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ClinicalTrials.gov ID

NCT07146217

Lead Sponsor

Saptalis Pharmaceuticals LLCINDUSTRY

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Enrollment

30Estimated

Last Update Posted

Aug 28, 2025Actual

Start Date

Aug 2025Estimated

Primary Completion Date

Jul 2026Estimated

Completion Date

Oct 2026Estimated

Official Title

An Open-Label, Single-Arm, Pharmacokinetic and Safety Study of Likmez® (Metronidazole Oral Suspension) in Pediatric Patients Aged 12 Months to <4 Years With Anaerobic Bacterial Infection

Brief Summary

This is an open-label, single-arm, pharmacokinetic and safety study of Likmez® in pediatric patients aged 12 months to <4 years with anaerobic bacterial infection

• Bacterial Infections

• Likmez® (metronidazole) Oral Suspension

Ages Eligible for Study

Child (0-17)

Sexes Eligible for Study

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between ≥ 12 months and < 4 years till the time of dosing in the study

• Sufficient venous access to permit cannulation for required blood sample collection.

• Ability to swallow oral liquids.

• Clinical diagnosis with suspected or culture-confirmed anaerobic bacterial infection with pathogens known to be sensitive to metronidazole and requiring treatment for any of the below mentioned infections:

  1. Septicaemia and Bacteraemia
  2. Intra-abdominal infections (including peritonitis, intra-abdominal abscess, and liver abscess)
  3. Bone and joint infections (including osteomyelitis)
  4. Lower respiratory tract infections (including pneumonia, empyema, and lung abscess)

• Patients with clinical diagnosis of polymicrobial infection who can be administered Likmez® with other antibacterial agents without clinically significant drug-drug interactions. Note: These patients will be allowed concomitant administration with other antibacterial drugs, not having an interaction with metronidazole (Refer APPENDIX B: List of Antibiotic Drugs Having Interaction with Metronidazole, for the list of antibiotic drugs having interaction with metronidazole). If co-administration of such medications cannot be avoided, PI should consider taking steps to minimize the risk of QT/QTc interval prolongation and torsade de pointes (TdP), such as electrolyte monitoring and repletion, and ECG monitoring, especially in patients with additional risk factors for TdP.

• Any of the above mentioned clinical conditions, which would allow them to initiate the treatment with IV or oral anti-bacterial drugs with activity against anaerobic bacteria (e.g., IV treatment such as a betalactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor or a cephalosporin plus metronidazole; or oral treatment such as amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, or azithromycin) followed by treatment with i.e. Likmez® at 7.5 mg/kg, to complete the treatment course and are able to provide PK samples for the study.

• Parents/legal guardians of the patient have provided Written Informed Consent prior to initiation of any protocol-specific procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of anaphylactic reaction to metronidazole or other nitroimidazole derivatives (e.g., tinidazole).

• Presence of clinically significant encephalopathy or peripheral neuropathy.

• Presence or history of clinically significant convulsive seizure disorders.

• Presence or history of any hematologic condition or blood dyscrasia which may result in leukopenia (even if leukocyte count is normal at screening).

• Abnormal laboratory results for the following analyses showing any of the following abnormal results:

  1. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT)>2 X the upper limit of the reference range
  2. WBC count <3.0 X 109 /L
  3. Total bilirubin ≥20 μmol/L (1.17 mg/dL); except in patients with isolated elevation of indirect bilirubin relating to Gilbert syndrome
  4. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <30 mL/min/1.73 m2 using the Bedside Schwartz methods for estimation (eGFR = 41.3 x height/serum creatinine (Scr), where height is in meters and Scr in mg/dL)
  5. Hemoglobin <8 g/dL
  6. Platelets <100,000/μL

• History or presence of any clinically significant disease or disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, would put the patient at risk or would potentially influence the results of the study (e.g. evidence of gastrointestinal, hepatic, or renal disease that could affect absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of the orally administered study drug).

• Patients with a history of hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) or rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency.

• Patients with a known sensitivity to glucose (e.g. patients with a diagnosis of diabetes or patients taking a ketogenic diet).

• Patients with a history of Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), including Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS), Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP).

• Patients who have used disulfiram within the last two weeks prior to enrollment in study.

• Patients who have consumed products containing propylene glycol within a week prior to enrollment in study and who wish to continue products containing propylene glycol during the study and for at least three days after the end of treatment period.

• Patients with known status of Cockayne syndrome.

• Patients with treatment with any another drug that is known to have pharmacokinetic interaction [For example: barbiturates such as phenytoin or phenobarbital] with metronidazole, within 30 days prior to enrollment or within 5.5 half-lives of the drug, (whichever is longer), until the end of study.

• Previous exposure to metronidazole within 30 days of enrollment.

• Patients with a known history of Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and latent tuberculosis (TB) infections.

• Previous participation in this study.

Primary Purpose

Treatment

Allocation

N/A

Interventional Model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open Label)

Lead Sponsor

Saptalis Pharmaceuticals LLCINDUSTRY

Collaborators

CBCC Global ResearchNETWORK

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