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Study of blood level of lifesaving antibiotic meropenum in serious ICU patients in relation to blood level that kills bacteria.

A prospective pharmacokinetics and dose optimization study of extended infusion of Meropenem in adult critically ill cancer patientsâ??

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2013/07/003850
Enrollment
25
Registered
2013-07-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- critically ill patients in ICU

Interventions

Intervention1: Meropenem: This is an observational study. Meropenem is a broad spectrum antibiotic used for empirical treatment in patients with severe sepsis. This is a pharmacokinetic study to deter

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria • Adult critically ill patients • Age 18 yr to 70 yrs • Known or suspected sepsis. • Baseline plasma creatinine concentration within upper limit of normal • Meropenem (MEROMER®) therapy initiated in ICU and expected to be continued for at least 3 days

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
T1. Peak plasma meropenem level 1. fT (Time duration for which plasma concentration is above MIC) 2. Proportion of patients with fT 40% of dosing interval. 3. Pharmacokinetics parameters including AUC, Cmax, Tmax, Volume of Distribution (Vd), Half-life (T1/2), Clearance (Cl) and elimination rate constant (Kel) 4. Time to MIC after first dose Timepoint: time zero, 5 min, 15 min, 30 min, and 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 h after the first dose of meropenum

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Pharmacokinetics parameters including AUC, Cmax, Tmax, Volume of Distribution (Vd), Half-life (T1/2), Clearance (Cl) and elimination rate constant (Kel) 2. Time to MIC after first dose Timepoint: time zero, 5 min, 15 min, 30 min, and 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 h after the first dose of meropenum

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr J V Divatia

Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Centre

jdivatia@yahoo.com02224177041

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026