Use of a Loading Dose of Vancomycin in Pediatric Dosing
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2012-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Vancomycin is an antibiotic administered to children or adults for many types of infections.
While it has been used to treat infections of children for more than 50 years we are still
not completely certain about the best dose to use when starting treatment with this
medication.
This study is intended to evaluate whether giving a new higher dose of vancomycin for the
first dose will help us get to the desired amount in the body more quickly then the usual
first dose. Half of the patients would get the new higher dose and the other half of patients
will get the typical first dose. Only the first dose is changed and all doses that follow are
the same in both groups and are doses typically used for children.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Boston Children's Hospital Boston Children’s Hospital