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Do all kids with pneumonia need antibiotics? study tracks Real-World decisions

NCT ID NCT04681339

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are observing how often children hospitalized with non-severe pneumonia receive antibiotics and how doctors decide whether a child needs them. The study follows 200 children admitted to two German hospitals, recording treatment choices, medical complications, and parent satisfaction. It does not assign children to a treatment; it simply documents what happens in routine care.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If the study maps how doctors decide on antibiotics, it could inform guidelines that spare some children unnecessary medication.
What could go wrong
This observational study cannot prove whether giving or withholding antibiotics is better. It only records what happens in two hospitals, so the patterns may not apply elsewhere.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 200 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2022

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Children (aged 3 months to 18 years) who are hospitalized for pneumonia.

Ages

3 months to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Hospital admission at the pediatric department of the Filderklinik or at the pediatric department of the Herdecke Community Hospital * Admission diagnosis pneumonia or pneumonia diagnosis within 48 hours of admission * Written informed consent by care giver * All inclusion criteria have to be fulfilled Exclusion Criteria: * Insufficient knowledge of German to understand the written patient information and questionnaire

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Community-Acquired Pneumonia pneumonia

As listed by the trial registrant

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Antibiotic stewardship Community acquired pneumonia in children

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Die Filderklinik

    RECRUITING

    Filderstadt, Baden-Wurttemberg, 70794, Germany

  • Herdecke Community Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, 58313, Germany

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