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20,000 patients enrolled in pneumonia Fact-Finding mission

NCT ID NCT02139163

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Capnetz Stiftung Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now This study
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study is collecting information from 20,000 adults with community-acquired pneumonia to understand how common it is, what puts people at risk, and how it interacts with other health conditions. Researchers will ask about symptoms, treatments, and hospital stays. No new treatments are being tested.

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 study could help identify who is most at risk for pneumonia and improve prevention strategies.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test any new drug or therapy, so it cannot lead to a cure or new treatment on its own.

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Study facts

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

Participants

About 20,000 people

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

Start date

Oct 2002

Expected to finish

Jun 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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 with pneumonia

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * age ≥ 18 * infiltrate on chest X-ray * further Inclusion criteria (at least one must apply): cough or purulent sputum or pathologic lung auscultation (crackles) or fever Exclusion Criteria: * Hospitalization lasting longer than 48 hours prior to the diagnosis of the current pneumonia * Newly diagnosed, active pulmonary tuberculosis within the last 2 months

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Community-Acquired Pneumonia Cough Fever pneumonia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Community-acquired pneumonia

How to take part

Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.

  1. The study's own enquiry address

    This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .

  2. The places running it

    1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.

  3. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

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  4. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Medical School Hannover

    RECRUITING

    Hanover, 30625, Germany

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