Atypical Pneumonia

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Unresolving Pneumonia in Children

• Registration Number: NCT06727188
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn about causes of unresolved pneumonia in children who take appropriate antimicrobial therapy.

Detailed Description

Recurrent pneumonia is defined as two episodes of pneumonia in 1 year or three episodes over any time frame. Non resolving pneumonias are characterized by the persistence of symptoms and roentgenographic abnormalities for more than 1 month. The key step in evaluating the patient referred for recurrent or persistent pneumonia is to review the clinical and radiographic features of the episodes to determine if there is adequate documentation to proceed with treatment. After deciding that a patient has had a persistent episode of pneumonia or the requisite number of recurrent episodes of pneumonia (accompanied by radiographic evidence of pulmonary infiltrates), it is essential to classify the episodes into those involving single or multiple lobes. On the basis of this classification.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-07
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-06
• Study First Posted: 2024-12-10
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-10
• Study Start: 2025-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-01-01
• Study Completion: 2025-02-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with incomplete resolution by 4 weeks despite appropriate antimicrobial therapy.

  • From the age of one month to the age of 6 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

• *Age of the patient below one month and above 6 years old.

  • Patients with chronic lung diseases.
  • Patients with immunodeficiency.
  • Patient with aspiration pneumonia.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
studying the prevalence of unresolving pneumonia and determining the underlying ateology .	One year	Recurrent pneumonia is defined as two episodes of pneumonia in 1 year or three episodes over any time frame. Non resolving pneumonias are characterized by the persistence of symptoms and roentgenographic abnormalities for more than 1 month. The key step in evaluating the patient referred for recurrent or persistent pneumonia is to review the clinical and radiographic features of the episodes to determine if there is adequate documentation to proceed with treatment. After deciding that a patient has had a persistent episode of pneumonia or the requisite number of recurrent episodes of pneumonia (accompanied by radiographic evidence of pulmonary infiltrates), it is essential to classify the episodes into those involving single or multiple lobes. On the basis of this classification.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pediatrics hospital AssiutUniversity; 🇪🇬 Assiut, Egypt