Observational Study for Pneumonia Diagnosis in Older Adults
This study is looking at new ways to diagnose pneumonia in older adults who come to the emergency room. Researchers want to create a better way to identify pneumonia, including different types like bacterial or viral infections. They are also checking if special markers in the body (biomarkers) can help make diagnoses more accurate. You might be able to join if you are 65 or older, come to the emergency room with suspected pneumonia, and a doctor thinks you might have it. The study aims to understand pneumonia better over three years. The current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an observational study involving 250 participants aged 65 and older. It aims to create a clinical diagnostic pathway for pneumonia.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for three years to measure pneumonia outcomes.
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Performance of New Diagnostic Methods in Older Adults With Pneumonia
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Conditions
Where it's being run
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What this trial measures
- Pneumonia3 years
Presence or absence of pneumonia based on adjudicator review of chart. The goal of the study is to create a diagnostic pathway for pneumonia in older adult emergency department patients.