Small study tests High-Dose antibiotic for sepsis
NCT ID NCT07245966
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at how a high dose of the antibiotic ceftriaxone works in 20 adults with sepsis. Researchers measured drug levels in the blood to see if the dose was strong enough to kill bacteria. The goal was to find the best dose to improve survival in sepsis patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ceftriaxone (a broad-spectrum antibiotic)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the right dose of ceftriaxone for sepsis patients, potentially improving survival.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small study (20 people) that only measured drug levels, not patient outcomes. The results may not apply to all sepsis patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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
20 people in total
- Ages
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants aging over 18 years old with the symptoms of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) which requires at least two of the following symptoms * Temperature over 38 degree Celsius (Fever) or lower than 36 degree Celsius (hypothermia) * Tachycardia * Tachypnea, or the detection of PaCO2 under 32 mmHg, or hypocapnia due to hyperventilation * Participants are about to received Ceftriaxone by the physician * Weighting equal to or more than 50 kg Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with the clinical record of the severe allergy to β-lactam or Ceftriaxone * Patients received Ceftriaxone within 3 days before the participation * Having a culture result of being resistant to Ceftriaxone * Having CLcr lower than 50 ml/min, or receiving hemodialysis, or renal replacement therapy * Meningitis patients * Decompensated liver disease * Pregnant and lactating * Septic shock patients * Having the level of serum albumin lower than 2.5 g/dl
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Hat Yai, Changwat Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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