Procalcitonin Level and Kinetics in Children With Bacterial Infections

NCT ID: NCT00714402

Last Updated: 2011-05-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purposes of this study are:

1. To determine whether procalcitonin level at admission of pediatric patients with bacterial infections can be used as a marker for prediction of defervescence and hospitalization length
2. To examine the kinetics of procalcitonin in pediatric patients with bacterial infections and persistent fever

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Bacterial Infections Bacteremia Meningitis Urinary Tract Infection Mastoiditis Lobar Pneumonia Septic Arthritis Cellulitis Osteomyelitis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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a

children with proven of probable invasive bacterial infections

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Positive blood, urine, synovial, bone, pleural effusion, abscess or CSF culture
* Cellulitis, lobar pneumonia, osteomyelitis,
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Days

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Shaare Zedek Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Principal Investigators

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Yechiel Schlesinger, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Locations

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Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Jerusalem, Pob 3235, Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

References

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Le Moullec JM, Jullienne A, Chenais J, Lasmoles F, Guliana JM, Milhaud G, Moukhtar MS. The complete sequence of human preprocalcitonin. FEBS Lett. 1984 Feb 13;167(1):93-7. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(84)80839-x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 6546550 (View on PubMed)

Assicot M, Gendrel D, Carsin H, Raymond J, Guilbaud J, Bohuon C. High serum procalcitonin concentrations in patients with sepsis and infection. Lancet. 1993 Feb 27;341(8844):515-8. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)90277-n.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8094770 (View on PubMed)

Christ-Crain M, Stolz D, Bingisser R, Muller C, Miedinger D, Huber PR, Zimmerli W, Harbarth S, Tamm M, Muller B. Procalcitonin guidance of antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Jul 1;174(1):84-93. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200512-1922OC. Epub 2006 Apr 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16603606 (View on PubMed)

Schuetz P, Christ-Crain M, Wolbers M, Schild U, Thomann R, Falconnier C, Widmer I, Neidert S, Blum CA, Schonenberger R, Henzen C, Bregenzer T, Hoess C, Krause M, Bucher HC, Zimmerli W, Muller B; ProHOSP study group. Procalcitonin guided antibiotic therapy and hospitalization in patients with lower respiratory tract infections: a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res. 2007 Jul 5;7:102. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-102.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17615073 (View on PubMed)

Nobre V, Harbarth S, Graf JD, Rohner P, Pugin J. Use of procalcitonin to shorten antibiotic treatment duration in septic patients: a randomized trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Mar 1;177(5):498-505. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200708-1238OC. Epub 2007 Dec 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18096708 (View on PubMed)

Boussekey N, Leroy O, Alfandari S, Devos P, Georges H, Guery B. Procalcitonin kinetics in the prognosis of severe community-acquired pneumonia. Intensive Care Med. 2006 Mar;32(3):469-72. doi: 10.1007/s00134-005-0047-8. Epub 2006 Feb 14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16477418 (View on PubMed)

Seligman R, Meisner M, Lisboa TC, Hertz FT, Filippin TB, Fachel JM, Teixeira PJ. Decreases in procalcitonin and C-reactive protein are strong predictors of survival in ventilator-associated pneumonia. Crit Care. 2006;10(5):R125. doi: 10.1186/cc5036.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16956405 (View on PubMed)

Hatherill M, Tibby SM, Turner C, Ratnavel N, Murdoch IA. Procalcitonin and cytokine levels: relationship to organ failure and mortality in pediatric septic shock. Crit Care Med. 2000 Jul;28(7):2591-4. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200007000-00068.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10921600 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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pct.ctil

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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