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Pneumonia Ventilator AssociatedPhase 4NCT01559753

Early-onset Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Adults: Comparison of 8 Versus 15 Days of Antibiotic Treatment

A Phase 4 study testing Augmentin, Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime, netilmycin, tobramycin and compare 8 to15 days of antibiotic treatment in people with Pneumonia Ventilator Associated, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon.

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

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Trial summary

The duration of treatment of community acquired pulmonary infection varies between 5 and 14 days according to the authors (22), or even 3 days with new drugs having long half-life (2). For nosocomial pulmonary infection, treatment durations are not standardized (5). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Pneumonia Ventilator Associated
What is being tested?
Augmentin, Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime, netilmycin, tobramycin and compare 8 to15 days of antibiotic treatment
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
225 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jan 1998to Nov 2002
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Early onset nosocomial pneumonia in patients under mechanical ventilation since at least 24 h Patients aged 18 years or more The patient must be able to receive either one of the two arms of treatment defined for the study Information on the patient and his family informed consent obtained during the first three days Bacteria sensitive to the specified antibiotic regimen

Who cannot join

  • Patients do not match the criteria for inclusion
  • 18 years of age, pregnant Patients
  • Another infectious outbreak documented the day of the BAL.
  • Patients with acquired immunosuppression (blood diseases, HIV,...), induced (immunosuppressive drugs, cancer, radiation therapy) or congenital.
  • Steroids for a period exceeding 15 days.
  • Leukopenia (1000 GB/mm (or neutropenia (500 PN/mm)
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  • Purulent pleural effusion, pulmonary abscess
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Antibiotic treatment according to the following terms:
  • Ongoing curative antibiotic therapy
  • Antibiotics within 3 days before the diagnosis of VAP, except surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (defined according to the consensus conference "antibiotic prophylaxis in the surgical environment in adult" December 11, 1992) (27)
  • Use of antibiotics not authorized in the study (see list)
  • Allergy to antibiotics used in the study
  • Inclusion in another study assessing antibiotic treatment, either the treatment or prevention of nosocomial pulmonary disease
  • Refusal to participate
  • Lack of informed consent by the patient or his family

About this study

Official title: Comparison of Two Lengths of Treatment in Early-onset Ventilated Associated Pneumonia

The duration of treatment of community acquired pulmonary infection varies between 5 and 14 days according to the authors (22), or even 3 days with new drugs having long half-life (2). For nosocomial pulmonary infection, treatment durations are not standardized (5). It is simply mentioned the concept of "usual" treatment of at least 15 days. However, recent studies used 10 days of treatment without significant decrease in the rate of healing compared to usual treatment. It is essential to clarify the optimal duration of antibiotic treatment. Indeed, any excessive extension of treatment may increase the occurrence of adverse effects (renal toxicities, hepatic...), and induce resistance of bacteria to antibiotics (selection pressure), colonization of the patient by Multiresistant bacteria and an increase in the cost of treatment

Read the detailed description

This is a prospective, randomized, open, multi-center study.

3.1 Primary Objective

Show that antibiotic therapy of 8 or 15 days is equivalent in terms of clinical cure rates in the treatment of early onset nosocomial pulmonary infection in patients under mechanical ventilation.

3.2 Secondary Objective

  • Study of nosocomial infections: assessing the influence of the duration of antibiotic treatment on the rate of fatal pulmonary and extra-pulmonary infection (definition of nosocomial infections: annex XIII).
  • Study of bacterial Ecology: research of changes in the flora of the gut under treatment and analysis of pathological samples (antibiotic resistance phenotypes +/-genotypes).
  • Economic Survey: analyze the costs related to the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia and its complications in two study groups.
Being tested
Augmentin, Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime, netilmycin, tobramycin, compare 8 to15 days of antibiotic treatment
Keywords
Antibiotic, treatment, ventilator associated pneumonia, duration
Medical subject headings
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated

What participants receive

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

  • Augmentin, Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime, netilmycin, tobramycinDrug

    Also called Amoxicillin, Clavulanic acid

    All patients included in the study will be treated by a combination of antibiotics during the first 5 days, then by monotherapy for either 3 or 10 days according to their allocated group.

    • Beta-Lactams:
    • Amoxicillin + clavulanic Acid : 2 g TDS for 3 days, then 1 g TDS
    • Ceftriaxone : 2 g OD during 3 days, then 1 g OD
    • Cefotaxime : 2 g TDS during 3 days, then 1 g TDS
    • Aminoglycosides
    • Tobramycin : loading dose of 6 mg/kg OD, then 5 mg/kg OD (adaptation in case of renal failure)
    • Netilmicin : loading dose of 10 mg/kg OD, then 8 mg/kg OD (adaptation in case of renal failure)
    • Dibekacin : loading dose of 6 mg/kg OD, then 5 mg/kg OD (adaptation in case of renal failure)
  • compare 8 to15 days of antibiotic treatmentDrug

    Also called Amoxicillin, Clavulanic acid

    All patients included in the study will be treated by a combination of antibiotics during the first 5 days, then by monotherapy for either 3 or 10 days according to their allocated group.

    •

    Beta-Lactams:

    • Amoxicillin + clavulanic Acid : 2 g TDS for 3 days, then 1 g TDS
    • Ceftriaxone : 2 g OD during 3 days, then 1 g OD
    • Cefotaxime : 2 g TDS during 3 days, then 1 g TDS

    Aminoglycosides

    • Tobramycin : loading dose of 6 mg/kg OD, then 5 mg/kg OD (adaptation in case of renal failure)
    • Netilmicin : loading dose of 10 mg/kg OD, then 8 mg/kg OD (adaptation in case of renal failure)
    • Dibekacin : loading dose of 6 mg/kg OD, then 5 mg/kg OD (adaptation in case of renal failure)
Study groups in NCT01559753
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
8 days of antibiotic treatmentExperimentalPatients will receive a combination antibiotic during 5 days and then 3 days of a single Beta Lactam antibiotic
Receives: Drug: Augmentin, Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime, netilmycin, tobramycin; Drug: compare 8 to15 days of antibiotic treatment
15 days antibiotic treatmentActive comparatorAll patients included in the study will be treated by a combination of antibiotics during the first 5 days, then by monotherapy for 10 days according to the group. The beta-lactam antibiotics will be administered in high doses during the first 3 days of treatment. Aminoglycosides will be administered in a single daily dose, with a loading dose the first day of treatment.
Receives: Drug: compare 8 to15 days of antibiotic treatment

What is being measured

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

  1. Cure of respiratory infection

    The primary endpoint of the present study was the clinical cure rate at day 21. Complete clinical recovery was determined by the absence of the following criteria: death, septic shock (except when associated with a documented non-respiratory infection), intercurrent adverse event attributable to the protocol (or for which attributability to the protocol could not be ruled out) requiring modified antibiotic treatment, and patients who relapsed.

    Measured: 21 days after inclusion

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Rate of secondary infections

    The study focused on establishing incidence of secondary nosocomial infections; number of patients on antibiotic treatment; total number of days of antibiotic treatment; duration of MV; number of patients still under ventilation; number of patients still in ICU; length of stay in ICU on day 21; and mortality rate at 3 months.

    Measured: 21 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 Mar 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 1998
  3. Primary completionSep 2002
  4. Study completionNov 2002

Resources

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
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
225 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01559753
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHUB/GC001
Status last verified
Mar 2012
First submitted
29 Nov 2011
Last updated
21 Mar 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Capellier G, Mockly H, Charpentier C, Annane D, Blasco G, Desmettre T, Roch A, Faisy C, Cousson J, Limat S, Mercier M, Papazian L. Early-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults randomized clinical trial: comparison of 8 versus 15 days of antibiotic treatment. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e41290. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041290. Epub 2012 Aug 31.

    PubMed 22952580

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Augmentin, Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime, netilmycin, tobramycin and compare 8 to15 days of antibiotic treatment in people with Pneumonia Ventilator Associated, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon.

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 1 inclusion and 16 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 21 Mar 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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?

Cure of respiratory infection (time frame: 21 days after inclusion). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01559753, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 21 Mar 2012.

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