Teens needed for First-Ever antibiotic safety study
NCT ID NCT07092813
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study is testing whether a single dose of an experimental antibiotic combination (sulopenem etzadroxil plus probenecid) is safe and tolerable in 12 adolescents already receiving standard antibiotics for a bacterial infection. Researchers will measure how the drug moves through the body by collecting blood and urine samples over 12 hours. The goal is to gather safety and drug-level data to support future use in teens.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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.
- Ages
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12 to 17 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient's parent/both parents or guardian must provide written informed consent and a statement of assent from the adolescent patient (if required by Institutional Review Board \[IRB\] according to local regulations and guidelines) must be obtained prior to any study-related procedures. Communication should take place between the Investigator, parent(s)/guardian, and adolescent patient to confirm understanding and compliance with the study requirements. 2. Patient is male or female adolescent who are more than or equal to 12 and \<18 years of age. 3. Patient has a diagnosis of a bacterial infection as documented by the treating physician 4. Patient will be receiving appropriate anti-infective treatment for a bacterial infection. 5. Patient must have sufficient venous access to permit collection of PK samples and monitoring of laboratory safety variables. 6. Female patients who are postmenarchal must not be pregnant, or breast feeding and must have a documented negative pregnancy test at Screening. 7. Postmenarchal females and post-pubertal males must agree to use a highly effective method of birth control with partners of childbearing potential throughout the duration of the study and for 1 month following the last dose of study drug. NOTE: A highly effective method of birth control is defined as one that results in a low failure rate (i.e., \<1% per year) when used consistently and correctly. This includes sexual abstinence, implants, some intrauterine devices, or a vasectomized partner. A vasectomy or a condom used with a spermicide is a medically acceptable form of birth control for males. 8. Patient must be willing to follow all study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known renal insufficiency. 2. Patient is unable to tolerate oral medications. 3. Patient has presence of any of the following conditions: 1. Endocarditis 2. Meningitis 3. Necrotizing fasciitis 4. Gas gangrene 4. Patient has signs of severe sepsis including: 1. Shock or profound hypotension that is not responsive to fluid challenge. 2. Disseminated intravascular coagulation as evidenced by prothrombin time or partial thromboplastin time more than or equal to 2 × the upper limit of normal (ULN) or platelets \<50% of the lower limit of the normal. 5. Patient has known active liver disease or hepatic dysfunction (except a confirmed diagnosis of Gilbert's disease) defined as non-transient elevations of aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase level elevations more than or equal to 3 × the ULN or non-transient total bilirubin more than or equal to 2 × the ULN. 6. Known neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count \<500 cells/mm3). 7. Patient has history of solid organ transplantation reported at any time. 8. Patient has any finding that, in the view of the Investigator, would compromise the patient's safety requirements. 9. Patient has known allergies to penicillin, carbapenems, and/or cephalosporin antibiotics, known allergy to probenecid, or severe allergic reactions to any drug in the past. 10. Patient has a history of hypersensitivity to the study drug or any of the excipients or to medicinal products with similar chemical structures. 11. Patient or parent/legal guardian has involvement in the planning and/or conduct of this study (applies to both Iterum Therapeutics staff and/or staff at the study sites). 12. Patient has participated in any other clinical study where an investigational product was ingested within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the drug (whichever is longer) prior to the current study. 13. Patient has definite or suspected personal history or family history of clinically significant adverse drug reactions. 14. Patient has history or presence of GI, hepatic, or renal disease, or other conditions known to interfere with absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs. 15. Patient had treatment in the previous 3 months with any drug known to have a well-defined potential for hepatotoxicity (e.g., halothane). 16. Patient weighs \<30 kg. 17. Patient is pregnant or lactating. 18. Patient has received a carbapenem as their standard of care therapy to treat the diagnosed bacterial infection.
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Locations
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Medical facility
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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