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Using procalcitonin to guide duration of antibiotics - further evaluation of the effectiveness

MR-PRo-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM) and ImmunoXpert Evaluation of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic duration in Children with Infection for Stratification of Effectiveness (PRECISE)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14945050
Enrollment
266
Registered
2020-12-17
Start date
2021-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-14

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

Conditions

Bacterial infection Infections and Infestations

Interventions

MR-proADM and ImmunoXpert analysis of blood samples of children recruited to the BATCH trial (ISRCTN11369832) who have been hospitalised with suspected or confirmed bacterial infection, randomised to

Sponsors

University of Liverpool
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Same as the BATCH trial (ISRCTN11369832)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Same as the BATCH trial (ISRCTN11369832)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Collected from patient notes up to and including day 28, or until discharge: 1. Time until IV antibiotic therapy is stopped 2. MR-proADM and ImmunoXpert scores at baseline will define subgroups for the primary comparison, and serial measurements for additional analyses

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Collected from patient notes up to and including day 28, or until discharge: 1. Total duration of antibiotics (oral and IV) 2. Time to switch from broad-spectrum to narrow-spectrum antibiotics 3. Time to discharge from hospital 4. Suspected adverse drug reactions measured using the Liverpool Causality Assessment tool 5. Hospital-acquired infection up to Day 28

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactCherry-Ann Waldron
waldronc@cardiff.ac.uk+44 (0)2929 687609

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 17, 2026