Antibiotics to prevent pneumonia in ventilated patients
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests whether giving preventive antibiotics to adults on breathing machines lowers the risk of developing pneumonia during ventilation. It is a double-blind study, meaning neither you nor your doctor will know if you receive the antibiotic or a placebo.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Must be 18 years or older
- Currently on a breathing machine (ventilator)
- No signs of pneumonia or lung infection before starting ventilation
- Not currently taking antibiotics or taken them in the past week
- No known allergy to penicillin-like antibiotics
- Not pregnant
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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