New hospital program aims to cut unnecessary antibiotics for kids
NCT ID NCT05826873
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 'discharge stewardship bundle' to help doctors prescribe the right antibiotics for the right duration when children leave the hospital. Over 1,100 children with pneumonia, urinary tract infections, or skin infections will be followed. Doctors receive feedback reports to improve their prescribing habits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Discharge antibiotic stewardship intervention (behavioral feedback reports)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better antibiotic prescribing practices for children leaving the hospital, reducing unnecessary antibiotic use and side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention study, not a drug trial. Results depend on hospitalist adherence, and the impact on patient outcomes may be modest or vary by hospital.
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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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1,131 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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.
- Ages
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28 days to 18 years
- 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.
Clinician Inclusion Criteria 1. \>18 year old 2. Employed by the hospital as an attending physician, advanced practice provider, resident trainee or other clinical stakeholder (e.g. pharmacist, infectious diseases attending) Clinician Exclusion Criteria 1. \<18 years old 2. Not employed by the hospital Patient Inclusion Criteria 1. Subjects less than 18 years 2. Diagnosed with either uncomplicated community acquired pneumonia, urinary tract infections, skin/soft tissue infections 3. Admitted and discharged from study site Patient Exclusion Criteria 1. Subjects \>18 years of age 2. Hospital length of stay \>7 days 3. Requiring intensive care unit level of care Parent Inclusion Criteria 1. Parent of eligible child Parent Exclusion Criteria 1\. Parent of ineligible child
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
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Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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St. Louis Children's Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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