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Bacterial Pneumonia Score (BPS) Guided Antibiotic Use in Children With Community Acquired Pneumonia

NCT01041209 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2016-12-28

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Summary

The aim of this study is to test if BPS (Bacterial Pneumonia Score) guided antibiotic use in children with non severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP) will reduce antibiotic use as compared to standard care practice (current guidelines for CAP).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Strategy based on BPS guided antibiotic use

In this study a strategy based on BPS guided antibiotic use in children with community acquired pneumonia implementation will be compared with enforced guideline.

BEHAVIORAL

Enforced Guidelines

In this study a strategy based on BPS guided antibiotic use in children with community acquired pneumonia implementation will be compared with enforced guideline.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fernando A Torres, MD · Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Months
Max Age
60 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-02-29
Completion
2012-03-31

Countries

  • Argentina

Study Locations

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Diseases

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