Epidemiological Study on Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAPNETZ)

Hannover Medical School (MHH)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Community Acquired Pneumonia

Treatments: Other: Cohort Study

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02139163

U1111-1147-8393

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 10,150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

10,150 participants in 1 patient group

patients with pneumonia

Treatment:

Other: Cohort Study