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CompletedNCT00929721Updated Apr 13, 2012

A Global Active Surveillance for Community Acquired Pneumonia

An interventional study of Blood draw and Chest X-ray in Community Acquired Pneumonia, sponsored by Pfizer. Completed at 1 site in Poland. Open to participants aged 50 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-04-13.

Sponsored by Pfizer · Not applicable and Interventional

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
5,172
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
50 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is an observational surveillance study to identify adults 50 years and older who present to a study healthcare facility with signs and symptoms of Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

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Conditions studied

  • Community Acquired Pneumonia

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Keywords

  • CAP
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In context

Pneumonia

2,044 studies on the registry are indexed under Pneumonia; 283 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 5,172 is above the median of 106 across 1,247 interventional studies indexed under Pneumonia.

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Lead sponsor

Pfizer is the lead sponsor of 3,244 studies on the registry; 139 are open to participants now.

Of its 582 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 381 (65%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
50 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult subjects 50 years of age or older
  • Subject must reside in the surveillance area
  • Subjects who present to a study healthcare facility where the treating physician clinically suspects CAP

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any subject who is transferred to a study healthcare facility after already being hospitalized for 48 hours or more at any other in-patient facility (such as a community hospital).
  • Hospital Acquired pneumonia (ie, develops signs and symptoms of pneumonia after being hospitalized for 48 hours or more).
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
5,172 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Subjects with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Subjects with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Procedure: Blood draw · Procedure: Chest X-ray · Procedure: urine specimen · Procedure: Nasopharyngeal swab · Procedure: sputum

Interventions

  • ProcedureBlood draw

    culture for Streptococcus pneumoniae Frequency-1

    Also known as: Blood stick

  • ProcedureChest X-ray

    image of the lungs to assess changes consistent with pneumonia Frequency-1

    Also known as: Picture of lungs

  • Procedureurine specimen

    assay for the presence of Streptococcus pneumoniae Binax and UAD

    Also known as: urine dipstick test

  • ProcedureNasopharyngeal swab

    culture for Streptococcus pneumoniae Frequency-1

    Also known as: swab from inside the nose and throat

  • Proceduresputum

    culture for Streptococcus pneumoniae Frequency-1

    Also known as: collection secretions produced during cough

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence rates of CAP in adults 50 years and older

    Time frame: up to 120 days from enrollment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Frequency of bacterial agents associated with CAP, Case fatality and incidence rates of CAP number and characteristics of subjects from outpatient clinics, emergency rooms, and hospital in-patient departments

    Time frame: up to 120 days from enrollment

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Study locations

1 site
  • Pfizer Investigational Site
    Chrzanow, 32-500, Poland
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References and documents

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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 13, 2012, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00929721
Lead sponsor
Pfizer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 29, 2009
Start date
Dec 2009
Primary completion
Jan 2012
Completion
Feb 2012
Last update
Apr 13, 2012

Study contacts

Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
study director · Pfizer

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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