Personalized antibody therapy could tame deadly gut infections
NCT ID NCT03334006
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving a personalized dose of Pentaglobin (an antibody treatment) after surgery helps people with severe abdominal infection (peritonitis) and sepsis recover better. Researchers will enroll 200 patients and track organ failure and survival. The goal is to find which patients benefit most, using blood markers to guide future treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- 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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Nov 2017
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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.
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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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. The patient is diagnosed with secondary or quaternary peritonitis 2. The time of the surgical infectious source control is within 6 hours of indication (defined as date and time of registration for surgical or minimal invasive procedure). 3. Sepsis and / or septic shock (according to the current sepsis guideline of the German Sepsis Society). 4. SOFA Score ≥ 8 5. The concentration of IL-6 is ≥ 1000 pg / ml 6. Treatment with antibiotics is started within 12 hours of admission to the Intensive Care Unit 7. The informed consent form has been signed by the patient and / or by his legal representative (such as his spouse, an health care proxy authorized or a legal representative) or by a consultant physician Exclusion criteria 1. Patients with a life expectancy of less than 90 days due to medical conditions unrelated to peritonitis nor with sepsis and / or septic shock. 2. For female patients: The patient is pregnant or breastfeeding. 3. The patient is a minor (\< 18 years of age). 4. The patient has known chronic renal dysfunction requiring dialysis (creatinine ≥ 3.4 mg / dl or creatinine clearance ≤ 30 mL/min/1.73 m²). 5. The patient has acute, primarily non-infectious pancreatitis or mediastinitis. 6. The patient has a BMI \> 40. 7. The patient has any contraindication to study drug. 8. The patient has participated in another clinical trial within the last 30 days. 9. The patient is in a dependent or employment relationship with the sponsor or investigator. 10. The patient is institutionalized by court or government order.
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Conditions
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The places running it
12 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Locations
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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik für Anästhesiologie mit Schwerpunkt operative Intensivmedizin
RECRUITINGBerlin, State of Berlin, 12203, Germany
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Heinrich-Braun-Klinikum gGmbH, Klinik für Anästhesie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin und Schmerztherapie
RECRUITINGZwickau, 08060, Germany
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Klinikum Magdeburg, Klinik für Intensivmedizin
WITHDRAWNMagdeburg, 39130, Germany
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Klinikum Nürnberg, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin
RECRUITINGNuremberg, 90419, Germany
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Klinikum Westfalen, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Dortmund, Klinik für Anästhesiologie, operative Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie
TERMINATEDDortmund, 44309, Germany
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Klinikum der Universität München, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie
RECRUITINGMünchen, 81377, Germany
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Zentrum für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin
WITHDRAWNHanover, 30625, Germany
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Medizinische Universität Wien, Klinische Abteilung für Allgemeine Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin
RECRUITINGVienna, 1090, Austria
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Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Klinik für Operative Intensivmedizin und Intermediate Care
RECRUITINGAachen, 52074, Germany
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Universitätklinikum Frankfurt, Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie
RECRUITINGFrankfurt, 60590, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie
WITHDRAWNDresden, 01307, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Klinik für Anästhesiologie
WITHDRAWNDüsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Essen, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin
RECRUITINGEssen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45147, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie
RECRUITINGFreiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Intensivmedizin
RECRUITINGHamburg, 20246, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Anästhesiologische Klinik
WITHDRAWNHeidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum GmbH, Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie
RECRUITINGBochum, 44892, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Klinik für Anästhesiologie
RECRUITINGRegensburg, Bavaria, 93053, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin
TERMINATEDTübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72076, Germany
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Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie
WITHDRAWNMainz, 55131, Germany
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