# Pleural Fluid and Serum Procalcitonin in Patients With Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion

> **NCT00646490** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Chang Gung Memorial Hospital** · enrollment: 150 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Community Acquired Pneumonia

## Interventions

_None listed._

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00646490
- **Lead sponsor:** Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2005-07
- **Primary completion:** 2009-07
- **Final completion:** 2009-07
- **Target enrollment:** 150 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2013-02-28


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00646490

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00646490, "Pleural Fluid and Serum Procalcitonin in Patients With Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00646490. Licensed CC0.

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