Status: Recruiting
HAP/VAP Diagnosis in Critically Ill Septic Patients Using a Multiplex PCR Array
Multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label trial to assess if semiquantitative multiplex PCR assay, as compared to conventional microbiology, can reduce the percentage of patients without microbiological diagnosis in the first 24 hours from HAP/VAP suspicion, thus allowing early de-escalation.
Participants needed: 126
Trial details
Age: 18+Biological sex: AllType: InterventionalSponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSUpdated: Aug 14, 2025Locations: 4
Eligibility criteria
Suspicion of HAP/VAP (clinical/radiological/laboratory criteria); [+3]
Pregnancy, [+2]