New hope against Drug-Resistant lung infection?
NCT ID NCT07615309
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether the antibiotic omadacycline can help people with a hard-to-treat lung infection caused by Mycobacterium abscessus. Researchers will review medical records of 200 patients to see how many get better or are cured. The goal is to find out which patients benefit most from this drug.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- omadacycline
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for a lung infection that is often resistant to many antibiotics.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study, not a controlled trial, so results may be less reliable. The infection is notoriously difficult to treat, and omadacycline may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2014
- 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
This study is a unicentral, retrospective clinical study conducted from January 2014 to December 2026 at Beijing Chest Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University. Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease patients were receiving Omadacycline treatment. All participants were confirmed by bacteriological culture or molecular biology testing and had complete clinical records with at least 1 month of treatment.
- 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: * Diagnosis of Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease confirmed by bacteriological culture or molecular biology testing; * Age 18 years or older at the time of diagnosis; * Complete clinical records available for review; * Treatment duration of at least 1 month. Exclusion Criteria: * Co-infection with other non-tuberculous mycobacterial species; * Treatment duration less than 1 month; * Missing key clinical data required for outcome assessment.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing chest hospital affiliated to Capital medical university, Beijing Tuberculosis&Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, BEIJING 101149
Beijing, China
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