New rapid test could slash unnecessary antibiotics in ICU pneumonia patients
NCT ID NCT03763799
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a rapid test called Unyvero could help doctors decide sooner whether to stop or change antibiotics in patients on breathing machines with suspected aspiration pneumonia. The trial involved 266 adults in the ICU. The goal was to see if the test reduced the number of patients getting the wrong antibiotics by day 3.
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Study facts
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- 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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266 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Finished
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Feb 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
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Inclusion Criteria: * presence of risk factors for aspiration : * known or likely swallowing dysfunction, * altered consciousness, * cardiac arrest, * difficult intubation * witnessed aspiration * symptoms and signs suggestive of lower respiratory tract pathology * temperature ≥38.5°C or \<36°C * leukocyte count ≥10 000/µL or \<1500/µL * purulent sputum or tracheal aspirate. * new radiographic infiltrate on chest X-ray * tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation since less than 48 hours Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant women * refuse to participate to the study * no informed consent * documented bacteremia * septic shock * severe immunosuppression: leukocytes\<1000/L or neutrophils\<500/L, chemotherapy during the last 3 months, organ transplant with chronic immunosuppressors use, HIV (CD4\<50), and chronic corticosteroid use (\>0.5 mg/kg day for at least one month during the last three months). * moribund patients (SAPS II \>90).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Amiens Picardie
Amiens, France
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Hôpital Roger Salengro, CHU
Lille, France
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