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Table 1 SPIRIT figure illustrating the TARGET ABC study overview

From: Targeted AntiBiotics for Chronic pulmonary diseases (TARGET ABC): can targeted antibiotic therapy improve the prognosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa-infected patients with chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, and asthma? A multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label trial

Study period

 

Enrollment

Intervention

Follow-up

Visit number

1

 

2

3

4

5

6

Study day

0

0–14

14

30

60

90

365

Enrollment

 Eligibility screening

X

      

 Informed consent

X

      

 Randomization

X

      

Study arm

 Intervention group: antibiotic treatment, in-hospital

 

X

     

 Control group: no antibiotic treatment, not hospitalized

       

Data collection and examinations

 Demographics

X

      

 Sputum sample

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

 Body mass index (BMI)

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

 Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale (MRC)

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

 COPD Assessment Test (CAT)

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

 Spirometry

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

 Vital parameters

X

 

X

    

 High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT)

X

      

 Blood samples

X

X

X

    
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