New study aims to cut unnecessary antibiotics in fragile newborns
NCT ID NCT06772675
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how to help hospital units reduce the use of vancomycin, an antibiotic, in preterm infants. Researchers will compare two approaches to implementing new guidelines across 13 NICUs. The goal is to see which method works better at safely lowering antibiotic use.
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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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About 13 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: * Level III NICU * Affiliated with Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) or Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Newborn Care Network (CNBCN) * Recruited by study team Exclusion Criteria: * Site not recruited for the study
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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
13 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chester County Hospital
RECRUITINGWest Chester, Pennsylvania, 19380, United States
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Kaiser Permanente East Bay - Oakland Medical Center
RECRUITINGOakland, California, 94611, United States
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Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center
RECRUITINGModesto, California, 95356, United States
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Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center
RECRUITINGRoseville, California, 95661, United States
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Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94115, United States
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Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center
RECRUITINGSan Leandro, California, 94577, United States
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Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center
RECRUITINGSanta Clara, California, 95051, United States
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Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center
RECRUITINGWalnut Creek, California, 94596, United States
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Lancaster General Hospital
RECRUITINGLancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602, United States
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Medical Center of Princeton
RECRUITINGPlainsboro, New Jersey, 08536, United States
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Pennsylvania Hospital
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Virtua Voorhees
RECRUITINGVoorhees Township, New Jersey, 08043, United States
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