New antibiotic OMN6 tested against tough lung infection

NCT ID NCT06087536

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This phase 2a trial tests an experimental antibiotic called OMN6 in 54 adults with hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii. Participants receive either OMN6 or a placebo, plus standard antibiotics, for one day. The main goal is to check safety and how the drug moves through the body.

What this could mean

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Active substance
OMN6 (an experimental antibiotic given intravenously)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for a hard-to-treat lung infection in hospitalized patients.
What could go wrong
This is an early phase 2a trial with only 54 participants, focused on safety and dosing—not yet on effectiveness. The drug is given for just one day alongside standard antibiotics, so its added benefit is uncertain.

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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 54 people

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

Started

May 2026

Expected to finish

Mar 2027

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

18 to 99 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: 1. A signed informed consent form. 2. Male or female patients 18 years or older 3. A diagnosis of either a HABP or a VABP 4. ABC infection of the lower respiratory tract suspected based on a positive rapid testing of respiratory specimens 5. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) (i.e., not post-menopausal or surgically sterilized) must have a negative highly sensitive urine or serum pregnancy test before randomization. 6. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score between 10 and 24 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Moderate to severe reduction of renal function 2. Liver dysfunction 3. Evidence of septic shock 4. Acute respiratory distress syndrome. 5. Immunosuppressed patients (due to either immunosuppressant drugs or to any medical condition). 6. History of any known hypersensitivity to colistin or to carbapenems 7. Any condition or circumstance that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the study data

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Conditions

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  1. The places running it

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Omnix Medical Research Site

    RECRUITING

    Ashdod, Israel

  • Omnix Medical Research Site

    RECRUITING

    Be’er Ya‘aqov, Israel

  • Omnix Medical Research Site

    RECRUITING

    Holon, Israel

  • Omnix Medical Research Site

    RECRUITING

    Petah Tikva, Israel

  • Omnix Medical Research Site

    RECRUITING

    Ramat Gan, Israel

  • Omnix Medical Research Site

    RECRUITING

    Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel

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