Status:

RECRUITING

Antibiotic Prescription in Children Hospitalized for Community-acquired Pneumonia

Lead Sponsor:

ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke, Germany

Conditions:

Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children

Antibiotic Stewardship

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-18 years

Brief Summary

A study to observe how often antibiotics are prescribed in children hospitalized for pneumonia and how doctors decide if a child needs antibiotics or not. Parent satisfaction will also be recorded.

Detailed Description

An observational study to document the antibiotic treatment rate of children hospitalized for community acquired pneumonia at a pediatric department with longstanding practice of restrictive antibioti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Hospital admission at the pediatric department of the Filderklinik or at the pediatric department of the Herdecke Community Hospital
  • Admission diagnosis pneumonia or pneumonia diagnosis within 48 hours of admission
  • Written informed consent by care giver
  • All inclusion criteria have to be fulfilled

Exclusion

  • Insufficient knowledge of German to understand the written patient information and questionnaire

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 16 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04681339

Start Date

September 16 2022

End Date

December 1 2025

Last Update

January 8 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Die Filderklinik

Filderstadt, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 70794

2

Herdecke Community Hospital

Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 58313