Understanding How Children's Bodies Fight Respiratory Infections
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how children's immune systems respond to serious lung infections and analyzes the germs causing the infection. Researchers hope to better understand why some children get sicker than others and how to improve treatment.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and need a breathing tube (ventilator) to help them breathe
- Your child must have a suspected or confirmed infection in the lower airways or lungs
- Your child's condition must not be immediately life-ending, and the medical team must not be pursuing comfort care only
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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