Effect of tNGS on CAP Patients With Initial Treatment Failure

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCapital Medical University

About this trial

This is a multicenter, randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the impact of tNGS in patients with community-acquired pneumonia who experience initial treatment failure.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adults (age ≥ 18 years)

Diagnosed of community-acquired pneumonia

Initial treatment failure

Disqualifiers

tNGS or mNGS already performed on respiratory samples during the current illness

Suspected lung abscess or empyema

Cerebral infarction within the past three months

Dysphagia

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Targeted next-generation sequencing
  • Conventional microbiological testing
  • Follow-up at Day 30

Treatment groups

524 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Capital Medical University

Lead sponsor

China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Sponsor institution

China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Collaborator

Beijing Municipal Health Commission

Collaborator