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A Study on the Infusion Regimen of Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Patients Aged 65 and Older With Pneumonia

Model-Guided Dose Optimization vs. Empirical Dosing of Piperacillin-Tazobactam in the Treatment of Pneumonia in Elderly Patients: A Study on Superiority

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06972537
Enrollment
42
Registered
2025-05-15
Start date
2024-07-24
Completion date
2026-09-30
Last updated
2025-05-15

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Conditions

Pneumonia

Brief summary

Pneumonia is characterized by high incidence and mortality rates in elderly patients (≥65 years old). Piperacillin-tazobactam, as a broad-spectrum antibiotic, has its therapeutic efficacy and safety potentially influenced by the infusion regimen. However, research on infusion regimens specifically targeting the elderly population is currently limited. In our preliminary dose simulation, under the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) target of achieving a free drug concentration time percentage above 100% of the minimum inhibitory concentration (fT%\>100% MIC), the regimen of administering the drug every 6 hours (q6h) achieved a concentration compliance rate of 90% within 4 hours. This study aims to explore the differences between two infusion modes (q6h for 4 hours vs. q8h for 3 hours) and to provide preliminary evidence for clinical practice.

Interventions

DRUGIncrease the frequency and extended infusion time of Piperacillin Sodium and Tazobactam Sodium for Injection (Bonda) 4.5g

Piperacillin Sodium and Tazobactam Sodium for Injection (Bonda) 4.5g administered four times a day (QID), with each infusion lasting for 4 hours.

DRUGExtended Infusion Time of Piperacillin Sodium and Tazobactam Sodium for Injection (Bonda), 4.5g

Piperacillin Sodium and Tazobactam Sodium for Injection (Bonda), 4.5g administered three times a day (TID), with each infusion lasting for 3 hours.

Sponsors

Shandong University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Age must be greater than 65 years Clinical diagnosis of Pneumonia Receiving intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam treatment

Exclusion criteria

History of allergy to β-lactam antibiotics Continuous renal replacement therapy, severe organ dysfunction Malignant tumor disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Clinical improvement rate3 monthsImprovement in pneumonia symptoms, such as normalization of body temperature (temperature reduced to 37.8°C or below and maintained for 48 hours), alleviation of symptoms (coughing subsides, sputum production decreases, dyspnea eases, respiratory rate drops to below 24 breaths per minute, and other symptoms such as fatigue and chest pain significantly improve), improvement in physical signs (heart rate decreases to below 100 beats per minute, and wet rales on lung auscultation diminish or disappear), improvement in laboratory tests (white blood cell count returns to normal or near-normal levels, and levels of inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein and procalcitonin decline), and radiological improvement (chest X-ray or CT shows absorption of pulmonary inflammation and reduction in the extent of lesions), as well as the Apache II score.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
PK/PD target attainment rate2 days
28-day mortality rate3 months
7-day microbiological clearance rateafter 7days when finished infuse piperacillin
Length of Hospital Stay ICU and Length of ICU StayUp to 24 weeks

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactWei Zhao, Ph.D
zhao4wei2@hotmail.com86053188383308

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026