Serum Procalcitonin Study in the Management of Ventilated Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test a new method for diagnosing and monitoring Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, which is a major killer among ICU patients. The method requires analysis of a small amount of the patient's blood for concentration of a hormone called Procalcitonin.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00726167

Run by

University of Missouri-Columbia

People needed

29

Starts

2008-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Are willing to give or who's proxy is willing to consent to be a study subject
• Are at least 18 years of age;
• Who are mechanically ventilated surgical intensive care unit patients.

You may not qualify if…

• Participation in any investigational device or drug trial within 30 days prior to enrollment.

Where it is running

• University of Missouri — Columbia, Missouri, United States

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