Can a daily antibiotic keep kids with leukemia safer from infection?
NCT ID NCT04678869
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether giving children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia a daily antibiotic called ciprofloxacin can reduce bacterial infections during the first month of chemotherapy. About 313 children in the UK are taking part. The goal is to see if this approach works better than standard care and to check for antibiotic resistance.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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313 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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1 year to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Paediatric patients (1-17 years inclusive) with de-novo Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia treated on ALLTogether-1 in the UK in the first 5 days of therapy, up to 14 days is acceptable. * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Non-participants of the ALLTogether-1 trial * Patients with Down syndrome who already receive ciprofloxacin prophylaxis * Chronic active arthritis * Other contraindication to fluoroquinolones
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Great Ormond Street Hospital
London, United Kingdom
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John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds, United Kingdom
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Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester, United Kingdom
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Nottingham Children's Hospital
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Sheffield Children's Hospital
Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Southampton General Hospital
Southampton, United Kingdom
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Univeristy College Hospital London
London, United Kingdom
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