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Be Part of Research - Trial Details - Teicoplanin in Treating Septicemia in Patients Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy Through a Central Venous Catheter

Teicoplanin in Treating Septicemia in Patients Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy Through a Central Venous Catheter

Medical Conditions

Sepsis


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RATIONALE: Giving the antibiotic teicoplanin by infusion and allowing bacteria to be exposed to the antibiotic for a longer period of time may be effective in preventing or controlling septicemia.

PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to compare two different methods of giving teicoplanin in treating septicemia in patients who are receiving chemotherapy through a central venous catheter.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

Feb 1999 Dec 2009

INTERVENTIONAL

Intervention Type : BIOLOGICAL



You can take part if:



You may not be able to take part if:


This is in the inclusion criteria above


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • Addenbrooke's Hospital
    Cambridge
    England
    CB2 2QQ
  • Leicester Royal Infirmary
    Leicester
    England
    LE1 5WW
  • Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
    Aberdeen
    Scotland
    AB25 2ZN
  • Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital
    Leeds
    England
    LS9 7TF
  • Royal Marsden - Surrey
    Sutton
    England
    SM2 5PT
  • Saint Bartholomew's Hospital
    London
    England
    EC1A 7BE
  • Southampton General Hospital
    Southampton
    England
    SO16 6YD
  • Birmingham Children's Hospital
    Birmingham
    England
    B4 6NH
  • Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
    Bristol
    England
    BS2 8BJ
  • Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Alder Hey
    Liverpool
    England
    L12 2AP
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
    London
    England
    WC1N 3JH
  • Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
    Manchester
    England
    M27 4HA
  • Queen's Medical Centre
    Nottingham
    England
    NG7 2UH
  • Oxford Radcliffe Hospital
    Oxford
    England
    0X3 9DU
  • Children's Hospital - Sheffield
    Sheffield
    England
    S10 2TH
  • Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
    Belfast
    Northern Ireland
    BT12 6BE
  • Royal Hospital for Sick Children
    Edinburgh
    Scotland
    EH9 1LF
  • Royal Hospital for Sick Children
    Glasgow
    Scotland
    G3 8SJ
  • University College of London Hospitals
    London
    England
    WIT 3AA
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
    Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
    England
    NE7 7DN


The study is sponsored by Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group




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Read full details for Trial ID: NCT00024453
Last updated 06 August 2013

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