Study of Viral Respiratory Infections
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Respiratory Infections. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Italy
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Study of Viral Respiratory Infections: Retrospective Evaluation of the Circulation of Respiratory Viruses, of Pathogenic-related Clinical Manifestations and of the Clinical Utility of Virological Diagnosis
Overview
Acute viral respiratory infections are a major public health problem, as they cause mortality especially in pediatric patients, over 65 and those with co-morbidities. The most frequently responsible viruses are: Influenza A and B, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Adenovirus, Parainfluenza Virus, Metapneumovirus, Rhinovirus and SARS-CoV-2. By comparing clinical data and laboratory diagnosis among all categories of patients at greatest risk, it is possible to define the symptoms associated with the pathogen and establish which etiological agents could be able to cause clinical pictures characteristics of a given type of patient. The study will also provide information on the potential role that simultaneously detected pathogens may play in determining the severity of the clinical picture. In addition, the results will allow to deepen the changes in seasonality and spread of different respiratory viruses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Detailed description
The aim of the study is:
1. Calculate the percentage of positive cases during 2018-2023. 2. Association between the viral pathogens detected individually or in packaging in respiratory material and: typology of symptomatology/clinical outcome; typology of clinical signs detectable with objective/instrumental examinations; degree of severity of clinical manifestation. 3. Reduction in the prescription of instrumental investigations (RX/ecoaddome) and reduction in the prescription of empirical antibiotic therapy with amoxicillin or amoxicillin and clavulanic acid in pediatric patients.
Primary outcome measures
- Identify potential changes in the circulation of major respiratory viruses (FLUA, FLUB, VRS, AdV, PIV, MPV, RV) during the period 2018-2023. [Time frame: From 2018 to 2023]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Define the potential role that each pathogen may have in the onset and outcome of certain clinical conditions (symptoms and clinical signs) in adult and pediatric patients [Time frame: From 2022 to 2023]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult and pediatric patients, of any age, with clinical diagnosis of acute respiratory infections and with request for search of the main respiratory viruses (FLUA, FLUB, VRS, AdV, PIV, MPV, RV and SARS-CoV-2)
- Obtaining informed consent where possible.
Exclusion criteria
- None
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Italy · 1 center
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna — Bologna
Publications
- Galli C, Pellegrinelli L, Giardina F, Ferrari G, Uceda Renteria SC, Novazzi F, Masi E, Pagani E, Piccirilli G, Mauro MV, Binda S, Corvaro B, Tiberio C, Lalle E, Maggi F, Russo C, Ranno S, Vian E, Pariani E, Baldanti F, Piralla A; AMCLI-GLIViRe working group. On the lookout for influenza viruses in Italy during the 2021-2022 season: Along came A(H3N2) viruses with a new phylogenetic makeup of their PMID 36581046
- Calabro GE, Rizzo C, Domnich A, DE Waure C, Rumi F, Bonanni P, Boccalini S, Bechini A, Panatto D, Amicizia D, Amodio E, Costantino C, Bert F, Lo Moro G, DI Pietro ML, Giuffrida S, Giordano V, Conversano M, Russo C, Spadea A, Ansaldi F, Grammatico F, Ricciardi R, Torrisi M, Porretta AD, Arzilli G, Scarpaleggia M, Bertola C, Vece M, Lupi C, Lorenzini E, Massaro E, Tocco M, Trapani G, Zarcone E, Munn PMID 39554593
- Piccirilli G, Rocca A, Borgatti EC, Gabrielli L, Zama D, Pierantoni L, Leone M, Totaro C, Pavoni M, Lazzarotto T, Lanari M. Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Load Kinetics and Clinical Course of Acute Bronchiolitis in Hospitalized Infants: Interim Results and Review of the Literature. Pathogens. 2023 Apr 27;12(5):645. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12050645. PMID 37242316
- De Francesco MA, Pollara C, Gargiulo F, Giacomelli M, Caruso A. Circulation of Respiratory Viruses in Hospitalized Adults before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brescia, Italy: A Retrospective Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 9;18(18):9525. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18189525. PMID 34574450
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06764381 · RESP-VIR