New antibiotic combo vaborem tested in kids for tough infections
NCT ID NCT06828848
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing the safety and how the body handles Vaborem, a combination of two antibiotics (meropenem and vaborbactam), in children from birth to under 18 years old who have serious Gram-negative bacterial infections. All 44 participants will receive the drug intravenously every 8 hours for up to 14 days. The goal is to find the right dose and ensure it is safe for children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vaborem (meropenem plus vaborbactam)
- What this could lead to
- If this trial works, it could provide a safe and effective antibiotic option for children with serious bacterial infections that are hard to treat.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 44 children, so results may not apply to all kids. The drug may cause side effects or not work as well as hoped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 44 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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0 months 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Main Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed consent before initiation of any study-related procedures. * Male or female, from birth to \< 18 years of age, inclusive. * Require hospitalization and a minimum of 3 days of IV antibiotic treatment for suspected or confirmed Gram negative infection as per Investigator's judgement. * Gram negative infection, according to diagnostic criteria for complicated urinary tract infection/acute pyelonephritis (cUTI/AP), complicated intra-Abdominal Infections (cIAI), Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia/Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (HAP/VAP), Blood-Stream Infection (BSI). Main Exclusion Criteria: * History of any moderate or significant hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to beta-lactam antibiotics or to any component of the investigational medical product. * Gram negative infection that in the opinion of the Investigator is unlikely to respond to the study treatment. * In treatment with immunosuppressive agents, valproic acid, or probenecid.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
14 sites in 4 countries. 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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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
RECRUITINGParma, Italy
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CHRU de Tours Hôpital Clocheville Clinical Research Site
TERMINATEDTours, France
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Faculty Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Paediatric Clinic
TERMINATEDPrague, Czechia
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Fakultni nemocnice Ostrava
TERMINATEDOstrava, Czechia
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Giannina Gaslini Institute
TERMINATEDGenoa, Italy
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Hospital Armand Trousseau Clinical Research Site
TERMINATEDParis, France
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela
TERMINATEDSantiago de Compostela, Spain
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Hospital Dr Josep Trueta
RECRUITINGGirona, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga
TERMINATEDMálaga, Spain
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Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar
RECRUITINGCadiz, Spain
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Hôpital Robert Debré
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital mère-enfant - CHU de Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, France
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Insytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki / Polish Mother´s Memorial Hospital Research Institute (ICZMP)
TERMINATEDLodz, Poland
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Nice University Hospital (CHU de Nice)
RECRUITINGNice, France
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Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù
RECRUITINGRome, Italy
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Ospedale Regina Margherita
RECRUITINGTorino, Italy
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Ospedale Sant'Orsola
RECRUITINGBologna, Italy
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Policlinico di Bari
RECRUITINGBari, Italy
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne WUM
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Poland
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Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Poland
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