New antibiotic under safety watch for hospital superbug
NCT ID NCT06746883
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is checking how safe the antibiotic sulbactam-durlobactam is for people hospitalized with a hard-to-treat bacterial infection called Acinetobacter baumannii. Researchers will watch 100 participants for about 28 days to see if they have any side effects, especially allergic reactions. The goal is to better understand the risks of this treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sulbactam-durlobactam (an antibiotic combination)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that sulbactam-durlobactam is safe for treating serious bacterial infections, providing a reliable treatment option.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The main focus is on safety, not effectiveness, and allergic reactions remain a risk.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Hospitalized participants
- 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: * Participant is ≥18 years old at the time of written informed consent and is hospitalized. * Participant has provided the written informed consent. If a participant is unable to provide written informed consent due to their medical condition, the participant's legally authorized representative may consent on behalf of the participant, or the decision can be made according to the procedure permitted by local law and institutional standard operating procedures (SOPs). * Participant has a proven or strongly suspected diagnosis of an infection caused by susceptible ABC isolates, based on investigator's clinical judgment. * Participant initiates treatment with SUL-DUR per routine clinical care. Participants who receive SUL-DUR within 24 hours prior to enrollment are also eligible to participate. The decision to treat the participant with SUL-DUR is made prior to and independently of study participation. * The participant has an expected survival of \>48 hours at the time of written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * A history of significant hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to any β-lactam, or any contraindication to the use of β-lactam antibiotics
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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
12 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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Montefiore Medical Group Family Care Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10467-2410, United States
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Ochsner LSU Health Science Center Shreveport
RECRUITINGShreveport, Louisiana, 71103-4228, United States
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Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70121-2429, United States
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Prisma Health - Infectious Diseases - Greenville
RECRUITINGGreenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
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Summa Health System - Akron - 75 Arch Street
RECRUITINGAkron, Ohio, 44304-1430, United States
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Tampa General Hospital
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33606, United States
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The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at Christ Hospital
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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UC Davis Health
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of Florida - Gainesville
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32610-3003, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center-Kansas City-3901 Rainbow Blvd
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Kentucky College of Medicine
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40536-7001, United States
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University of Pittsburg School of Medicine
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213-2500, United States
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