# Doxycycline for the Prevention of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

> **NCT04153604** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Methodist Health System** · enrollment: 841 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Cirrhosis
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** doxycycline

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04153604
- **Lead sponsor:** Methodist Health System
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2019-11-04
- **Primary completion:** 2020-08-07
- **Final completion:** 2020-08-07
- **Target enrollment:** 841 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-20


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04153604

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04153604, "Doxycycline for the Prevention of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04153604. Licensed CC0.

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