Global survey reveals how ICUs use powerful antibiotics
NCT ID NCT02850029
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study surveyed 964 intensive care patients across multiple countries to understand how doctors currently prescribe and monitor aminoglycoside antibiotics (tobramycin, amikacin, gentamicin). Researchers collected data on dosing, therapy duration, and drug monitoring during the first week of treatment. The goal was to describe real-world practices, not to test a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this survey could help identify gaps and improve how aminoglycoside antibiotics are dosed and monitored in critically ill patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only describes current practices and does not test any new intervention or directly improve patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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964 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2016
- Finished
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Dec 2017
- 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
Large cohort of intensive care units patients receiving aminoglycosides (tobramycin, amikacin or gentamicin) as part of their antimicrobial therapy for sepsis.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years old * Intensive care unit patients * Receiving aminoglycoside therapy for a sepsis according to the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock Exclusion Criteria: * Aged \< 18 years of age * Previous inclusion in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HM - Hopital Nord
Marseille, 13915, France
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AP-HP - Bicetre
Paris, 94275, France
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AP-HP - Hopital Paris St Antoine
Paris, 75012, France
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AP-HP - Paris St Louis
Paris, 75010, France
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APHM La timone
Marseille, PACA, 13000, France
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APHP- Bichat
Paris, 75018, France
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APHP- Descartes
Paris, 75908, France
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APHP-Hopital Georges Pompidou
Paris, 75908, France
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Aphm- La Conception
Marseille, 13385, France
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Aphp - Pitie Salpetriere
Paris, 75013, France
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Aphp- Pitie Salpetriere
Paris, 75013, France
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Athens Hippocratio Hospital
Athens, Greece
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CHI Robert Ballanger
Aulnay-sous-Bois, 93602, France
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CHU CAEN
Caen, 14033, France
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CHU La Reunion-Hopital Felix Guyon
Saint-Denis, 97400, France
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CHU MONTPELLIER-Hopital Lapeyronnie
Montpellier, 34295, France
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CHU MONTPELLIER-Hopital St Eloi
Montpellier, 34295, France
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CHU NANTES- hôpital Nord Laennec
Nantes, 44093, France
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CHU Nice- Hopital Pasteur
Nice, 06001, France
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CHU Nice-Hopital L'Archet
Nice, 06202, France
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CHU REIMS- Hopital Robert Debré
Reims, 51100, France
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CHU RENNES - Hopital Pontchaillou
Rennes, 35033, France
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CHU ROUEN- Hopital Nicolle
Rouen, 76031, France
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CHU SAINT-ETIENNE - Hopital Nord
Saint-Etienne, 42270, France
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CHU TOULOUSE- Hopital Rangueil
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Centre Hospitalier Aix-En-Provence
Aix-en-Provence, 13097, France
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Centre Hospitalier Arles
Arles, 13637, France
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Centre Hospitalier Aurillac
Aurillac, 15000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Avignon
Avignon, 84902, France
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Centre Hospitalier Bourg En Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse, 01012, France
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Centre Hospitalier Charleville-Mezieres
Charleville-Mézières, 08011, France
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Centre Hospitalier D'Ales
Alès, 30100, France
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Centre Hospitalier La Rochelle-Hopital Saint Louis
La Rochelle, 17019, France
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Centre Hospitalier Sainte Catherine
Saint-Brieuc, 22027, France
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Centre Hospitalier Sainte Catherine
Saverne, 67703, France
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Centre Hospitalier Sambre-Avesnois
Maubeuge, 59600, France
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Centre Hospitalier Valence
Valence, 26953, France
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Centre Hospitalier de BOULOGNE SUR MER
Boulogne-sur-Mer, 62321, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Compiegne
Compiègne, 60200, France
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Centre Hospitalier de MORLAIX
Morlaix, 29672, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Montauban
Montauban, 82013, France
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Centre Hospitalier de PAU
Pau, 64046, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Roanne
Roanne, 42328, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Rodez
Rodez, 12027, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Salon de Provence
Salon-de-Provence, 13658, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Toulon, Hopital Sainte Musse
Toulon, 83056, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes
Valenciennes, 59322, France
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Centre Hospitalier du Mans
Le Mans, 72037, France
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Centre Universitaire de Nimes
Nîmes, 30029, France
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Chru Besancon
Besançon, 25030, France
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Chru Brest
Brest, 29609, France
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Chru Nancy -Hopital de Brabois
Nancy, 54511, France
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Chu Amiens
Amiens, 80054, France
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Chu Angers
Angers, 49100, France
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Chu Angers
Angers, 49933, France
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Chu Bordeaux
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Chu Brest- Hopital Cavale
Brest, 29609, France
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Chu Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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Chu Grenoble
Grenoble, 38043, France
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Chu Lyon- Hopital La Croix Rousse
Lyon, 69317, France
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Chu Lyon- Lyon Sud
Lyon, 69495, France
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Chu Nantes- Hopital Hotel Dieu
Nantes, 44035, France
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Chu Poitiers
Poitiers, 86021, France
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Frankston Hospital Victoria
Frankston, Australia
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G. Gennimatas General Hospital
Thessaloniki, Greece
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Guy'S and St Thomas'
London, United Kingdom
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Hospital Barros Luco Trudeau
Santiago, Chile
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Hospital Base de Valvidia
Valdivia, Los Ríos Region, Chile
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Hospital CU Chile
Santiago, Chile
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Naval and Veterans Hospital of Athens
Athens, Greece
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Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital
Brisbane, Queensland, 4029, Australia
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Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Brisbane, Australia
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Salford royal
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Salvador Santiago Hospital
Santiago, Chile
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Sandwell and west Birmingham hospital
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Southampton University Hospitals
Southampton, United Kingdom
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St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals
Prescot, United Kingdom
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Sunshine Coast hospital
Sunshine Coast, Australia
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Toowoomba Hospital
Toowoomba, Australia
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University Critical Care Department Aghioi Anargyroi Hospital
Athens, Greece
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University Hospital Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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University Hospital of South Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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University Hospital of loannina
Ioannina, Greece
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