Performance of New Diagnostic Methods in Older Adults With Pneumonia

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Conditions studied: Pneumonia

In brief

Create a clinical diagnostic pathway for older ED adults with pneumonia and its subgroups (bacterial, viral, and co-infection) and determine whether novel biomarkers improve diagnostic accuracy. The investigators will conduct a prospective observational trial of 250 ED patients ≥65 years old with suspected pneumonia. The investigators will perform analyses overall and by subgroups, seeking common models to ease adoption.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06092008

Run by

Ohio State University

People needed

250

Starts

2022-12-02

Expected to finish

2027-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-06

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults aged 65 and older presenting to the ED with suspected pneumonia defined as (1) either a physician order for CXR OR CT OR a chief complaint consistent with dyspnea; AND (2) physician suspicion of pneumonia prior to ED testing (score of 2-5 on Likert scale)

You may not qualify if…

• inability to obtain consent from the patient or an LAR
• active cancer
• organ transplant
• immunosuppression
• trauma activation
• suicidal ideation
• incarceration
• antibiotics in the last 14 days
• a separate episode of lower respiratory illness in the last 30 days

Where it is running

• The Ohio State University — Columbus, Ohio, United States (enrolling)

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