Dyspnea Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Impact of Respiratory Pathogen PCR Assay on Treatment of Adult Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Viral respiratory infections are common and often require use of health care resources.
Patients receive inappropriate bacterial antibiotics, which has many problems including
side-effects, development of resistance and costs.
A small portion of the infections leads to severe clinical manifestations including
hospitalisations and deaths. The significance of influenza virus is well known and it is
actively detected in all age groups. However, the benefits of detecting other respiratory
viruses have mainly been studied among children but not among adults. The development of
multiplex PCR technique has provided a new and sensitive method for diagnosing a large panel
of viruses. To convince the economical benefits of the rapid viral diagnostic in adult
infectious patient, more evidence is needed.
In our randomized study, nasal and pharyngeal samples from the patients evaluated at the
emergency clinic of internal medicine in the University Hospital of Oulu because of any
respiratory symptom, chest pain or fever, will be collected. The samples will be tested for
16 different respiratory viruses by using Anyplex TMII RV16 Detection. The adult
participants will be randomized in two groups. In one group the results of the testing will
be reported for the attending physician as soon as possible, and in the other group 7 days
after sampling. The effect of this delay to patient care is monitored. Also the results of
children and adults are compared as well as results of men and women. The hypothesis is that
rapid viral diagnostics shortens the length of admission and diminishes the use of bacterial
antibiotics. New information on the viral epidemiology among children and adults is provided
and clinical manifestations of specific viral infections in adults are described.
The estimated 1500 samples are also tested for 5 different respiratory bacteria by Anyplex
TM II RB5 Detection. These results will be examined after completion of the study period.
The benefits of rapid bacterial detection are evaluated in respect to the clinical course of
the disease and considering the infection control aspects as well.
Aim and Hypothesis
The aim of the study is:
1. To find out how the modern rapid multiplex-PCR based respiratory virus detection method
affects the patient care
2. To examine does it shorten the length of admission and reduce antibiotic consumption
3. Compare the seasonality of different viruses in children and adults
4. Investigate the development and progress of an epidemic
5. Study the differences in the prevalence and severity of infections between genders
6. Describe clinical manifestations of different viral infections in adults
7. View more closely certain subgroups such as patients with chest pain in respect to
different viral epidemics and their effect on the hospital admission rates
8. Evaluate the information provided by the bacterial detection
Subjects Our hospital is both a regional and a university hospital at the same time.
Patients come to our clinic from a quite large area surrounding the city of Oulu and they
represent the general population of the area well. The study population will be recruited
2014-2015 in the emergency clinics for pediatric and internal medicine patients in the Oulu
University Hospital. Participants are patients with respiratory infection symptoms, chest
pain or fever. Fever is determined as body temperature of 38 degrees centigrade or more
measured either in the hospital or at home.
Study design This is a randomized clinical trial evaluating the impact of modern multiplex
PCR based respiratory virus diagnostics on treatment and outcome of adult patients.
Participants are randomized in two groups with results being reported either immediately or
after a week (Picture 1). In children the viral PCR diagnostics is already routinely used
and collection of nasal and pharyngeal samples continues normally. All pediatric results are
reported immediately. Approval of the ethical review board of the Northern Ostrobothnia
Hospital District has been acquired.
Course of the study Data collection All patients entering the internal medicine emergency
clinics because of respiratory infection symptoms (cough, rhinitis, shortness of breath,
sore throat), chest pain or fever will be given the opportunity to participate in the study.
After signing an informed consent a nasal and a pharyngeal swab will be taken for viral
examination. Adult patients are randomized in two different groups. In one group the results
of the viral detection are reported immediately and in the other group they are reported 7
days after sampling.
Samples will be analyzed in the microbiological laboratory by real time PCR method Anyplex
TMII to detect genome of 16 different respiratory viruses and of 5 different bacterial
pathogen (Table 1). Results in the delayed group will be given earlier in the case the
clinician is requesting them. The results of the bacterial findings will be analyzed after
completion of the study since the clinical relevance of them is not clear yet. The
bacteriological diagnostic of the patients during the study relies on the routinely used
methods.
The attending clinician decides the treatment and care of the patient independently.
Patient's chart will be reviewed for the course of disease, antibiotic use, ICU care and
length of hospital stay. The results of key laboratory tests and microbiological findings
will be collected. Radiological findings will be registered. At discharge, the participants
are asked to report the duration of the symptoms, absence from work and the date of a
possible doctors follow up. The population register centre will be used at the end of the
study to find out the number of deceased, and their time and cause of the death will be
recorded
. Table 1. Microbes detected from the study samples Viruses (AnyplexTMII RV16 Detection)
Adenovirus Influenza A/B virus Parainfluenza virus1/2/3/4 Rhinovirus A/B/C Respiratory
syncytial virus A/B Bocavirus 1/2/3/4 Metapneumovirus Coronavirus 229E/NL63/OC43 Enterovirus
Data analysis The length of hospital admission and the use of bacterial antibiotics is
compared between the randomized groups. Viral findings of children and adults will be
evaluated. The emergence of viruses in different areas of the district as well as in
different age groups is examined. The differences in clinical picture and in microbiological
findings between genders are viewed. The symptoms and clinical findings in adults with
detected RSV or metapneumovirus are described. The bacterial findings are evaluated and
compared with clinical data to determine the significance of the information provided by the
test.
Impact of the study In our hospital major part of the viral respiratory infection
diagnostics in adults has been accomplished by influenza virus antigen detection. Now a more
sensitive measure for detecting 16 different respiratory pathogens from nasopharyngeal
sample is available. We will determine whether more specific identification of the
etiological agent affects the patient care. If the accurate diagnostics diminishes
inappropriate antibiotic use it saves the patient from potential side effects and the
society from unnecessary costs. Importantly it also saves the microbial flora from the
antibiotic selection pressure which is considered to facilitate the emergence of antibiotic
resistance. In children the benefits of accurate diagnostics have been recognized but in
adults this is still under progress. This study is designed to demonstrate these advantages
in adults.
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
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