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NCT03230838 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

MK-7625A Versus Meropenem in Pediatric Participants With Complicated Urinary Tract Infection (cUTI) (MK-7625A-034)

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
134
Enrollment target

NCT03230838: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme.

NCT03230838 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Merck Sharp & Dohme. The registered enrollment target is 134 participants, roughly in line with the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03230838, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
134 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study aims to evaluate the safety and tolerability of MK-7625A (ceftolozane/tazobactam) compared with that of meropenem in pediatric participants with cUTI, including pyelonephritis.

Primary Outcome

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol spe

Interventions

  • DRUG Meropenem
  • DRUG Ceftolozane/Tazobactam

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 134 participants
Start Date 2018-04-26
Est. Completion 2020-12-03
Phase Phase 2
Merck Sharp & Dohme

558 total trials

What the finished NCT03230838 record still lists

NCT03230838 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 134 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, roughly in line with the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target.

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Meropenem is the first listed.

NCT03230838 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03230838 about?

NCT03230838 is a clinical study titled "MK-7625A Versus Meropenem in Pediatric Participants With Complicated Urinary Tract Infection (cUTI) (MK-7625A-034)". This study aims to evaluate the safety and tolerability of MK-7625A (ceftolozane/tazobactam) compared with that of meropenem in pediatric participants with cUTI, including pyelonephritis.

What is the current status of trial NCT03230838?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 134 participants. The study started on 2018-04-26. Estimated completion is 2020-12-03.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03230838?

The interventions under investigation include: Meropenem (DRUG), Ceftolozane/Tazobactam (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03230838?

This trial is sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme, which has 558 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03230838's enrollment target sits among peer trials

134 537th of 2000 higher than 1,463 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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