Gut germs may worsen illness in ICU patients
NCT ID NCT06822465
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at stool samples from 100 critically ill patients to understand how a common bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, becomes dangerous in the gut. Researchers will test if the gut environment makes the bacteria more harmful. No treatment is given; the goal is to learn more about why these patients get sicker.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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
All patients admitted to the burn intensive care unit (BICU), surgical intensive care unit (SICU), and the medical intensive care unit (MICU) longer than 24 hours at University of Chicago Medical Center and are expected to have a prolonged course of care will be recruited into the study.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Any ethnicity * Age \> 18 years and \< 85 years Exclusion Criteria: * A known history of HIV/AIDS * Active pregnancy * Are incarcerated will be excluded from the study.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Chicago
RECRUITINGHyde Park, Illinois, 60637, United States
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