Up Duration: 6 Months
Official Title: Epidemiological Study on Community Acquired Pneumonia
Study Start Date : October 2002
Estimated Primary Completion Date : January 2021
Estimated Study Completion Date : January 2022

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MedlinePlus related topics: Pneumonia

Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort Intervention/treatment
patients with pneumonia Other: Cohort Study


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. diagnosis [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]

    Assessment of diagnosis:

    Patients will be asked for example, about their diagnosis, comorbidities, specific risk factors and pneumonia symptoms.


  2. therapy [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]

    Assessment of therapy:

    Patients will be asked about their therapy due to pneumonia symptoms, previous therapy, medication History etc.


  3. hospitalization [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]

    Assessment of hospitalization:

    Patients will be asked about hospitalization, date, time and duration of hospitalization due to pneumonia symptoms.



Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
patients with pneumonia
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age ≥ 18
  • infiltrate on chest X-ray
  • further Inclusion criteria: cough or production of purulent sputum or pathologic lung auscultation (crackles) or fever

Exclusion Criteria:

  • hospital inpatient treatment within the last 28 days
  • Immune suppressed patients
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Contacts
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Contact: Tobias Welte, Prof. +49-511-532-5927 office@capnetz.de

Locations
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Germany
CAPNETZ FOUNDATION Hannover Medical School (MHH) Recruiting
Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, 30625
Contact: Abrahamczik    +49-(0)511-532-5927    Abrahamczik.margarete@mh-hannover.de   
Contact: Kroener    +49-(0)511-532-4447    Kroener.Waldemar@mh-hannover.de   
Principal Investigator: Tobias Welte, Prof.         
Hannover Medical School Recruiting
Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, 30625
Contact: Tobias Welte, Prof.    +49-511-532-5927    office@capnetz.de   
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hannover Medical School
Investigators
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Study Chair: Tobias Welte, Prof. Dr. Hannover Medical School
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Publications of Results:

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Responsible Party: Hannover Medical School
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02139163    
Other Study ID Numbers: U1111-1147-8393
First Posted: May 15, 2014    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 31, 2020
Last Verified: July 2020
Keywords provided by Hannover Medical School:
Community acquired pneumonia
CAP
CAPNETZ
age ≥18
 infiltrate on chest X-ray
cough or production of purulent sputum
pathologic lung auscultation
fever
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Pneumonia
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections