NCT00170196

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of addition of corticosteroid therapy to antibiotics in patient admitted with Community-acquired pneumonia. The hypothesis is: Prednisolone in combination with antibiotic treatments is effective in improving clinical outcome in patients hospitalized with CAP.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
216

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2005

Typical duration for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2005

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 12, 2005

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 15, 2005

Completed
2.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2008

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

September 29, 2008

Status Verified

September 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

3 years

First QC Date

September 12, 2005

Last Update Submit

September 26, 2008

Conditions

Keywords

pneumoniacorticosteroids

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Clinical efficacy at the end of treatment

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • Clinical efficacy at follow up

  • Inflammation response (serummarkers)

  • Length of Stay

  • Time to clinical stability

  • Mortality

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Clinical symptoms of community-acquired pneumonia:
  • Fever, cough, sputum, pleural pain, dyspnoea
  • Radiological symptoms of pneumoniä

You may not qualify if:

  • Any conditions wich requires corticosteroid therapy.
  • Pregnancy of lactation
  • Malignancy
  • Immune-compromised patients (eg chemotherapy or AIDS)
  • Pre-treatment with macrolide for \>24 hours

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Medisch Centrum Alkmaar

Alkmaar, North Holland, 1815 JD, Netherlands

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Raeven VM, Spoorenberg SM, Boersma WG, van de Garde EM, Cannegieter SC, Voorn GP, Bos WJ, van Steenbergen JE; Alkmaar study group; Ovidius study group. Atypical aetiology in patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia is associated with age, gender and season; a data-analysis on four Dutch cohorts. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Jun 17;16:299. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1641-9.

  • Snijders D, Daniels JM, de Graaff CS, van der Werf TS, Boersma WG. Efficacy of corticosteroids in community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized double-blinded clinical trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 May 1;181(9):975-82. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200905-0808OC. Epub 2010 Feb 4.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pneumonia

Interventions

Prednisone

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract InfectionsInfectionsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PregnadienediolsPregnadienesPregnanesSteroidsFused-Ring CompoundsPolycyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Dominic Snijders, Drs

    Pulmo Science

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Wim G Boersma, dr

    Pulmo Science

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Posted

September 15, 2005

Study Start

August 1, 2005

Primary Completion

August 1, 2008

Study Completion

September 1, 2008

Last Updated

September 29, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-09

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