New study aims to perfect antibiotic dosing for sickest kids
NCT ID NCT04961580
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how the antibiotic ceftazidime avibactam behaves in 30 children with severe infections who are in intensive care, some on life support. Researchers will measure drug levels in the blood to understand the right dose. The goal is to improve treatment for life-threatening sepsis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ceftazidime avibactam sodium (a strong antibiotic)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors give the right dose of this antibiotic to critically ill children, potentially improving survival from severe sepsis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study (30 children) that only measures drug levels, not cure rates. Results may not apply to all children or lead to a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Children receiving cefatadine and averbactam sodium in pediatric intensive care unit including but not limited to children with liver insufficiency, hypoproteinemia, ECMO treatment, CRRT treatment or sepsis.
- Ages
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3 months to 18 years
- 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: * Children who are admitted in the pediatric intensive care unit receiving ceftazidime avitbatan sodium Exclusion Criteria: * No Informed Consent signed * Participate in other clinical trials
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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.
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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's hosptial of fudan university
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201102, China
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