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CARES-1: Ambulatory Antibiotics for Congenital Syphilis

NCT06921213Phase 2

Key facts

Status
Recruiting
Start
May 2026
Primary completion
Mar 2027
Countries
3
Sponsor
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Modality
Small Molecules
Conditions
congenital syphilis (CS)
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Overview

Phase 2, randomised, open-label trial of linezolid and amoxicillin in congenital syphilis (CS) (3 arms), sponsored by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Primary endpoints: Time above Minimum Inhibitory Concentration in serum at 10 days, Time above Minimum Inhibitory Concentration in Cerebrospinal Fluid at 10 days and 1 more. Started May 2026; status: recruiting.

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Design

3 arms
Study design
RandomizedOpen-label
  • Oral Linezolid

    10 day course of Linezolid twice a day

  • Oral Amoxicillin

    10 day course of Amoxicillin twice a day

  • IM Benzathine penicillin

    Single IM dose of IM Benzathine penicillin

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Who it enrols

Neonates <= 7 days old with a post-menstrual age of 34-42 weeks, weighing >= 2kg, who are at risk of congenital syphilis but asymptomatic, and tolerating enteral feeds.

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Endpoints

Primary

  • Time above Minimum Inhibitory Concentration in serum

  • Time above Minimum Inhibitory Concentration in Cerebrospinal Fluid

  • Adverse Events

Secondary

  • Clinical Outcome

  • Area Under the Curve to Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Ratio in serum

  • Area Under the Curve to Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Ratio in Cerebrospinal Fluid

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