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Condition (MeSH)

Neonatal Sepsis

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 187 trials for Neonatal Sepsis or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D000071074 Infections C01 C16 C23
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Phase 1 Phase 1 5 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1 Phase 2 Phase 2 4 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 5 Phase 3 Phase 3 19 Phase 4 Phase 4 16 Not applicable Not applicable 52 Observational Observational 85 Phase 1 Phase 1 5 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1 Phase 2 Phase 2 4 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 5 Phase 3 Phase 3 19 Phase 4 Phase 4 16 Not applicable Not applicable 52 Observational Observational 85

Trials per phase (log scale)

187 of the 187 trials are tagged with Neonatal Sepsis itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Neonatal Sepsis trials start? (25)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 18

2001: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2003: 2 trials (Phase 3 1, Phase 1 1) 2004: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1) 2005: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2006: 3 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2) 2007: 2 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1) 2008: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 2/3 1) 2009: 7 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1) 2010: 6 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 1) 2011: 4 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 1 1) 2012: 6 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1) 2013: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 1 1) 2014: 4 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 1) 2015: 10 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2016: 8 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1) 2017: 11 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1) 2018: 15 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2019: 18 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 2020: 13 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2021: 5 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 2) 2022: 16 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1) 2023: 17 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1) 2024: 11 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1) 2025: 8 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 3, Phase 2/3 1)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 10
2025 8
2024 11
2023 17
2022 16
2021 5
2020 13
2019 18
2018 15
2017 11

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 10 trials starting in 2026 and about 9 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 28 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 39 percent and ran about 37 percent low against the count later registered. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 11 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 18 months across 107 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Neonatal Sepsis trials in? (8)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 5
Phase 1/2 1
Phase 2 4
Phase 2/3 5
Phase 3 19
Phase 4 16
Not applicable 52
Observational 85

How many Neonatal Sepsis trials are recruiting? (8)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 11
Recruiting 15
Active, not recruiting 3
Completed 100
Suspended 1

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which drugs are being tested for Neonatal Sepsis? (6)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Talactoferrin 4
Bovine Colostrum 4
Ampicillin 2
Maltodextrin 2
Pentoxifylline 2

Interventions as named in the registry (9)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
2% chlorhexidine 3
1% Azithromycin 3
Double distilled water 2
Ampicillin + gentamicin 2
Antibiotics 2

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Neonatal Sepsis trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Neonatal death 14 1
Maternal death 4 1
Other neonatal serious adverse event 3 1
Death 2 1
Other maternal serious adverse event 2 1

Which publications cover Neonatal Sepsis? (99)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: lead sponsors, prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.

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