Phase 4 study

Recruiting Phase 4

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 11 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Sponsor Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Registry number NCT04538053
Started 1 June 2021 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 1 December 2026

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
Nepean Hospital Kingswood NSW Recruiting
John Hunter Children's Hospital New Lambton Heights NSW Recruiting
Sydney Children's Hospital Network Sydney NSW Recruiting
The Children's Hospital at Westmead Sydney NSW Active not recruiting
Royal Darwin Hospital Darwin NT Recruiting
Queensland Children's Hospital Brisbane QLD Recruiting
Women's and Children's Hospital Adelaide SA Recruiting
The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne VIC Recruiting
Perth Children's Hospital Perth WA Recruiting

voxsanity.com.au · trial sites from public registries · registry record synced 11 October 2026 · not medical advice

Who can join

Age 1 Year to 18 Years
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers Not accepted
Enrolment target 285

The official eligibility criteria

Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

* Children aged 1 to 18 years with acute, uncomplicated, community-acquired bone and joint infection who fulfil pre-defined clinical criteria.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Infection due to bacteria resistant to cefalexin or atypical infection (e.g. mycobacterial, fungal)

2. Features of sepsis as defined by the presence of organ dysfunction (defined using definitions within the Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction-2 (PELOD-2) score)

3. Concomitant severe, invasive infection e.g. necrosing fasciitis

4. Complicated infection (e.g. presence of prosthetic material; large subperiosteal (\>3mm) or soft tissue abscess without surgical intervention; infection secondary to or complicated by trauma)

5. History of allergy to cephalosporin antibiotics or immediate, severe reaction to penicillins

6. Received more than three IV or oral dose of an antibiotic with activity against the likely bacteria causing the current infection

7. Prior episode of OM or SA

8. Prior condition predisposing to poor absorption (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease, current gastrointestinal symptoms) or complicated disease (e.g. immunodeficiency)

9. Prior enrolment in the trial

10. Current recipient of another investigational product as part of a clinical trial

Dates on the record

Started 1 June 2021
Estimated completion 1 December 2026
Registry last updated 17 November 2025
Checked by Voxsanity 11 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 17 November 2025.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.

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Letter for your doctor

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