ICU antibiotic dosing: what really matters?
NCT ID NCT05352997
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 156 critically ill patients to find out what factors help achieve the right levels of beta-lactam antibiotics in the blood. Researchers collected clinical data and used therapeutic drug monitoring to see which patients reached target concentrations. The goal is to improve dosing for severe infections in intensive care.
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
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better dose beta-lactam antibiotics in intensive care, potentially improving infection treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, retrospective study that only observes past data, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patients or hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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156 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Finished
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Dec 2022
- 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 patients admitted to a critical care unit and treated for an infectious episode with beta-lactam, who received a Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. All patients older than 18 years recorded between 1/1st/2018 and 3/4th/2021 were included.
- 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: * Patient aged at least (≥) 18 years of age. * Patient (or his representative for patients unable to give their consent) has given his free and informed consent and has signed the consent form. * Patient affiliated to the health insurance scheme * Patient hospitalized in one of the critical care services of Nimes' community hospital with at least one beta-lactam treatment * Patient with at least one beta-lactam TDM during his stay Exclusion Criteria : * Patient who did not consent the use of his personal data * Patients under maintenance of justice, tutelage or legal guardianship * Patient previously included in the study.
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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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CHU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau
Nîmes, 30029, France
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