Can smarter antibiotic use curb Drug-Resistant infections?
NCT ID NCT07082465
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at medical records from four hospitals in Thailand to understand what happens when doctors reduce antibiotic treatment (de-escalation) in patients who received short-course IV antibiotics. It compares outcomes like new resistant infections and death between those who had de-escalation and those who didn't. The study also tests automated outbreak detection and develops new stewardship indicators for low- and middle-income countries.
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
- This could help hospitals in low- and middle-income countries improve antibiotic use and reduce drug-resistant infections.
- What could go wrong
- Because it's observational, it can't prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to other settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 108,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 patients admitted to four collaborating hospitals from 1 Jan 2019 to 31 Dec 2024. We expect that the total sample size would be about 108,000 inpatients
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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.
For primary objectives Inclusion Criteria * All age and gender * Admitted to four collaborating hospitals from 1 Jan 2019 to 31 Dec 2024 * Received a parenteral antibiotic for at least four consecutive days * Were still hospitalized on day 8 after starting a parenteral antibiotic Exclusion Criteria * Admitted as day admissions to four collaborating hospitals from 1 Jan 2019 to 31 Dec 2024 * Had a clinical specimen collected within 2 calendar days of starting a parenteral antibiotic culture positive for an antimicrobial-resistant organism or Staphylococcus aureus Antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) organism is defined as an organism that is resistant to Access and Low Watch antibiotics, and if the organism is the cause of infection, the recommended antimicrobial therapy involves the use of Medium Watch, High Watch or Reserve antibiotics. The common organisms include methicillin-resistant S. aureus, methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp., ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus spp., vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp., 3rd-generation cephalosporin-resistant Gram-negative bacterium and carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacterium. The definition of organism includes organisms frequently associated with contamination including coagulase-negative staphylococci, viridans group streptococci, Corynebacterium spp., Bacillus spp., Diptheroid spp., Micrococcus spp. and Propionibacterium spp.. All types of specimens are included (e.g. sputum and tracheal suction). We excluded such patients because the study has no clinical data to differentiate whether the isolated AMR organisms are causing infections or represent colonization. For secondary objectives Inclusion Criteria: * All age and gender * Admitted to four collaborating hospitals from 1 Jan 2019 to 31 Dec 2024 Exclusion Criteria: • Admitted as day admissions to four collaborating hospitals from 1 Jan 2019 to 31 Dec 2024
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chaoprayayommarat Hospital
Suphan Buri, Thailand
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Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital
Chiang Rai, Chiangrai, Thailand
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Phrachomklao Hospital
Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital
Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
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