Ultrasound could predict hospital stay for kids with lung infections
NCT ID NCT06694285
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study will observe 300 children and young adults (ages 0-20) with respiratory tract infections to see if chest ultrasound can predict their outcomes, such as need for hospitalization or ICU care. Researchers will use an ultrasound score and combine it with clinical data to see if it can forecast how long a patient stays in the hospital. The goal is to validate a simple, non-invasive tool to help doctors make faster decisions.
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 successful, this could lead to a validated ultrasound score that helps doctors predict which children with respiratory infections need hospitalization or intensive care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not produce a definitive score, and results may not apply to all patients or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients aged 0 to 20 years with a clinical diagnosis of respiratory tract infection, evaluated in the emergency department and then discharged home or admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit or Pediatrics Department.
- Ages
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Up to 20 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 0 to 20 years with a clinical diagnosis of respiratory tract infection, evaluated in the emergency department and then discharged home or admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit or Pediatrics Department. * Informed consent signed by parents or patient of legal age Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to sign informed consent * Patients with bronchopulmonary dysplasia * Foreign body aspiration cases * Patients with pulmonary malformations * Patients with neuromuscular diseases * Patients with hemodynamically significant congenital heart disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS UOSD Pronto Soccorso Pediatrico
Rome, Lazio, 00168, Italy
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