CAPRIVI: Community Acquired Pneumonia: Treatment With Avelox® in Hospitalized Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of this study is to obtain data from hospitalized Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) patients on the disease including disease severity, clinical signs and symptoms and measures used for diagnosis in daily routine practice as well as data on Avelox® including information on the use, effectiveness, treatment outcome, safety and tolerability. As this is a non-interventional observational study, routine clinical practice is observed. The application of medications follows the normal routines and is decided by the treating physician under recognition of the package insert.

Official Title
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CAPRIVI: Community Acquired Pneumonia: Treatment With Avelox® in Hospitalized Patients

Conditions
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Pneumonia

Intervention / Treatment
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* Drug: Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039)


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Adult hospitalized patients with a diagnosis of CAP (based on local medical practice) and decision taken by the investigator to treat with moxifloxacin and to start treatment with intravenous administration. The local moxifloxacin product information must be considered. Exclusion Criteria: Contraindications stated in the local moxifloxacin product information; warnings and precautions must be considered.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Group 1<br> | Drug: Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039)<br>* Hospitalized patients receiving Avelox according to local drug information<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The primary objective is to evaluate the distribution of the CRB-65 severity index at baseline in hospitalized patients suffering from CAP and to whom moxifloxacin (starting with intravenous administration) was prescribed, in countries from South Eastern |  | At baseline only | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assessment of use of different diagnostic measures in daily routine practice, especially chest radiography and microbiology |  | 7-14 days | 
| Determination of the proportion of patients treated with moxifloxacin as antibiotic second-line therapy |  | 7-14 days | 
| Assessment of clinical signs and symptoms before and after therapy with moxifloxacin |  | 7-14 days | 
| Measurement of moxifloxacin treatment success in terms of effectiveness and outcome |  | 7-14 days | 
| Evaluation of safety and tolerability of moxifloxacin in hospitalized CAP patients |  | 7-14 days | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Community Acquired Pneumonia