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A safer scan for tiny lungs: ultrasound may spot newborn pneumonia without radiation

NCT ID NCT07807514

Diagnosis Sponsor: Assiut University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 08, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers at Assiut University are testing whether lung ultrasound can diagnose pneumonia in newborns as reliably as the standard chest X-ray. The study will enroll 100 infants in the neonatal intensive care unit who have a clinical diagnosis of pneumonia within their first 28 days of life. Each baby will receive both imaging tests, and the team will compare how accurately each method identifies pneumonia. If ultrasound matches X-ray accuracy, it could become a radiation-free alternative for these vulnerable patients.

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Active substance
Lung ultrasound compared with chest X-ray as a diagnostic imaging method
What this could lead to
If lung ultrasound proves as accurate as chest X-ray, it could offer a safer, radiation-free way to diagnose pneumonia in newborns.
What could go wrong
This observational study only compares diagnostic methods, not treatments. Ultrasound accuracy depends on the operator's skill, and the results may not apply to all newborns.

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Participants

About 100 people

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Expected to start

Sep 2026

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Expected to finish

Jul 2028

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Term and preterm neonates admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Assiut University Children's Hospital with clinical diagnosis of pneumonia within the first 28 days of life.

Ages

1 minute to 28 days

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * \- Neonates (term and preterm) admitted to the NICU * Clinical diagnosis of pneumonia within the first 28 days of life * Written informed consent from parents or legal guardians Exclusion Criteria: * \- Major congenital pulmonary or cardiac structural malformations that would confound imaging interpretation * Lethal congenital anomalies or chromosomal abnormalities incompatible with survival

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Conditions

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adult acute respiratory distress syndrome respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants

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Neonatal pneumonia Pneumonia neonatal Respiratory distress syndrome

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