Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Appropriateness of Antibiotic Combination Therapy for Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia in South Korea

Lead Sponsor:

CHOSEOK YOON

Conditions:

Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia (sCAP)

Eligibility:

All Genders

19+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aims to provide high-level evidence for appropriate empirical antibiotic use tailored to the clinical reality in Korea by conducting a randomized controlled trial comparing monotherapy with...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients aged 19 years or older who visited the emergency department and were hospitalized.
  • Findings consistent with pneumonia diagnosis, meeting all of the following criteria:
  • Radiologic evidence of pulmonary infiltration on chest X-ray or chest CT.
  • At least two or more of the following clinical signs:
  • i) Body temperature ≥38°C or \<36°C ii) White blood cell count ≥11,000/µL or \<4,000/µL iii) Presence of purulent sputum or bronchial secretions
  • Within 24 hours of admission, the patient meets one major criterion or three minor criteria according to ATS/IDSA classification:
  • Major criteria:
  • i) Invasive mechanical ventilation ii) Use of vasopressors (vasopressor-dependent septic shock)
  • Minor criteria:
  • i) Respiratory rate ≥30 breaths/min ii) PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 250 iii) Multilobar infiltrates iv) Confusion or disorientation v) BUN ≥20 mg/dL vi) WBC \<4,000/mm³ vii) Platelet count \<100,000/mm³ viii) Hypothermia (temperature \<36°C) ix) Hypotension requiring aggressive fluid resuscitation

Exclusion

  • Transferred from another hospital after \>48 hours of hospitalization
  • Died within 72 hours of hospital admission
  • Transferred to another hospital within 14 days of admission
  • Pneumonia occurring after \>48 hours of mechanical ventilation, including home ventilators
  • Detection of influenza or SARS-CoV-2 virus within 7 days of hospitalization
  • Identified non-pneumonia infection requiring antibiotics within 72 hours of admission
  • Detection of piperacillin/tazobactam-resistant Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas spp., or Acinetobacter spp. in respiratory or blood cultures within the past 90 days
  • Antibiotic-related adverse events observed within 72 hours of assigned treatment, requiring discontinuation or change of antibiotics

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 15 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06977347

Start Date

June 15 2025

End Date

February 1 2027

Last Update

May 18 2025

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Hanyang University Seoul Hospital

Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, 04761