Blood clot marker may reveal pneumonia danger
NCT ID NCT07199530
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is looking at whether a blood test called D-dimer can help doctors understand how serious pneumonia is and how well patients might recover. Researchers will measure D-dimer levels in 50 adults admitted to the hospital with community-acquired pneumonia and compare them to standard severity scores. The goal is to see if higher D-dimer levels are linked to worse inflammation and survival.
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 help doctors use a simple blood test to quickly assess pneumonia severity and guide treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It does not test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
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
the participant is those patients with CAP WHO will meet the inclusion criteria previously mentioned
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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 who will be admitted to the Chest department, or coming to the outpatient clinic at Ain-Shams University Hospitals with CAP, and have the following inclusions: 1. age ≥18 years 2. diagnosis of CAP based on clinical symptoms, laboratory findings, and radiological evidence. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of coagulation disorders, cancer, or other chronic diseases, or refusal to participate. * patients who have any clinical or radiological signs suggesting COVID-19 pneumonia.
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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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Ain Shams University hospitals
RECRUITINGCairo, Egypt
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