NCT01788488CompletedNot Applicable
Impact of Measuring Serum Procalcitonin Levels on Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy in Critical Care Patients With Suspected Pneumonia
Conditions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Enrollment
- 134
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Length of antibiotic therapy
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of the study is to determine the impact of procalcitonin (PCT)-guided therapy on duration of antibiotic therapy in critical care unit (CCU) patients with suspected pneumonia at Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Length of antibiotic therapy
Time Frame: Indefinite
Participants will be followed for the entire time they are on antibiotics to treat pneumonia, an expected average of 30 total antibiotic days.
Secondary Outcomes
- Length of stay in critical care unit(Indefinite)
- Cost(Once)
- Length of stay in the hospital(Indefinite)
Investigators
Kent H. Gierhart
PI
Mayo Clinic
Study Sites (2)
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