# Comparative Effectiveness of Intravenous v. Oral Antibiotic Therapy for Serious Bacterial Infections

> **NCT02311452** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Children's Hospital of Philadelphia** · enrollment: 15000 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Osteomyelitis
- Pneumonia
- Appendicitis

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02311452
- **Lead sponsor:** Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2009-01
- **Primary completion:** 2012-12
- **Final completion:** —
- **Target enrollment:** 15000 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2014-12-08

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02311452

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02311452, "Comparative Effectiveness of Intravenous v. Oral Antibiotic Therapy for Serious Bacterial Infections". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02311452. Licensed CC0.

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