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COVID pandemic precluded trial initiation. No longer clinical equipoise
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The purpose of this study is to conduct an open-label step-wedge pilot clinical trial to compare an antibiotic strategy based on routine use of a novel rapid diagnostic test to usual care in critically ill adults with severe community acquired pneumonia (SCAP). We hypothesize that when results from a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) are used to guide antibiotic therapy, broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure will be reduced in critically ill patients with SCAP without an increase in adverse events.
The purpose of this study is to conduct an open-label step-wedge pilot clinical trial to compare an antibiotic strategy based on routine use of a novel rapid diagnostic test to usual care in critically ill adults with severe community acquired pneumonia (SCAP). We hypothesize that when results from a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) are used to guide antibiotic therapy, broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure will be reduced in critically ill patients with SCAP without an increase in adverse events.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control | No Intervention | Critically ill patients with pneumonia will be treated with an antibiotic strategy at the discretion of the treating clinician | |
| Interventional | Experimental | Critically ill patients with pneumonia will be treated with an antibiotic strategy based on results from the BioFire Pneumonia Panel |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BioFire Pneumonia Panel | Diagnostic Test | Treatment based on an algorithm that recommends antibiotic choices based on bacteria/virus detected by BioFire Pneumonia Panel |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Narrow-spectrum Antibiotic Treatment | A quantitative tool that reflects how broad or narrow antibiotic is | 14 days |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Adults aged 18 years and older with known or suspected community-acquired pneumonia who are admitted to the MICU Service
Meets one of the following:
Primary MICU attending and fellow willing to base antibiotic therapy on results of RDT
Exclusion Criteria:
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| ID | Term |
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| D000098968 | Community-Acquired Pneumonia |
| ID | Term |
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| D017714 | Community-Acquired Infections |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D011014 | Pneumonia |
| D012141 | Respiratory Tract Infections |
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Physician-specific Step Wedge
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| D012140 |
| Respiratory Tract Diseases |