Exploring risk factors for poor outcomes in pneumonia patients

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational study investigates the risk factors associated with poor prognosis in patients diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) at North Zealand Hospital. Over a five-year period, patients aged 18 and older will be invited to participate, providing data through questionnaires, anthropometric measures, laboratory tests, and biomaterials collected at various stages of their hospital stay. The study aims to track clinical outcomes, including mortality and the development of diabetes, to better understand the factors influencing recovery from CAP.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Infiltrate on chest radiograph plus one or more of the following:

  * Fever (temperature, ≥38.0°C)
  * Hypothermia (\<35.0°C),
  * New cough with or without sputum production
  * Pleuritic chest pain
  * Dyspnea
  * Altered breath sounds on auscultation.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients unable to give informed consent
* Patients unwilling to give informed consent

Where it's running

• Department of Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases, Nordsjællands Hospital
  Hillerød, Denmark Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Birgitte Lindegaard, Assoc. Prof — Nordsjaellands Hospital
• Study coordinator: Camilla Ryrsø, MSc
• Email: camilla.koch.ryrsoe.01@regionh.dk
• Phone: +4548293250

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.