New antibiotic oritavancin tested in kids for safety and dosing
NCT ID NCT02134301
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a single dose of the antibiotic oritavancin in 41 children under 18 with suspected or confirmed bacterial infections. The goal was to find the right dose and check for safety and side effects. It was an early-stage trial, so it focused on how the drug moves through the body and whether it is safe, not on curing the infection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oritavancin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help determine the right dose of oritavancin for children with bacterial infections, potentially offering a new treatment option.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 41 participants, focused on safety and dosing, not on proving effectiveness. The results may not lead to a widely approved treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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May 2014
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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Up 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Males and females \<18 years of age. * Neonates must be at least 34 weeks post-conception age. * Parent or legal guardian has given informed consent, as appropriate; and pediatric participant has given verbal assent where appropriate. * Suspected or diagnosed Gram-positive bacterial infection for which the participant is receiving standard antibiotic therapy; or peri-operative prophylactic use of antibiotics. * Intravenous access to administer study drug. * The participant will be observed in the emergency room or hospital for at least 1 hour after the study drug infusion is completed. Exclusion Criteria: * Septic shock or acute haemodynamic instability. * History of immune-related hypersensitivity reaction to glycopeptides (such as vancomycin, dalbavancin, televancin, or teicoplanin) or any of their excipients. * Participants who have taken vancomycin, telavancin, teicoplanin or other glycopeptide within 24 hours of screening or who are anticipated to need these drugs within 48 hours after administration of study drug. Participants who have taken dalbavancin are excluded if taken within the previous 2 weeks or who are anticipated to need dalbavancin within 48 hours after administration of study drug. * Females who are of childbearing potential and unwilling to practice abstinence or use at least two methods of contraception or female participants of childbearing who are lactating or have a positive pregnancy test result at screening. * Males who are unwilling to practice abstinence or use an acceptable method of birth control during the entire study period. * Any surgical or medical condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, would put the participant at increased risk or is likely to interfere with study procedures or PK of the study drug. * Participants whom the investigator considers unlikely to adhere to the protocol, comply with study drug administration, or complete the clinical study. * Treatment with investigational medicinal product or investigational device within 30 days (or 5 times the half-life of the investigational medicine, whichever is longer) before enrollment and for the duration of the study. * Any clinically significant disease or condition affecting a major organ system, including but not limited to gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, endocrinologic, broncho-pulmonary, neurological, metabolic or cardiovascular disease.
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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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Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
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Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Rady Children's Hospital
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Toledo Children's Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States
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UCLA Harbor Medical Center
Torrance, California, 90502, United States
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Univ of Louisville, Norton Children's Research Institute
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States
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