Can a new antibiotic combo tame tough UTIs in kids?

NCT ID NCT05826990

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First seen Aug 20, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 2 trial is investigating how a combination of two antibiotics, cefepime and enmetazobactam, is processed by the body and whether it is safe and tolerable in children from birth to under 18 years old who are hospitalized with a complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI). The study will measure drug levels in the blood and monitor for side effects, while also checking how well the infection responds to treatment. The goal is to gather data that could support extending this antibiotic's use to pediatric patients.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
cefepime-enmetazobactam (an intravenous antibiotic combination)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could help extend a promising antibiotic treatment to children with complicated urinary tract infections, offering a new option for hard-to-treat cases.
What could go wrong
This is an early-phase study with a small number of participants, so results may not hold up in larger trials. As with any antibiotic, there are risks of side effects and allergic reactions.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 40 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2023

Expected to finish

May 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

Up to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participant must be from birth to \<18 years of age. Participants up to 2 months must have been born at term or preterm with a gestational age ≥32 weeks. * Written informed consent from parent(s) or other legally acceptable representative(s), and informed assent from participant (if age appropriate according to local regulations). * If female and has reached menarche, or has reached Tanner stage 3 development, (even if not having reached menarche) the participant is authorized to participate in this clinical study if the following criteria are met: 1. Participant has a negative urine and/or serum human chorionic gonadotropin test at screening visit. As serum tests may miss an early pregnancy, relevant menstrual history, and sexual history, including methods of contraception, should be considered 2. Participant agrees to avoid conception from the time of screening until 7 days after receipt of study intervention and agrees not to attempt pregnancy from the time of screening until 7 days after EOT with study intervention, and participant agrees to follow guidelines received regarding continuation of abstinence, initiation of abstinence or about allowed contraception, and 3. Participant reports sexual abstinence for the prior 3 months or reported the use of at least 1 of the acceptable methods of contraception, including an intrauterine device (with copper banded coil), levonorgestrel intrauterine system or regular medroxyprogesterone injections, or participant agrees to initiate sexual abstinence from the time of screening until 7 days after end of treatment (EOT) with study intervention. * Participant has a clinically suspected and/or bacteriologically documented complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI) or acute pyelonephritis judged by the investigator to require the participant to be hospitalized for treatment with intravenous (i.v.) therapy. * The causative pathogen is confirmed or suspected to be susceptible to cefepime-enmetazobactam. * Participant has pyuria, defined as dipstick analysis positive for leukocyte esterase OR: 1. If ≥1 year of age: White blood cell (WBC) count \>10 cells/µL in unspun urine or ≥10 cells/high power field in spun urine. 2. If \<1 year of age: WBC count \>5 cells/µL in unspun urine or ≥5 cells/high power field in spun urine. * Participant demonstrates clinical signs and/or symptoms of either acute pyelonephritis or cUTI at the Screening Visit, as defined by the following criteria: a. For pyelonephritis, participants must have at least 2 of the following new or worsening signs and/or symptoms: i. If 0 to \<2 years of age: * Fever (as defined by the investigator) * Failure to thrive * Recent weight loss * Irritability * Poor feeding * Lack of normal level of activity * Abdominal tenderness on physical examination * Vomiting ii. If 2 to \<18 years of age: * Fever (as defined by the investigator) * Dysuria * Urinary urgency * Urinary frequency * New-onset urinary incontinence * Suprapubic pain, flank pain, or abdominal pain * Suprapubic tenderness or CVA tenderness on physical examination * Nausea or vomiting OR b. For cUTI, participants must have at least 2 of the new or worsening signs and/or symptoms listed above AND must have at least 1 of the following complicating factors: * Obstructive uropathy * Congenital, functional, or anatomic abnormality of the urogenital tract * Temporary indwelling urinary catheter * Bladder instrumentation within \<24 hours * Recurrent UTI (≥2 events within a 12-month period) * Have a baseline urine culture specimen obtained within 48 hrs prior to the first dose of the study intervention. (Participants may be enrolled in this study and start i.v. study intervention therapy before the Investigator knows the results of the baseline urine culture in the event the causative pathogen is suspected to be susceptible to cefepime-enmetazobactam). Specimen is to be obtained by suprapubic aspiration, clean intermittent urethral catheterization, indwelling urethral catheter, or mid- stream clean catch. * Likely to survive the current illness or hospitalization. * Sufficient intravascular access (peripheral or central) to receive study intervention Exclusion Criteria: * History of serious allergy, hypersensitivity (e.g., anaphylaxis), or any serious reaction to cefepime, any cephalosporin, penicillins, β-lactamase inhibitors (e.g., tazobactam, sulbactam, or clavulanic acid), or other β-lactam agents. * Previous enrolment in this study, or in another interventional study ≤30 days before i.v. administration of study intervention. * Concurrent infection requiring systemic antibiotics in addition to the i.v. study intervention therapy at the time of first study intervention administration. * Receipt of systemic antibiotics within 24 hours before obtaining the study qualifying pre-treatment baseline urine sample and before study intervention therapy. Exceptions are: * Receipt up to 24 hours of short-acting antibacterial agent with a daily dose not completed. (Refer protocol ► Section 10.5, Appendix 5 for the list of allowed and disallowed antibiotics). * Patients who received prior antimicrobial therapy for the current cUTI/AP, and 1) in the Investigator's opinion, failed that prior antibiotic therapy (i.e., presented with worsening signs and symptoms), AND 2) were documented that the pathogen is non-susceptible to the prior antibiotic therapy. * Patients who have received antimicrobial prophylaxis for recurrent cUTI and then presented signs and symptoms consistent with an active new cUTI or AP. * A permanent indwelling bladder catheter or instrumentation including nephrostomy or current urinary catheter or anticipation of urinary catheter placement that would not be removed during the course of i.v. study intervention therapy administration. * Participant has suspected or known complete obstruction of any portion of the urinary tract, perinephric abscess, or ileal loops. * Participant has trauma to the pelvis or urinary tract. * Participant has undergone renal transplantation. * Participant has a condition or history of any illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, would have made the participant unsuitable for the study (e.g., may have confounded the results of the study or posed additional risk in administering the study therapy to the participant). * Participant is considered unlikely to survive the 6-week study period or had a rapidly progressive illness, including septic shock, that was associated with a high risk of mortality. * At the time of first study intervention administration, known presence of a cUTI caused by pathogens resistant to Cefepime - enmetazobactam. * Presence of any of the following clinically significant laboratory abnormalities: 1. Haematocrit \<25% or haemoglobin \<8 g/dL (\<80 g/L, \<4.9 mmol/L) for children ≥ 1 month, or \<13 g/dL (\<130 g/L, \<8.0 mmol/L) for children \< 1 month. 2. Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST)\>3 times the age-specific upper limit of normal (ULN), or total bilirubin \>2 times ULN (except known Gilbert's disease) and Absolute Neutrophil count\<1000/ mm3. 3. eGFR \<30 mL/min/1.73m2. (updated creatinine-based "Bedside Schwartz" equation (Schwartz et al. 2009)) * Participant has baseline QTcB (corrected Bazett's formula) of greater than 450 msec. * History of seizures, excluding well-documented febrile seizures of childhood. * If female, currently pregnant or breast feeding.

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Conditions

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  1. The places running it

    4 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Központ Gyermekgyógyászati Klinika

    WITHDRAWN

    Debrecen, Hungary

  • Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové -Ústav klinické biochemie a diagnostiky

    WITHDRAWN

    Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czechia

  • Hopital des Enfants

    WITHDRAWN

    Toulouse, France

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    WITHDRAWN

    Madrid, Spain

  • Kanizsai Dorottya Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Nagykanizsa, 8800, Hungary

  • Národný ústav detských chorôb (NÚDCH)

    RECRUITING

    Bratislava, Slovakia

  • Oblastni nemocnice Kolin, a.s., nemocnice Stredoceskeho kraje - Detske oddeleni

    RECRUITING

    Kolín, 280 02, Czechia

  • SZPZOZ im. Dzieci Warszawy w Dziekanowie Leśnym

    RECRUITING

    Łomianki, Poland

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