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Antibiotic therapy under procalcitonin guidance in critically ill children

Procalcitonin guided antibiotic therapy in Pediatric intensive care patients â?? A randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/12/007604
Enrollment
68
Registered
2016-12-21
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- All patients aged 1month to 12 years admitted in Paediatric intensive care unit in whom antibiotic therapy is initiated for a confirmed OR suspected infection

Interventions

Intervention1: Procalcitonin levels in serum: Procalcitonin levels will be tested at entry and every 48 hours till antibiotics are administered Control Intervention1: No intervention: Will be treated

Sponsors

JIPMER Puducherry
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children admitted in Paediatric intensive care unit in whom antibiotic therapy is initiated for a confirmed OR suspected infection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Patients being treated with prophylactic antibiotics 2 Patients with immunodeficiency like HIV, malignancy, chemotherapy etc. 3 Patients with snake envenomation receiving antibiotics for suspected infection. 4 Patients with disease states warranting prolonged antibiotic therapy (Infective endocarditis, septic arthritis, tuberculosis etc.)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Duration (in days) of antibiotic therapyTimepoint: At the time of discharge from the hospital—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of PICU stayTimepoint: At the time of discharge from PICU;Survival at dischargeTimepoint: At the time of discharge from hospital.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Narayanan P

JIPMER, Puducherry

narayanan.p@jipmer.edu.in9443458850

Outcome results

None listed

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