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Clinical Application of High-throughput Sequencing Technology for the Diagnosis of Patients With Severe Infection

Clinical Application of High-throughput Sequencing Technology for the Diagnosis of Patients With Severe Infection

Status
Withdrawn
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04217252
Enrollment
0
Registered
2020-01-03
Start date
2021-09-30
Completion date
2022-06-30
Last updated
2024-03-13

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Conditions

Infection

Keywords

severe infection, high throughput sequencing, infectious pathogen

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical value of high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens for patients with severe infection, and to establish foundation for high throughput sequencing to be the clinical routine infection pathogen examination. This study is a diagnostic study, and the sample size is 320 cases. 320 participants from the department of hematology and intensive care unit who meet the inclusion criteria are randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group with 160 cases in each group. Both the participants of the control group and the experimental group undergo routine clinical diagnosis methods and treatment. In addition, the participants of the experimental group are collected the samples including whole blood, cerebrospinal fluid or alveolar lavage fluid required for high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens during sample collection for routine pathogenic examination of infection. The pathogen diagnosis rate and the diagnostic accuracy rate between the conventional infectious pathogen tests and the high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens will be compared in the experimental group. By gathering statistics of consultation hours and cost efficiency, the effect of high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens on the diagnosis and treatment efficiency of the experimental group and the control group will be compared, and through these indicators, clinical application value for the diagnosis of severe infection patients by high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens can be evaluated.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical value of high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens for patients with severe infection, and to establish foundation for high throughput sequencing to be the clinical routine infection pathogen examination. This study is a diagnostic study, and the sample size is 320 cases. 320 participants from the department of hematology and intensive care unit who meet the inclusion criteria are randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group with 160 cases in each group. Both the participants of the control group and the experimental group undergo routine clinical diagnosis methods and treatment. In addition, the participants of the experimental group are collected the samples including whole blood, cerebrospinal fluid or alveolar lavage fluid required for high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens during sample collection for routine pathogenic examination of infection. For the experimental group participants, the clinicians will comprehensively determine the follow-up diagnosis methods and treatment according to the clinical routine infection pathogen tests results combining with the results of high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogen, while the control group participants proceed to undergo follow-up diagnosis methods and treatment according to the results of the clinical routine infection pathogen examination. If the results of high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens of the test group are inconsistent with the results of clinical routine infection pathogen examination, the follow-up diagnosis and treatment of the participants will be based on the results of clinical routine infection pathogen examination with priority. For sample size assessment, we have predicted the pathogen diagnosis rate of routine clinical pathogen detection methods and high-throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens (α=0.05, β=0.10 (power=0.9)), considering that the maximum rate of missing cases was 20%, and finally got the sample content. And this study will include all subjects selected and randomized into a full analysis set under the intent-to-treat principle. After excluding participants with insufficient sample, withdrawing from the trial midway, giving up treatment and leaving the hospital, or lost to follow-up, the remaining participants will be included in the protocol set under the per-protocol principle. As for statistical analysis, the pathogen diagnosis rate and the diagnostic accuracy rate between the conventional infectious pathogen tests and the high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens will be compared in the experimental group. By gathering statistics of consultation hours and cost efficiency, the effect of high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens on the diagnosis and treatment efficiency of the experimental group and the control group will be compared, and through these indicators, clinical application value for the diagnosis of severe infection patients by high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens can be evaluated.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTPMseqTM high-throughput sequencing technology

high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens

Sponsors

Zhujiang Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Intervention model description

The participants from the department of hematology and intensive care unit who meet the inclusion criteria are randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group. Both the participants of the control group and the experimental group undergo routine clinical diagnosis methods and treatment. In addition, the participants of the experimental group are collected the samples including whole blood, cerebrospinal fluid or alveolar lavage fluid required for high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogens during sample collection for routine pathogenic examination of infection.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥ 14 years old, male or female * Body temperature \> 38 ℃ * Newly admitted patients * The clinician judges that the patient may be infected, and need to undergo the infection pathogen tests * The patients volunteer to participate in this study and sign informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

* Those who do not meet the inclusion criteria * The patients who can't cooperate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
pathogen diagnosis ratethrough study completion, an average of half a yearprobability of pathogens detected
the diagnostic accuracy ratethrough study completion, an average of half a yearprobability of diagnosing correctly for high throughput sequencing of infectious pathogen

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
money spent by participantthrough study completion, an average of half a yearthe money the participant spent during hospitalization
consultation hoursthrough study completion, an average of half a yeartime of diagnosis and treatment for the participant

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
in-hospital mortalitythrough study completion, an average of half a yearparticipants mortality during hospitalization
28-day mortalitythrough study completion, an average of half a yearparticipants mortality within 28 days
anti-infective treatment timethrough study completion, an average of half a yearthe time using for treating infection
the time with effective body temperature controlthrough study completion, an average of half a yearthe time that body temperature of a participant is effectively and continuously controlled
the amount and type of antibiotics usedthrough study completion, an average of half a yearthe amount and type of antibiotics used by participants in the hospital for diagnosis and treatment

Outcome results

None listed

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