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Simple test could slash use of Last-Resort antibiotics for UTIs
NCT ID NCT07675018
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial investigates whether a rapid test for antibiotic resistance genes (integrons) can help doctors choose narrower-spectrum antibiotics for hospitalized adults with urinary tract infections (UTIs). Participants must have had a recent infection with a resistant bacterium. Those whose test is negative will receive a standard third-generation cephalosporin instead of stronger drugs like carbapenems. The goal is to see if this approach reduces the number of days patients are treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics without compromising recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Detection of integrons (diagnostic test)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this test could help doctors avoid using strong, broad-spectrum antibiotics for many urinary tract infections, reducing the risk of antibiotic resistance.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial. The test may not accurately predict resistance in all cases, and the approach may not work for all patients or settings.
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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 204 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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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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: * Age ≥ 18 years old; Hospitalized or admitted to the Emergency department; * Diagnosis of non-severe (qSOFA \< 2) urinary tract infection coupled with fever ≥ 38°C or \< 36°C * Presence of bacteria in the fresh urine sample and/or GNB on the Gram stain * Empirical parenteral antibiotic therapy required; Hospitalization required; * Former documentation of a 3GC-resistant GNB on a microbiological sample in the previous six months * Informed consent of the patient or their representative Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant and/or breastfeeding * Neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count \< 500 / mm3) * Severe UTI with sepsis (qSOFA ≥ 2) or septic shock * Urinary derivation required (ureteral catheter/per-cutaneous nephrostomy) except for simple urinary catheterization * Known allergy to β-lactams * Patients with a former documentation with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in the last 6 months * Ongoing antibiotic treatment with 3GC, piperacillin-tazobactam or carbapenem * Not affiliated to Social Security
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU Tours, Hôpital Trousseau
Chambray-lès-Tours, 37170, France
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CHU de Reims
Reims, 51100, France
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Grenoble university hospital
La Tronche, 38700, France
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Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Bichat-Claude Bernard - APHP
Paris, 75018, France
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Hopital lariboisière
Paris, 75010, France
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Hôpital Saint Louis - APHP
Paris, 75010, France
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Limoges university hospital
Limoges, 87042, France
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