Lab report tweaks cut unnecessary antibiotics in ICU patients
NCT ID NCT05989269
First seen Dec 29, 2025 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 29 times
Summary
This study tested a simple change in how lab results for respiratory cultures are reported to doctors. For patients on ventilators who did not meet clinical criteria for pneumonia, the lab report noted that the bacteria found might just be harmless colonization. The goal was to see if this would lead to fewer unnecessary antibiotics. The trial involved 161 ICU patients and compared the modified reporting to standard reporting.
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Locations
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, 23284, United States
What this could mean
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Active substance
modified lab reporting of respiratory culture results
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in ICUs, helping to combat antibiotic resistance and improve patient outcomes.
What could go wrong
This is a completed pragmatic trial with 161 participants, so results are limited to this specific setting and may not apply broadly. The intervention only changes how results are reported, not the underlying treatment.
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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