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Efficacy of Betalactam Antibiotics in Prolonged Infusion Compared to Intermittent in Pediatric Patients With Sepsis

NCT03019965

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of the administration of betalactam antibiotics in prolonged infusion compared to intermittent infusion in children with sepsis. Half of participants will receive piperacillin/tazobactam, imipenem or meropenem in continuous or extended infusion, while the other half will receive piperacillin/tazobactam, imipenem or meropenem in intermittent infusion.

Timeline

Start
2017-02-01
Primary completion
2019-12-30
Completion
2020-01-30

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator IMIPENEM ANHYDROUS Small molecule 20 mg/kg
Comparator Meropenem Small molecule 33.3333 mg/kg
Comparator Piperacillin/tazobactam Unknown 75 mg/kg
Comparator Piperacillin/tazobactam Unknown 300 mg/kg