Biomarker test could cut unnecessary antifungal use in ICU
NCT ID NCT02154178
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using special fungal markers (biomarkers) could help doctors safely stop antifungal drugs earlier in ICU patients. The goal was to reduce the length of treatment and avoid unnecessary side effects. The study included 110 critically ill adults who needed antifungal therapy for the first time.
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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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110 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jul 2014
- Finished
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Dec 2016
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Age \> or = 18 years * Patients requiring empiric antifungal therapy the first time in the ICU * Predictable duration of hospitalization in the ICU ≥ 6 days Exclusion Criteria: * Neutropenia (WBC \<1000 or neutrophils \<500/mm3) * Immunosuppressive therapy (chemotherapy within 3 months prior to the ICU admission, solid organ graft under immunosuppressive therapy) * invasive fungal infection documented in the three previous months * Antifungal treatment in the three previous months * Pregnant or lactating women
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ICU, Salengro Hospital, University Hospital of Lille
Lille, Nord, 59035, France
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