New drug shows promise against staph blood infections
NCT ID NCT05184764
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new medicine called AP-SA02, given through a vein, along with standard antibiotics for adults with a Staph blood infection. The main goal was to check if the combination is safe and tolerable. Researchers also looked at whether it helped clear the infection faster. The study involved 56 participants and has been completed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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56 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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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Key Inclusion Criteria: * A hospitalized female or male ≥ 18 years old * Positive blood culture for Staphylococcus aureus (SA) * Source of SA infection controlled, or a plan for source control, if relevant * Not pregnant or breastfeeding and is not of reproductive potential or agrees to use contraception if or reproductive potential Key Exclusion Criteria: * Concomitant growth of organisms besides SA * Left-sided infectious endocarditis by modified Duke criteria * Known or suspected brain abscess or meningitis * Known allergy to phage products
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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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Banner University Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States
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Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
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Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, United States
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Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California, 90502, United States
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Methodist Hospital Research Institute - Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Monash Health
Clayton, Australia
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Regional One Healthcare
Memphis, Tennessee, 38103, United States
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Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, Australia
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Royal Melbourne Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
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The Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
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The Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Jamaica, New York, 11418, United States
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Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States
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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Medical Center
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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University of Florida (UF) - Division of Infectious Disease
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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University of Florida - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48103, United States
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University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, 33620, United States
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University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Westmead Hospital
Westmead, Australia
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