Are ICU patients getting the right antibiotic dose? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07287813
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether standard antibiotic doses are effective for ICU patients on ECMO (heart-lung support) or kidney dialysis. Researchers will measure drug levels in 40 adults with serious infections. The goal is to see if dosing adjustments are needed to avoid under- or over-treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- beta-lactam antibiotics and beta-lactamase inhibitors
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors give the right antibiotic doses to critically ill patients on life support, improving infection treatment and reducing side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study with only 40 patients. It does not test a new treatment, so results may not change practice immediately.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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
ICU patients with ECMO and/or RRT and with gram-negative infections susceptible to BL/BLIs
- 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: * adult patients (age 18y or older) * admitted to ICU * supported or not-supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and/or renal replacement therapy (RRT) * affected by gram-negative bacterial infections susceptible to the novel antibiotics. Exclusion Criteria: * Pediatric age (\<18y) * allergies to pharmaceutical and/or inactive drug ingredients (excipients) * life expectancy less than 1 month * body mass index (BMI) \>45 kg/m2 * pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, Lombardy, 27100, Italy