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Predictors of Early Chest Infection in Acute Ischemic Stroke

NCT00906542 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 530

Last updated 2010-02-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Pneumonia is a frequent complication of acute stroke and is associated with increased mortality and long-term impairment in the affected subjects. In previous studies, a number of clinical (e.g., dysphagia, severe neurological impairment, mechanical ventilation), radiological (e.g., large infarctions in the territory of middle cerebral artery, insular infarction) and biochemical (e.g., increased serum levels of C-reactive protein, decreased levels of CD4+ T-lymphocytes) findings have been reported as risk factors of stroke-related chest infection. The present study (PRECAST) aims to identify a small set out of these previously described risk factors that can predict stroke-related pneumonia with high sensitivity and specificity.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Rostock

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Uwe Walter, MD · University of Rostock, Germany

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-02-28
Completion
2010-02-28

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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