Clinical trials: Antibiotic Usage
Antibiotic Use, Rural Healthcare-seeking Behaviour
Antibiotics and Activity Spaces: An Exploratory Study of Behaviour, Marginalisation, and Knowledge Diffusion
The investigators will conduct two rural surveys in Thailand and Lao PDR to improve the understanding of antibiotic-related health behaviour among the general population.
- Conditions
- Antibiotic Use, Rural Healthcare-seeking Behaviour, Marginalisation (Economic, Social, Spatial)
- Trial name
- ESRC (NCT03241316)
- Testing
- Observational study of behaviour
- Where
- 2 sites in Laos, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 5,885 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Clostridium Difficile
Use of Recombinant Human Lactoferrin in Long-Term Care Patients With Feeding Tubes With Clostridium Difficile.
Primary objective of this pilot study is to evaluate the effect of recombinant human lactoferrin on the rate of infection with Clostridium difficile in long-term care patients supported by enteral feeding requiring broad spectrum…
- Trial name
- NCT00377078
- Testing
- recombinant human lactoferrin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
COPD Exacerbation, COPD
PCT-guided Treatment Regarding Antibiotic Use for Acute COPD Exacerbations
This study the investigators will examine whether procalcitonin-guided treatment regarding antibiotic therapy is non-inferior to usual care in patients who are admitted because of an acute COPD exacerbation when it comes to…
- Conditions
- COPD Exacerbation, COPD, Acute Copd Exacerbation
- Trial name
- PRECISION (NCT05854901)
- Testing
- Procalcitonin, Physician's decision
- Where
- 11 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 693 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Antimicrobial Resistance
Metaphors to Enhance Antibiotic Appropriate Use Knowledge and Behaviours to Reduce Educational Disparities
A randomized controlled survey experiment was conducted from October to November 2024 to assess the effectiveness of metaphor-based health education in improving Chinese parents' knowledge and behavioural intentions regarding…
- Trial name
- NCT07352371
- Testing
- metaphorical messages, conventional messages
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 866 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bo Yan
Malaria, Pneumonia
Assessment of Use of Rapid Diagnostic Testing in the Context of Home Management With ACTs
This study is to assess the value of incorporating a malaria RDT based strategy in HMM. The primary activity of the study wil be a two armed cluster randomised trial in two study sites in Uganda, one in Ghana and one in Burkina…
- Trial name
- NCT00720811
- Testing
- Artemether-lumefantrine combination, amoxycillin, paracetamol
- Where
- 4 sites in Burkina Faso, Ghana and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 6,456 people
- Sponsor
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Dental Caries
Use of Antibacterial Cement in Infected Dentin
Dental materials with antibacterial properties can prevent the harmful effects caused by oral cariogenic bacteria. This double-blind controlled clinical trial evaluated the performance of antibacterial cement for sealing infected…
- Trial name
- AC (NCT01449136)
- Testing
- Antibacterial cement
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pernambuco
Urinary Tract Infection, Bacteriuria
Prophylactic Antibiotics on Urethral Catheter Withdrawal
Urinary-tract infection (UTI) is the most common type of hospital-acquired infection (30% of all). The purpose of this study is to determine whether antibiotic prophylaxis for urinary catheter removal is useful at preventing…
- Trial name
- NCT00126698
- Testing
- trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- St. Antonius Hospital
GBS
The Implementation of Real-time PCR - Intrapartum GBS (Group B Streptococcus) Colonization to Reduce Antibiotic Prophylaxis
The implementation of real-time PCR for detection of intrapartum GBS (group B Streptococcus) colonization as a way to reduce antibiotic prophylaxis usage.
- Trial name
- NCT03936816
- Testing
- GBS vaginal double swab
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Carmel Medical Center
Microtia, UTI
Effect of Antibiotics on Urinary Microbiome
Planning to study urine microbiota at baseline and after administration of bactrim antibiotics in healthy volunteers. Will intermittently collect voided urine specimens for 16 s DNA analysis over a period of 6 months after 2…
- Conditions
- Microtia, UTI, Bacteriuria, Antibiotic Resistant Infection
- Trial name
- NCT04230746
- Testing
- Bactrim DS 800Mg-160Mg Tablet
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Health-Related Quality-of-Life, Social Capital
Cocreating Action to Improve Rationality in the Health System
Despite widespread recognition of social, economic, or environmental health determinants, health action remains heavily dominated by individual-level solutions (e.g., medication, patient counselling, vaccination).
- Conditions
- Health-Related Quality-of-Life, Social Capital, Health Literacy, Community Based Participatory Research
- Trial name
- CAIR (NCT07237971)
- Testing
- Cocreation process
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Scrub Typhus
Clinical Effectiveness of Tigecycline for Scrub Typhus.
This multicenter, randomized, open-label clinical trial evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of intravenous tigecycline compared with oral doxycycline in adults hospitalized with scrub typhus.
- Trial name
- NCT07513103
- Testing
- doxycycline, Tigecycline (Tygacil)
- Where
- 3 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jin Soo Lee
Infection With Multi-drug Resistant Organisms
FMT for Multidrug Resistant Organism Reversal
This proposed protocol involves the use of the fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to suppress or reverse colonization with multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) in subjects with recurrent MDRO infections due to organisms of…
- Trial name
- NCT02312986
- Testing
- Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Cutaneous Abscess
Antimicrobial Stewardship Through MRSA Diagnosis in Emergency Department (ED) Patients With Abscesses
This study expands upon pilot data for feasibility since May 2011. The study aims to evaluate the effect of rapid test availability on use of targeted spectrum antibiotics for non-MRSA abscesses in ambulatory patients in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01523899
- Testing
- Xpert MRSA/SA SSTI, Standard culture
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Periodontal Diseases, Oral Halitosis
The Effect of Regular Home Use of Dual-light Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy (aPDT) or the Use of a Powered Toothbrush in Older Individuals With Periodontitis and Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Objective: To compare three different oral hygiene regimens regarding plaque index (PI), bleeding on probing (BOP), the number of deepened periodontal pockets ≥4 mm (PPD), oral halitosis, and changes in oral health-related…
- Trial name
- e-DENT II (NCT07166224)
- Testing
- Oral-B Powered toothbrush, Dual-Light aPDT Treatment - Lumoral
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Blekinge Institute of Technology
Acute Respiratory Infections
C Reactive Protein (CRP) Intervention to Reduce Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions in the Primary Healthcare Setting
Many studies have showed that rapid point-of-care (POC) c-reactive protein (CRP) test can reduce inappropriate use of antibiotic at primary health care level.
- Trial name
- CRP (NCT01918579)
- Testing
- Patients will be tested by rapid POC CRP test
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 2,037 people
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Education
Improved Child Nutrition and Development Through Social Transfers
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a conditional social transfer works to improve rates of complementary breastfeeding.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Education, Breastfeeding Duration, Breastfeeding Continuation
- Trial name
- TENDER (NCT07569172)
- Testing
- Social Transfer
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 1,040 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Perforated Appendicitis
Use of Antibiotic Irrigation to Decrease Wound Infections in Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis
The proposed study will investigate whether antibiotic irrigation using a gentamicin/clindamycin solution during laparoscopic appendectomy is superior in preventing postoperative wound infections and IAA in perforated…
- Trial name
- PA protocol (NCT04039750)
- Testing
- antibiotic rinse with suction, suction only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
SGN-30 and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
This phase II trial is studying how well giving SGN-30 together with combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with newly diagnosed anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
- Trial name
- NCT00365274
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine sulfate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Critical Illness
Antibiotic Regimens Tailored by Clinical Pharmacist Suppored by Intensivist Enhanced Rational Use of Antibiotics
adding pharmaceutical services to patient care and changing the professional activity of pharmacists from drug-focused to patient-oriented care,in the current study, clinical pharmacists will be assigned to monitor…
- Trial name
- NCT04931914
- Testing
- Clinical pharmacy sharing in the patient care regimen
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alexandria
Acute Respiratory Tract Infection
Evaluation of an Algorithm to Reduce Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Bronchitis
Inappropriate use of antibiotics to treat patients with acute bronchitis is a significant factor contributing to the selection of antimicrobial drug resistant pathogens, which threaten the effectiveness of available therapies to…
- Trial name
- NCT00981994
- Testing
- Decision Support for ARI Management
- Volunteers
- 3,300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania