Status:

UNKNOWN

Comprehensive Molecular Diagnosis and Management of Hospital- and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Norway

Lead Sponsor:

Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

Collaborating Sponsors:

Haukeland University Hospital

University of Bergen

Conditions:

Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated

Hospital-acquired Pneumonia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

HVAPNOR consists of Three work packages: 1. Prospective observational study of Hospital (HAP) - and ventilator-Associated pneumonia (VAP) at 5 hospitals in Norway. Establish optimized routines for mi...

Detailed Description

Lower respiratory tract infections include hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator- associated pneumonia (VAP) with a very high mortality in critically ill patients. Diagnosis is difficult wi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • A case definition of NV-HAP and VAP will be applied according to the 2005 American Thoracic Society and Infectious Disease Society of America´s clinical practice guidelines (unchanged in the 2016 revision).
  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Age ≥18 years
  • Meets case definition criteria (patient admitted to hospital or endotracheal intubation ≥ 48 hours, a new lung infiltrate + ≥2 of the following: temperature \>38˚C, leukocytes \<3.5 or \>11.0, purulent secretions)
  • Eligible for lower airways sampling
  • Written informed consent
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Pulmonary embolism, segmental or larger
  • Refractory septic shock (meeting the Sepsis-3 definition of septic shock, and requiring vasopressors ≥ 0.5 mcg/kg/min noradrenaline or equivalent dose of other vasopressor(s)
  • Glasgow Coma Scale score 3
  • Patients not eligible for lower airways sampling
  • Palliative situation with life expectancy \< 1 week

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 15 2021

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 1 2024

    Estimated Enrollment :

    550 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04381247

    Start Date

    June 15 2021

    End Date

    December 1 2024

    Last Update

    December 6 2021

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    Vestre Viken Health Trust

    Drammen, Akershus, Norway, 3004