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Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit or General Pediatric Care Unit Requiring a Central Venous CatheterPhase 4NCT00202813

Study of the Use of Coated Venous Catheters in the Critically Ill Child

A Phase 4 study testing Cook Spectrum Pediatric Central Venous Catheter Anti-microbial Impregnated Polyurethane and Arrow Pediatric Central Venous Catheter in people with Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit or General Pediatric Care Unit Requiring a Central Venous Catheter, run by Corewell Health West at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study should help determine to determine whether or not the use of an antibiotic coated catheter will significantly reduce the number of central line related bloodstream infections in children requiring a CVC. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 18 years
What is being tested?
Cook Spectrum Pediatric Central Venous Catheter Anti-microbial Impregnated Polyurethane and Arrow Pediatric Central Venous Catheter
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
500 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2003to Oct 2005
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • all patients ages 21 years or less admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit or general pediatric unit at DeVos Children's Hospital
  • research informed consent must be signed

Who cannot join

  • known allergy or sensitivity to minocycline, tetracyline, doxycycline, oxytetracycline, demeclocycline, rifampin, rifabutin

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • DeVos Children's Hospital

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503

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About this study

Official title: The Use of Antibiotic-coated Venous Catheters in the Critically Ill Child: Reducing the Rate of Bloodstream Related Infections

This study should help determine to determine whether or not the use of an antibiotic coated catheter will significantly reduce the number of central line related bloodstream infections in children requiring a CVC. This study may also determine if antibiotic coated catheters will be significantly less likely than non-antibiotic coated catheters to allow bacteria to live (colonize) in/on the catheter.

The use of central venous catheters (CVC) is paramount to the care of critically ill children. Thus, in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), these catheters are widely used in situations when more than peripheral venous access is necessary. This central access allows the delivery of fluids, e.g, blood, medications, etc. as well as serves as a means to withdraw blood. It has been estimated that more than 250,000 nosocomial bloodstream infections occur each year, with 90% of these associated with the use of CVCs. More recently, the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (NNIS) reported during 1992-2001 CVC-associated bloodstream infections (BSI) in ICU settings occurred at rates of 2.9-11.3 BSI per 1,000 catheter days. The cost of treating CVC related BSI has been estimated to be in excess of $28,000 per catheter. In the adult medical literature, there is strong evidence supporting use of antiseptic or antibiotic coated catheters to reduce the cost of hospitalization for CVC related infections. Cost-benefit studies have suggested that if the baseline incidence of CVC BSI is >0.4 BSI per 1000 catheter days, $59,000 will be saved, 7 cases of BSI will be avoided, and 1 death prevented for every 300 anti-septic impregnated CVCs used.

Read the detailed description

Catheter related infections are often difficult to treat because the pathogen may form a biofilm that actually embeds itself into the catheter material. Additionally, the catheter hub and skin around this area may be colonized with bacteria. It is by this route that pathogenic organisms migrate to the external surface of the catheter, which then can progress to the intravascular tip. To decrease the risk of CVC associated infections, antibiotic coated catheters have been used. Since 1990, several types of antiseptic or antimicrobial vascular catheters have been developed. These catheters are designed to protect both the external and internal surfaces of the device from colonization of certain bacteria. Raad et al, have demonstrated in a randomized multicenter clinical trial among hospitalized adult patients that CVCs coated with minocycline and rifampin significantly reduced the risk for catheter-related colonization and bloodstream infections[8]. However, there have been no clinical trials reported in the pediatric population on this issue. This study will prospectively compare in a randomized, blinded fashion the use of two Food \& Drug Administration (FDA) approved central venous catheters - an antibiotic coated CVC to non-coated CVC at DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Additional major pediatric teaching hospitals may be added at a later time.

Being tested
Cook Spectrum Pediatric Central Venous Catheter Anti-microbial Impregnated Polyurethane and Arrow Pediatric Central Venous Catheter
Keywords
CVC, central venous catheter, infection, bloodstream infection, catheter infection, pediatric, children, antibiotic impregnated catheters
Medical subject headings
Infections, Sepsis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Cook Spectrum Pediatric Central Venous Catheter Anti-microbial Impregnated Polyurethane and Arrow Pediatric Central Venous CatheterDevice

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. to determine if antibiotic coated catheters reduce the risk of catheter associated BSI in children hospitalized in PICU or in inpatient pediatric ward in comparison to non-antibiotic coated catheters.

  2. An infection free interval is defined as beginning with the insertion of the cvc (or, if applicable with the cure of a infection in a catheter that was left in place anbd concluded with one of the outcomes listed

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. to determine the bacterial pathogens associated with antibiotic coated CVC BSI and compare these pathogens with those normally associated with non-antibiotic coated CVC

  2. To determine the bacterial pathogens associated with colonization of antibiotic coated catheter tips in comparison to those normally associated with non-antibiotic coated catheter tips.

  3. To determine risk factors associated with CVC BSI

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2003
  3. Primary completionOct 2005
  4. Study completionOct 2005

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Enrolment
500 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00202813
Sponsor's protocol ID
2003-104
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
13 Sep 2005
Last updated
8 Apr 2024
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Cook Spectrum Pediatric Central Venous Catheter Anti-microbial Impregnated Polyurethane and Arrow Pediatric Central Venous Catheter in people with Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit or General Pediatric Care Unit Requiring a Central Venous Catheter, run by Corewell Health West at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Apr 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

to determine if antibiotic coated catheters reduce the risk of catheter associated BSI in children hospitalized in PICU or in inpatient pediatric ward in comparison to non-antibiotic coated catheters.. The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Apr 2024.

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