New study explores smarter antibiotic dosing for obese patients

NCT ID NCT06690905

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 12, 2026 · Updated 24 times

Summary

This study looked at whether giving the antibiotic piperacillin-tazobactam as a longer infusion helps people with obesity reach the right drug level in their blood. It included 45 hospitalized adults with obesity who needed this antibiotic. The main goal was to see if a larger study is possible, not to prove the treatment works better.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hôpital Charles- Le Moyne

    Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2H1, Canada

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