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Efficacy of colistin Plus tigecycline vs colsitin plus meropenem in treating hospital aquired acinetobacter boumanii infection

Comparison of the Efficacy of Colistin Plus Tigecycline vs. Colistin Plus Meropenem in the Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB): A randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/090465
Enrollment
370
Registered
2025-07-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: B968- Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: Colistin plus tigecycline: Combination of tigecycline loading dose of 200 mg IV and then (100 mg IV BD) plus colistin 9 Lakh IU Loading f/b (4.5 lakh IV BD) Control Intervention1: Colis

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Patna Bihar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All patients with VAP/HAP/BSI who are admitted with culture positive Acinetobacter baumanii in medical ICU. 2. Those who give consent for the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Non-Acinetobacter baumanii VAP/HAP/BSI admitted in ICU 2. Superimposed infection during the treatment of CRAB infection 3. Extremes of age-Age less than 18 and more than 70 years of age

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mortality Timepoint: Mortality will be seen within 28 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comorbid conditions, Physiological scores (APACHE II), microbiological clearance (14 & 28 days),Clinical response to drugs (14 & 28 days) Timepoint: All the comorbid conditions like Diabetes, Hypertension, CVA, neuromuscular disease, valvular heart disease will be noted on day 0 of admission APACHE II score on day 0 of admission Microbiological response success will be assessed by clearance of organism in repeat culture at day 14 & 28 Clinical response success will be assessed by improvement in Glasgow coma scale (GCS), Improvement in P/F ratio, decrease in ionotropic support at day 14 & 28

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ajeet Kumar

AIIMS Patna

ajeetanaes@gmail.com9312501413

Outcome results

None listed

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