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PCOT for Outpatients With Acute Respiratory Tract Infection at Risk of Severe Disease in Primary Healthcare
Sponsor: Capital Medical University
Summary
This study aims to evaluate the clinical value of point-of-care multiplex PCR testing (POCT) in guiding early diagnosis and target treatment for acute respiratory infections in primary healthcare settings.
Official title: Point-of-care Multiplex PCR Test for Outpatients With Acute Respiratory Tract Infection at Risk of Severe Disease in Primary Healthcare: a Pragmatic Cluster-randomised Controlled Trial.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
16868
Start Date
2025-09-15
Completion Date
2028-01-31
Last Updated
2025-09-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
point-of-care multiplex PCR test
community health care center in intervention group were provided with point-of-care multiplex PCR test (POCT) plus routine test. POCT testing was recommended for all enrolled patients presenting with acute respiratory infections who meet the predefined inclusion criteria. The therapeutic interventions were determined by health-care workers on the basis of POCT result, clinical assessment and guideline.
Locations (1)
Xincheng District Hospital, Hohhot; Genghis Khan Community Health Service Center; East Street & West Street Sub-district Community Health Service Center; East Yingxin Road Community Health Service Center and so on
Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China