Could a simple pill replace IV drips for serious blood infections?
NCT ID NCT06080698
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two ways to treat Gram-negative bloodstream infections: staying on IV antibiotics versus switching to oral pills early. Researchers want to see if the oral option works just as well but causes fewer side effects. About 1,030 hospitalized adults will take part, and their recovery and any complications will be tracked for 30 days.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 1,030 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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.
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18 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (≥ 18 years) at the time of screening * Hospitalized * Identification of at least one Gram-negative organism in a blood culture * Capable of providing written informed consent (includes through a legally authorized representative) * Willingness to adhere to assigned study arm * Capable and willing to complete a follow-up QoL interview (including through a legally authorized representative) Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to tolerate or absorb a course of oral antibiotics * Actively receiving vasopressors * Gram-negative organism not susceptible to any oral antibiotics * Gram-negative organism not susceptible to any IV antibiotics * Polymicrobial bloodstream infection * The following patients with polymicrobial infections remain eligible for enrollment: (1) more than one morphology or species of a gram-negative organism (except for Acinetobacter baumannii or Stenotrophomonas maltophilia), (2) a single positive blood culture with a common commensal organism (grown in addition to an Enterobacterales species or Pseudomonas aeruginosa * Allergy or contraindication rendering no oral option or no IV option for therapy with the listed antibiotic agents. * Anticipated duration of therapy greater than 14 days * Central nervous system infection * Absolute neutrophil count of \<500 cells/mL or anticipated to reduce to \<500 cells/mL during the antibiotic treatment course. * Receiving hospice care
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
11 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Carilion Clinic
RECRUITINGRoanoke, Virginia, 24011, United States
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Denver Health Hospital Authority
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80204, United States
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Houston Methodist
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Johns Hopkins University Hospital Systems
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Rutgers-RWJ University Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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University of California, San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Maryland Medical Center
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21202, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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