# KInetics of Procalcitonin to Reduce Unnecessary aNtibiotic Use - Comparing Procalcitonin Kinetics-guided and Absolute Procalcitonin Value-guided Antibiotic Initiation in Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in Critically Ill Patients

> **NCT07211620** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Semmelweis University** · enrollment: 250 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Infection
- Sepsis

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Kinetics
- **OTHER:** Absolute

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07211620
- **Lead sponsor:** Semmelweis University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-11-06
- **Primary completion:** 2027-12
- **Final completion:** 2027-12
- **Target enrollment:** 250 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-09


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07211620

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07211620, "KInetics of Procalcitonin to Reduce Unnecessary aNtibiotic Use - Comparing Procalcitonin Kinetics-guided and Absolute Procalcitonin Value-guided Antibiotic Initiation in Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in Critically Ill Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07211620. Licensed CC0.

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