Community-acquired sepsis in adult patients in Butembo (DRC) (COMSAP-B): Epidemiology, management, and outcomes improving factors.

Community-acquired sepsis in adult patients in Butembo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (COMSAP-B): Epidemiology, management, and outcomes improving factors.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202603718498440

Enrollment

300

Registered

2026-03-03

Start date

2025-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sepsis and septic choc

Interventions

Prospective observation of patients hospitalized for sepsis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult Patients aged 18 or more years Admitted to the emergency department, or directly in the medical, surgical or gynecological wards or in the ICU Suspected of having an infection and to whom the managing doctor prescribes an antibiotic at admission Patients who will agree to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pediatric patients Pregnant women Admission in the maternity ward No antibiotic prescribed at admission Don't agree to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To determine the in-hospital prevalence of adult sepsis in Butembo hospitals ;To determine the mortality of adult sepsis and its associated risk factors in Butembo under study conditions	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To determine the main diseases and conditions associated with adult sepsis ;To determine the microbiological patterns associated with adult sepsis	—

Countries

Zaire

Contacts

Public ContactGregor Pollach

Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at the Universite Catholique du Graben

gipi.bc62@yahoo.de+491703470952

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026