drugset / Trial / NCT01551394

Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Meropenem in Infants Below 90 Days With Clinical or Confirmed Late-onset Sepsis

NCT01551394

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

This phase III multicentric international randomized trial is designed to compare the efficacy of Meropenem to the standard of care in infants below 90 days of age with clinical or confirmed late-onset sepsis (LOS). The aim is to assess efficacy , pharmacokinetics and safety of Meropenem which are not well known and documented in this population.

Timeline

Start
2012-09
Primary completion
2014-12
Completion
2014-12

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Ampicillin Unknown 50 mg/kg
Comparator Cefotaxime Small molecule 50 mg/kg
Comparator Gentamicin Small molecule 5 mg/kg
Comparator Gentamicin Small molecule 7 mg/kg
Subject Meropenem Small molecule 20 mg/kg Other