Scientists investigate hidden triggers of pneumonia after accidental inhalation
NCT ID NCT03108430
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at why some people develop pneumonia after accidentally inhaling food, drink, or stomach contents. Researchers will track patients in intensive care and general medicine who have had a known or suspected inhalation event. The goal is to identify risk factors and protective factors, and to see how often pneumonia occurs, so that better prevention strategies can be developed.
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 identify who is most at risk for inhalation pneumonia and guide decisions on preventive antibiotics.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will gather data but may not produce clear or actionable results.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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91 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2016
- Finished
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Mar 2023
- 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
Observation of inhalations in medicine and resuscitation and collection of data likely to influence the emergence of an IP.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * In intensive care: Any intubated patient who presented: * It is a coma with GCS ≤ 12 without VAS protection, whatever the duration * Either a proven inhalation, defined by the presence in the VAS of gastric fluid or food * Either a suspected inhalation, defined by the extrahospital anamnesis * In medicine : * Any wrong way (defined by a reflex cough when taking food) * Coma without intubation, regardless of duration or depth Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with VAP
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens Picardie
Amiens, Picardie, 80054, France
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