Massive data dive aims to tame sepsis in kids
NCT ID NCT04955210
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will gather health information from 5,000 children in China who have severe infections like pneumonia or sepsis. The goal is to learn how common these infections are, how well different treatments work, and to create tools that can predict which children are at highest risk. No new treatments are being tested; instead, researchers will analyze real-world data to improve future care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
All children hospitalized in PICU of Children's Hospital of Fudan University from April 2021 to April 2025
- Ages
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29 days to 18 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: 1. Children between 0 and 18 years old. 2. Severe pneumonia and/or sepsis. Exclusion Criteria: 1. notifiable infectious diseases. 2. The researcher believes that he is not suitable to participate in other situations in this study. 3. Participants in other clinical trials in the same period.
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201102, China
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