Procalcitonin and Lung Ultrasonography Guided Antibiotherapy in Emergency Departments

NAActive, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,440

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 5, 2022

Primary Completion Date

March 15, 2025

Study Completion Date

May 16, 2025

Conditions
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Interventions
OTHER

The PLUS algorithm

Combination of a clinical prediction score and LUS, and if needed PCT measurement

OTHER

Usual care

Management as usual

Trial Locations (9)

1011

Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne

1530

Hôpital Intercantonal de la Broye, Payerne

1847

Hôpital Riviera-Chablais, Rennaz

2000

Réseau Hospitalier Neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel

4031

University Hospital of Basel, Basel

4410

Kantonsspital Baselland, Liestal

5404

Cantonal hospital of Baden, Baden

6000

Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne

9007

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

OTHER

collaborator

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

collaborator

Kantonsspital Baden

OTHER

collaborator

Hôpital Intercantonal de la Broye, Payerne, Switzerland

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Réseau Hospitalier Neuchâtelois

OTHER

collaborator

Hôpital Riviera-Chablais, Vaud-Valais

OTHER

collaborator

Luzerner Kantonsspital

OTHER

collaborator

Cantonal Hosptal, Baselland

OTHER

collaborator

St. Claraspital AG

OTHER

lead

Dr Boillat-Blanco Noemie

OTHER