Can a chest infection leave lasting effects on daily life?
NCT ID NCT07807917
First seen Sep 08, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows adults hospitalized with a lower respiratory tract infection, such as pneumonia or bronchitis, to measure how their quality of life changes over one year. Researchers use a standard questionnaire to track physical, mental, and social well-being at several points after discharge. They also calculate the financial costs patients face during recovery. The goal is to understand why some people recover slowly and to inform future efforts to improve recovery.
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 identify factors that slow recovery after a chest infection, guiding future efforts to improve quality of life and reduce patient costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patients, and quality-of-life measures rely on self-reporting, which can vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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
Participants will be recruited from the adult respiratory wards at Nottingham City Hospital as the majority of patients with a primary diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infection are admitted to these wards.
- 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: * Adults aged ≥18years (no upper age limit). * Treated by attending physician as lower respiratory tract infection/community-acquired pneumonia, regardless of microbiologically-confirmed pathogen. * Ability to give informed consent or appropriate consultee available to give advice. Exclusion Criteria: * Hospital admission within 14 days preceding the index admission * Post-obstructive pneumonia secondary to Lung Cancer * Patients treated for active Tuberculosis (TB) * Receiving palliative treatment only * Unable to understand written or spoken English * Presumed to be unable to answer the questionnaires over the follow-up period. * Exacerbations of chronic lung disease such as asthma, COPD or bronchiectasis. * Previously enrolled in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nottingham City Hospital
Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
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