Treatment Monitoring for NTM Infections With a Symptom Diary

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorResearch Center Borstel

About this trial

The primary aim of the study is to investigate the correlation between patient-reported symptoms recorded in the diary and the microbiological and radiological disease course in patients with pulmonary infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Pulmonary NTM infection according to ATS/IDSA criteria (1)

Age ≥ 18 years

Ability to provide informed consent

Willingness to participate in the study AND

Disqualifiers

Lack of ability to provide informed consent

Language barriers that prevent completion of the diary

Antimicrobial therapy for the NTM infection already initiated

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Filling in a symptom diary

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

3
Abteilung Infektiologie, Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg79106, Freiburg im BreisgauBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Schwerpunkt Infektiologie, Medizinische Klinik 2, Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt60590, Frankfurt am MainHesse, Germany
Pulmonary Care Center, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center23845, BorstelSchleswig-Holstein, Germany

Sponsors and collaborators

Research Center Borstel

Lead sponsor