Study checks if antibiotic dosing hits the mark in ICU sepsis patients
NCT ID NCT02888470
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study examines whether intensive care unit (ICU) patients being treated for sepsis receive aminoglycoside antibiotics at doses that achieve the recommended peak concentration in the blood. Researchers will measure drug levels after the first and later doses in about 90 adults. The goal is to understand how often current dosing practices hit the target, which could help improve antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- aminoglycoside antibiotics
- What this could lead to
- If the study finds that current dosing often misses the target, it could lead to better dosing guidelines for ICU patients with sepsis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that only measures current practice, not a test of a new treatment. It cannot prove that changing doses improves outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jun 2013
- Finished
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Nov 2013
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All ICU patients with indication of aminoglycosides (gentamicin, tobramycin or amikacin) for a current infectious episode
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years * indication of aminogycoside therapy for a current infectious episode Exclusion Criteria: * \<18years * allergy to aminoglycosides * patients under guardianship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nîmes
Nîmes, Gard, 30029, France
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