A Multi-center Prospective Study on Improving the Diagnostic Process for Pneumonia in Elderly Patients

A Multi-center Prospective Study on Improving the Diagnostic Process for Pneumonia in Elderly Patients - Study on Improving Pneumonia Diagnosis in the Elderly

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000055683

Enrollment

300

Registered

2024-10-01

Start date

2024-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Pneumonia in the Elderly

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients 65 years of age or older Patients hospitalized with pneumonia at the target facility Patients who have been fully informed about their participation in this study, and who have given their or their surrogate's free and voluntary written consent based on full understanding of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with complications of malignancy Patients with suspected interstitial pneumonia Patients with antimicrobial infections Patients with COVID-19 Patients under treatment with immunosuppressive agents Other patients who are deemed inappropriate to participate in this study by the principal investigator or research coordinator.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage of cases meeting diagnostic criteria for aspiration pneumonia that have imaging findings consistent with aspiration pneumonia on evaluation of chest CT images	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Differences in clinical characteristics between groups with and without imaging findings consistent with aspiration pneumonia	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAkihito Ueda

Medical Corporation Toujinkai, Fujitate Hospital Department of internal medicine

akihitoueda@gmail.com0669551221

Outcome results