Sticker shock: simple reminder may cut unnecessary IV antibiotic use
NCT ID NCT07361185
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether placing a reminder sticker on the charts of adult hospital patients receiving IV fluoroquinolone antibiotics would encourage doctors to switch them to oral pills sooner. The trial involved 168 patients at a single hospital in Thailand. Unfortunately, the study was terminated early, so we cannot draw firm conclusions from it.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sticker reminder
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple, low-cost sticker could help hospitals reduce unnecessary IV antibiotic use, cutting costs and patient discomfort.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early, so results are limited. The intervention is very small-scale and may not change doctor behavior in other settings.
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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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168 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult patients (aged ≥ 18 years) 2. Diagnosis of any infection 3. Receiving at least one dose of intravenous fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, or moxifloxacin) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inability to tolerate oral medications (e.g., due to severe nausea/vomiting, malabsorption, active gastrointestinal bleeding, or severe diarrhea); 2. Being in an immunodeficiency state (e.g., neutropenia \[absolute neutrophil count ≤ 500 cells/mm3\], symptomatic HIV/AIDS, history of bone marrow or organ transplantation, leukemia, or current use of immunosuppressive agents); or 3. Having severe infections requiring exclusive intravenous antimicrobial therapy (e.g., infective endocarditis, meningitis, encephalitis, brain abscess, or prosthetic device infections).
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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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Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Bangkok, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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