Early antibiotics may cut pneumonia risk in trauma ICU patients
NCT ID NCT07059039
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether giving antibiotics early to trauma patients on breathing machines can prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. Researchers analyzed data from 2,143 adults admitted to intensive care after severe trauma. The goal was to see if early antibiotics reduce pneumonia cases in the first week on the ventilator.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- antibiotics (early systemic antibiotic prophylaxis)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could lead to a simple preventive strategy to reduce pneumonia in trauma patients on ventilators.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed observational analysis, not a controlled trial, so results may not prove cause and effect. Antibiotics also carry risks like resistance and side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2,143 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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
Adult trauma patients placed on mechanical ventilation during the first 24 hours of management, and for a duration of at least 48 hours
- 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 patient * Trauma patient: admitted between 01/01/2021 and 31/12/2023 for suspected severe trauma (included in TraumaBase® ) * Put on mechanical ventilation during the first 24 hours following the start of medical care (including pre-hospital care) * Patient on MV for at least 48 consecutive hours during intensive care stay * Patient does not object to the use of his/her data for this research Exclusion Criteria: * Patient under full selective digestive decontamination protocol * Early inhaled antibiotic prophylaxis
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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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Hopital Beaujon
Clichy, 92110, France
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