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NCT Number: NCT01818089

Monitoring of Lung Sounds of Patients With Pneumonia

The aim of this study is to investigate if any correlation between lung sounds of pneumonia patients and the clinical development or therapy of the pneumonia exists.

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Key information

Conditions

Pneumonia Infections Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections

Age range

18 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Univeristy Hospital Aachen

Aachen, North Rhine Westfalia, 52074, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • ambulant aquired pneumonia with typically radiological signs
  • hospitalisation at medical clinic I, university hospital Aachen
  • age at least > 18 years
  • CRB-65 score > 1
  • CRP> 60mg/l
  • fever
  • lung sounds audible by stethoscope
  • legal capacity and being able to understand and to follow the instructions of the study staff
  • being able to consent and being able to understand the importance and the consequence of the study
  • not being accomondated in an institution

Exclusion criteria

  • pneumonia acquired in a hospital
  • artificial respiration or other means for supporting respiration
  • allergic reaction because of skin contact with polymers
  • pregnancy or breast feeding

Treatment and study plan

Lung sound analyzer

Device

Patients will be aucultated with lung sound analyzer. The auscultation will be done three times daily during the duration of the complete hospital stay.

Other names: Electronic stethoscope, Model 3200, Littmann 3M

Primary outcomes

  1. Sound of lungs

    Time frame: 5 days

    3 times a day for longest 5 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

RWTH Aachen University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Mar 26, 2013
Registry last updated
Sep 23, 2015

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