New study aims to uncover why some pneumonia patients need ventilators
NCT ID NCT07667582
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at patients who develop pneumonia while in the hospital and later need a breathing tube (mechanical ventilation). Researchers want to learn how common this is and what factors affect recovery. About 151 adults from Assiut University will take part. The goal is to better understand this serious condition, not to test a new treatment.
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 doctors better predict which pneumonia patients will need a breathing tube and improve care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new drug or therapy. Results may not apply to all hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 151 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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
* Adult patients (age ≥18 years) admitted to the Chest Department or Respiratory ICU, Assiut University Hospitals * Diagnosis of HAP confirmed according to standard clinical, radiological, and microbiological criteria * Hospital admission for more than 48 hours prior to pneumonia onset * Ability to provide informed consent
- Ages
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18 to 100 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: All patients diagnosed with HAP in the chest department, Assiut University Exclusion Criteria: 1. Post operative patients 2. Tracheostomized patients 3. Comatosed patient since admission 4. Suspected aspiration
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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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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Assiut University Gospital
RECRUITINGAsyut, Asyut Governorate, 71515, Egypt
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