Actively Recruiting
Antibiotic Dosing in Geriatric Patients At the Emergency Department
Led by University Hospital, Ghent · Updated on 2024-09-19
180
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
365 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
In this pilot study, we will investigate whether - with the current dosing regimens, used in the Ghent University Hospital - pharmacodynamic targets regarding beta-lactam antibiotics (more specific Amoxicilline-Clavulanate, Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Temocillin) are attained in frail patients admitted to the geriatric department.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Antibiotic Dosing in Geriatric Patients At the Emergency Department
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients presenting at the emergency department and later admitted to the geriatric department
- Age 75 years or older
- Geriatric profile according to KATZ scale, G8 screening test, or CIRS score
- Receiving antibiotic treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanate or piperacillin-tazobactam
- Intravenous access available for blood sampling, with a separate line from the drug infusion
You will not qualify if you...
- Admission to units other than the geriatric department, including ICU
- Lack of informed consent
- Known hypersensitivity to beta-lactam antibiotics
- Prior oral amoxicillin-clavulanate treatment before admission in the intravenous amoxicillin-clavulanate group
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University Hospital Ghent
Ghent, Belgium, 9000
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Research Team
P
Peter De Paepe, Prof. Dr.
CONTACT
T
Tania Desmet, Dr.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
3
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