Clinical trials: Antibiotic Usage
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Utility of Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Use in Skin Abscess Management
The purpose of this study is to determine if antibiotics are required in the management of skin abscess following incision and drainage.
- Trial name
- NCT00679302
- Testing
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Study of ThermoDox With Standardized Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether ThermoDox, a thermally sensitive liposomal doxorubicin, is effective in the treatment of non-resectable hepatocellular carcinoma when used in conjunction with standardized…
- Trial name
- OPTIMA (NCT02112656)
- Testing
- ThermoDox, Dummy infusion
- Where
- 61 sites in United States, Canada and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 554 people
- Sponsor
- Imunon
Rabies Human
Responses to Rabies Vaccine in Adults With or Without Antibiotics
The use of antibiotics changes micro-organisms in the intestines which may impact the body's vaccine immune response and alter the effectiveness of the rabies vaccine. There will be two randomized groups (1:1 randomization).
- Trial name
- NCT03557008
- Testing
- Rabies Vaccine, Metronidazole, Vancomycin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Hypospadias
Antibiotic Use Following Distal and Mid-shaft Hypospadias Repair
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics following distal or mid-shaft hypospadias repair in influencing the rate of postoperative urinary tract infection and complications.
- Trial name
- NCT02593903
- Testing
- Septra
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Acute Cholecystitis
Is it Fair to Use Antibiotics After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for the Patients With Acutely Inflamed Gallbladder?
During the laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis, most surgeons routinely use the postoperative antibiotics after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02490293
- Testing
- Cephalosporin
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- Taeho Hong
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
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)
Influenza
Systems Biology of Flu Vaccine in Healthy Adults With and Without the Use of Antibiotics
The purpose of the study is to better understand how the use of antibiotics changes micro-organisms in the intestines. The change to micro-organisms in the intestines may change the body's vaccine immune response and alter the…
- Trial name
- VAX-002 (NCT02154061)
- Testing
- IIV Flu Vaccine, Metronidazole, Neomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Snoring, Strep Throat
Comparing Healthcare Utilization Between Adenotonsillectomy Patients With and Without Postoperative Antibiotic Use
This study is designed to look at healthcare utilization following the removal of tonsils and adenoids in pediatric patients who are not given an antibiotic following surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01561703
- Testing
- Antibiotic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Phobic Disorders, Anxiety
Use of an Antibiotic as an Enhancer for the Treatment of Social Phobia
This study examines whether an antibiotic, d-cycloserine (DCS), boosts the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for social anxiety.
- Conditions
- Phobic Disorders, Anxiety, Social Phobia
- Trial name
- NCT00128401
- Testing
- D-Cycloserine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Leukemia
American Ginseng Extract in Preventing Respiratory Infection and in Reducing Antibiotic Use in Patients With CLL
RATIONALE: American ginseng extract may prevent or reduce acute respiratory illness in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
- Trial name
- NCT00752895
- Testing
- American ginseng
- Where
- 125 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 293 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Gram-negative Bacteremia
Rapid Identification and Phenotypic Susceptibility Testing for Gram-Negative Bacteremia
RAPIDS-GN is a multi-center, prospective, randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the following strategies for patients with confirmed gram-negative bacillus bacteremia (GNB): 1.
- Trial name
- RAPIDS-GN (NCT03218397)
- Testing
- Accelerate PhenoTest™ BC Kit, Standard Culture and AST
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Infection Control
Enhanced Room Cleaning in Intensive Care Units to Reduce Gown and Glove Contamination With Multi-drug-resistant Bacteria
The purpose of this study is to determine whether extra cleaning of frequently-contaminated surfaces in intensive care rooms is effective in preventing contamination of disposable isolation gowns and gloves with multi-drug…
- Trial name
- NCT01481935
- Testing
- Enhanced cleaning of surfaces in ICU rooms
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Pneumonia
Bacterial Pneumonia Score (BPS) Guided Antibiotic Use in Children With Community Acquired Pneumonia
The aim of this study is to test if BPS (Bacterial Pneumonia Score) guided antibiotic use in children with non severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP) will reduce antibiotic use as compared to standard care practice (current…
- Trial name
- NCT01041209
- Testing
- Strategy based on BPS guided antibiotic use, Enforced Guidelines
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde
Periodontitis
Antibiotic Study for Dental Implants
This study is for people at least 21 years old who have signs of problems, like swollen gums and shrinking bones, by dental implants.
- Trial name
- NCT00662532
- Testing
- Minocycline HCl
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- OraPharma
Antibiotics Misuse
An Educational Intervention to Improve the Use of Antibiotics in Portuguese Health Professional
This is a cluster randomised controlled trial covering all general practitioners working in the National Health System (SNS) and all pharmacists working in community pharmacies in the area covered by the Health Region…
- Trial name
- NCT02173509
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary and multifaceted educational intervention.
- Volunteers
- 2,300 people
- Sponsor
- Aveiro University
Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs)
Use of Behavioral Economics to Improve Treatment of Acute Respiratory Infections (Main Study)
Bacteria resistant to antibiotic therapy are a major public health problem. The evolution of multi-drug resistant pathogens may be encouraged by provider prescribing behavior.
- Trial name
- BEARI (NCT01454947)
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Support (CDS): Accountable Justifications, Audit and Feedback: Peer Comparison, CDS Order Sets: Suggested Alternatives
- Where
- 55 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Premature Birth of Newborn, Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating if Antibiotic Use in the First 48 Hours of Life Adversely Impacts the Preterm Infant Microbiome
The purpose of this study is to determine whether antibiotics given immediately after birth alter the development of the developing preterm infant's microbiome, which may further alter overall clinical outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02477423
- Testing
- Ampicillin, Gentamicins
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Chronic Sinus Infection
Use of Perioperative Antibiotics in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
The objective of this study is to determine whether the use of postoperative antibiotics following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) decreases postoperative infection rates.
- Trial name
- NCT03369717
- Testing
- Amoxi Clavulanate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center