Value of Radiological Follow up in Children Hospitalized With Lobar Pneumonia

The Study Intend to Evaluate the Usefulness of Performing a Follow up X Rays in Children Admitted With Lobar Pneumonia.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00735592

Enrollment

200

Registered

2008-08-15

Start date

2008-03-31

Completion date

2010-02-28

Last updated

2011-08-26

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Conditions

Pneumonia

Keywords

X rays findings

Brief summary

The study intends to assess the utility of performing a follow up X rays in children admitted to pediatric wards with lobar pneumonia. Usually those children are discharged with a recommendation for a follow up X rays but there are no enough studies proving that this recommendation is really necessary.

Detailed description

Thew study will include follow up data in a group of about 200 patients admitted with lobar pneumonia during the years 2006 to 2007. All the clinical and laboratory data will be collected and also the X rays findings. The findings of follow up X rays if they were performed will also be summarized.

Interventions

OTHERObservational

Retrospective data obtained from electronic files

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

3 Months to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All pediatric patients discharged with the diagnosis of lobar pneumonia.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with diagnosis of chronic diseases.

Countries

Israel

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026