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Study identifier: NCT05350813 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Impact of Procalcitonin-guided Algorithm on Early Discontinuation of Antibiotic Therapy

Condition: Bacterial Infections  ·  Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse

PhaseNA
Planned participants296
Who can joinAll sexes, 3 Days to 17 Years
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

In this randomized controlled open-label trial, conducted in 7 French Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units (ICUs), investigator team hypothesize that the use of a procalcitonin (PCT)-guided algorithm to discontinue antibiotic treatment will decrease antibiotic duration in critically ill children treated for a suspected or proven bacterial infection. Two hundred and ninety-six eligible patients will be randomly assigned in two groups: either PCT-guided or standard-of-care antibiotic discontinuation, and monitored over 28 days, until the end of their hospitalization, or up to the end of antibiotic treatment for bacterial infection recurrence occurring up to 28 days after the day of randomization.

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Talk to the study team

Romain AMADIEU, MD  ·  053-455-7495  ·  amadieu.r@chu-toulouse.fr

Gwennaëlle ALPHONSA  ·  056-777-1394  ·  alphonsa.g@chu-toulouse.fr

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Locations (7)

CHU Amiens PicardieAmiens, FranceActive Not Recruiting
CHU de BordeauxBordeaux, FranceActive Not Recruiting
CHU de Clermont FerrandClermont-Ferrand, FranceRecruiting
CHU de NANTESNantes, FranceRecruiting
APHPParis, FranceActive Not Recruiting
CHU La RéunionSaint-Denis, FranceRecruiting
University Hospital of ToulouseToulouse, FranceRecruiting

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