Which antibiotic works best for burn patients with sepsis?
NCT ID NCT07096310
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a strong antibiotic called meropenem (a carbapenem) works better than another antibiotic called piperacillin/tazobactam for treating sepsis in burn patients. Sepsis is a life-threatening infection that can happen after severe burns. The study will track survival rates and side effects in 400 adults aged 21-60 admitted to a burn unit. The goal is to find the safest and most effective initial treatment.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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
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- Ages
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21 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Burned patients admitted to Burn Unit of Ain Shams university hospitals diagnosed with sepsis, not transferred from other hospitals, Age group between 21 - 60 years old, ASA I and II. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of participation in the study, * Patient with no signs of sepsis, * Patients who died within 24 hours after admission, * Patients concomitantly received carbapenems and other broad-spectrum beta-lactams, * Data from the second and subsequent hospitalizations of patients who were hospitalized multiple times during the study period and used only the data from the first hospitalization, * Patients younger than 21 years old and older than 60 years old.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams University Hospitals
Cairo, 002, Egypt
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