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Pharmacodynamics of meropenem in the treatment of bacterial meningitis in children

Clinical study of meropenem in the treatment of bacterial meningitis in children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300075993
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-09-21
Start date
2023-09-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-26

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Conditions

Bacterial meningitis in children

Interventions

Model treatment group:40mg/kg/dose,q8h,with 3h infusion
Conventional treatment group:40mg/kg/dose,q8h,with 0.5h infusion

Sponsors

Baoding Hospital, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
0.2 Years to 15 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who meet all of the following criteria are eligible for admission to this clinical trial: 1.1 Children between 3 months and 15 years old; 1.2 The etiology or clinical diagnosis is bacterial meningitis (Reference: Neurology Group, Pediatrics Society of the Chinese Medical Association). Expert consensus on diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired bacterial meningitis in children [J]. Chinese Journal of Pediatrics,2019,57 (8): 584-591. (in Chinese) DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2019.08.003). 1.3 Anti-infective therapy with meropenem; 1.4 The clinical course of meropenem is expected to be longer than 48 hours; 1.5 Renal function was normal, and serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen and creatinine clearance were all within the normal range.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who meet any of the following exclusion criteria shall not be admitted to this clinical trial: 2.1 Allergic to meropenem; 2.2 Receiving other experimental drugs; 2.3 The expected survival may be shorter than the treatment cycle; 2.4 Children not considered suitable for inclusion in the study by clinicians.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
blood drug concentration;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
white blood cells;blood neutrophils;C-reactive protein;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJing Bi/Adong Shen

Baoding Hospital, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University

shenad16@hotmail.com+86 133 7011 5087

Outcome results

None listed

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