Brazilian ICUs test simple training to cut antibiotic overuse
NCT ID NCT07093450
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an educational program can help doctors in intensive care units (ICUs) use fewer antibiotics. The program includes training sessions and feedback based on the latest guidelines. Researchers will compare antibiotic use in ICUs before and after the program, involving about 9,000 patients across multiple Brazilian ICUs. They will also check if reducing antibiotics affects patient safety, such as death rates or length of stay.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Educational quality improvement intervention
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that training and feedback help ICUs use antibiotics more wisely, reducing resistance and side effects without harming patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation study, not a drug trial. Results depend on how well doctors follow the program, and it may not work in other settings or countries.
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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 9,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- 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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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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Intensive care units inclusion Criteria: * ICU leadership acceptance to participant in the quality improvement intervention; * Hospital infection control leadership acceptance to participant in the quality improvement intervention; * ICU participation in the IMPACTO-MR platform with high quality data; * ICU potential for quality improvement based on a subjective assessment of the ICU and hospital infection leaderships Intensive care units exclusion Criteria: \- Absence of local IRB approval Participants inclusion Criteria: * All patients admitted to the intensive care unit Participants exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 18 years-old will be excluded from individual-level analysis
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
9 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Maternidade São José
RECRUITINGColatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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Hospital Municipal de Maringá
RECRUITINGMaringá, Paraná, Brazil
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Hospital Naval Marcílio Dias
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Hospital Onofre Lopes
RECRUITINGNatal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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Hospital Pelópidas Silveira
RECRUITINGRecife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Hospital Santa Cruz
RECRUITINGSanta Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Hospital de Pronto Socorro
RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Barretos
RECRUITINGBarretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Passos
RECRUITINGPassos, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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