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Bone InfectionPhase 4NCT03426761

Dalbavancin For The Treatment of Gram Positive Osteoarticular Infections

A Phase 4 study testing Dalbavancin and Vancomycin in people with Bone Infection and Osteomyelitis, run by Infectious Diseases Physicians, Inc. at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

Because of its prolonged terminal half-life, dalbavancin is an extremely attractive option in treating Gram-positive infections caused by S. aureus including MRSA, and streptococcal species. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Bone Infection, Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis
What is being tested?
Dalbavancin and Vancomycin
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
41 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
25 Jan 2018to 31 Dec 2022
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 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Written informed consent obtained from the patient (if possible) or from either the caregiver or legally authorized representative (if different from the caregiver) before the initiation of any study specific procedures.
  • Male or female patients, aged 18-80, with the following osteoarticular infections:
  • Infected shoulder, knee or hip (1st or 2nd episode) as defined by a diagnostic culture positive arthrocentesis
  • An infected prosthetic shoulder, knee or hip as defined by a diagnostic culture positive arthrocentesis, or intraoperative diagnosis of infection with positive culture; an infected prosthetic knee or hip (1st or 2nd episode). Preoperative diagnosis by diagnostic, culture positive arthrocentesis
  • Demonstrated by a positive culture for one of the following gram positive organisms: Methicillin susceptible Staphyloccocus aureus, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Group B streptococcus, Streptococcus anginosus group, Vancomycin susceptible Enterococcus faecalis
  • If female, meet the following criteria:
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  • Not breastfeeding
  • Not planning to become pregnant during the study
  • Be surgically sterile, or at least 2-years postmenopausal, or have a negative pregnancy test at Baseline (Visit 1)
  • If of childbearing potential, agree to be strictly abstinent, or practice 2 of the following effective methods of birth control throughout the study: systemic contraception (e.g., oral contraceptives of estrogen and progestin combinations); depot injection (e.g., Depo-Provera); contraceptive implant (e.g., Norplant, Implanon); transdermally delivered contraceptive (e.g., Ortho Evra); intrauterine device; vaginal contraceptive ring (e.g.,NuvaRing); diaphragm plus spermicide; cervical cap; or male condom plus spermicide; partner vasectomy at least 6 months prior to baseline
  • Vision and hearing (hearing aid permissible) sufficient for compliance with testing procedures

Who cannot join

  • Subjects with culture proven gram negative infection
  • Concurrent diseases that, in the Investigator's medical judgment, would interfere with the conduct of the study, confound the interpretation of the study results, or endanger the patient's well-being
  • Any other conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, might indicate that the patient is unsuitable for the study, the exception is, if there is a history of such disease but the condition has been stable for at least more than 3 year(s) and the investigator determines that it would not interfere with the patient's participation in the study
  • Current malignancy under treatment with chemotherapeutic agents
  • Any unapproved concomitant medication excluded in section 6.3 that could not be discontinued or switched to an allowable alternative medication before the Baseline (Visit 2)
  • Currently participating in or previously participated in an investigational study of Dalbavancin or treatment with an investigational product within 3 months or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, of Screening (Visit 1)
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  • HIV infection with a CD4 count <200
  • Solid organ transplantation or bone marrow transplantation within 6 months
  • History of severe neutropenia, defined as an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <500 cells per microliter, in the last three months
  • History of severe liver disease, i.e. Child-Pugh Class C or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) more than five times the upper limit of normal (ULN), in the last three months
  • Positive blood culture in the past 14 days, evidence of multiple sites of joint infection, or evidence of concomitant infections at other body sites related to bacteremia
  • Positive test on a urine drug screening for drugs of abuse, for which the patient does not have prescription
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse that, in the Investigator's medical judgment, would interfere with the conduct of the study
  • History of hypersensitivity reaction to Dalbavancin or other drugs of the same class

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Infectious Diseases Physicians, Inc.

    Annandale, Virginia, 22003

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About this study

Official title: Dalbavancin For The Treatment Of Gram Positive Osteomyelitis Or Joint Infections Including Prosthetic Hip Or Knee Infections

Because of its prolonged terminal half-life, dalbavancin is an extremely attractive option in treating Gram-positive infections caused by S. aureus including MRSA, and streptococcal species. Systemic bacterial infections due to Staphylococci such as osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, are conditions which require prolonged IV therapy, typically for at least 3-6 weeks, though sometimes more. Due to dalbavancin's prolonged terminal half-life, it may offer the opportunity to substantially reduce costs and morbidity in native joint and prosthetic joint infections with one infusion every fourteen days until completion of therapy.

Read the detailed description

Dalbavancin, currently FDA approved for the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), is a lipoglycopedptide with bactericidal activity in vitro against Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA and VISA strains, and Streptococcus pyogenes. Its bactericidal action results primarily from inhibition of cell-wall biosynthesis, specifically the prevention of N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM) and N-acetylglucosamine (NAG)-peptide subunits incorporation into the peptidoglycan matrix. Dalbavancin alters bacterial-cell-membrane permeability and RNA synthesis. It is highly protein bound, primarily to albumin, with a half-life of 346 hours. Approximately 33% of unchanged drug is excreted in the urine, 20% via feces and 12% as the minor metabolite, hydroxyl-dalbavancin. There is minimal potential for drug-drug interactions; it is not a substrate, inducer or inhibitor of hepatic CYP450 isoenzymes and the administration of CYP450 substrates, inhibitors or inducers does not affect its clearance rate. In SSTI trials, Dalbavancin was demonstrated to be non-inferior to vancomycin and linezolid.

Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) are an emerging health problem. Although the incidence of these infections is historically low (approximately 0.5%-1.0of implants), because of the rapid increase in the number of hip, knee and other joint implants, the absolute number of cases of infection is increasing. In 2010, 332,000 hip joints and 719,000 knee joints were implanted. This alone conservatively translates to 5,000-10,000 cases, with an economic impact of $1 billion. Management of PJI is particularly challenging because long term antibiotic therapy in most cases is accompanied by removal of the prosthesis and re-implantation.

For long term antimicrobial administration, current standard of care requires a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) or other indwelling intravascular catheter, and daily/multiple daily infusions. There is substantial cost of maintaining the intravascular access, drugs, home health care and monitoring, as well as the infection risk of the chronic indwelling line which is being accessed frequently. There is a clear need for alternative care models to the current approach. Dalbavancin, because of its activity profile against Gram-positive organisms and its pharmacokinetics which would allow weekly or every other week dosing, is a favorable option. This option would eliminate the need for long term IV access, because at most, weekly IV infusions would be performed.

In terms of bone infection, dalbavancin has favorable pharmacokinetic properties. A PK study performed in subjects undergoing elective orthopedic surgery found that dalbavancin (dosed at 1000mg IV at enrollment and then 500mg weekly for up to 7 weeks) maintained levels in cortical bone at bactericidal levels , at >50X the MIC of typical staphylococcal organism (including MRSA). Animal studies in a rat osteomyelitis model also found that dalvabancin was comparable to vancomycin. Because of these same PK properties, dalbavancin offers the opportunity to substantially reduce costs and morbidity in native joint and prosthetic joint infections.

This is a two-center, randomized, open label trial of dalbavancin versus standard intravenous therapy control comparator in the treatment of subjects with gram positive native joint or prosthetic joint infections. The primary outcome variable is clinical cure at day 42 after start of treatment in all randomized patients. Safety and tolerability will also be assessed throughout the study period via laboratory measurements and AE monitoring. Additionally, clinical response will be measured by patient reported outcomes with change from baseline symptoms and by Quality of Life questionnaire.

Eligible subjects with confirmed gram positive joint infections, will be randomized in a ratio of 2:1 to receive open label dalbavancin or standard IV therapy. Standard IV therapy will depend on the antibiotic susceptibility of the causative pathogen. Subjects randomized to dalbavancin may have received standard of care therapy for no more than 120 hours prior to first dalbavancin dose. Subjects randomized to standard of care can continue with treatment course if already started, or receive the first dose at the baseline visit.

Being tested
Dalbavancin, Vancomycin
Medical subject headings
Osteomyelitis, Arthritis, Infectious

What participants receive

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

  • DalbavancinDrug

    Also called Dalvance, Xydalba, Zevan

    Dalbavancin 1,500mg intravenously every fourteen days for two to four infusions

  • VancomycinDrug

    Also called Daptomycin, Nafcillin, Cefazolin

    Examples of standard of care arm; infusions one to three times per day depending on the antibiotic for a total of three to eight weeks

Study groups in NCT03426761
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
DalbavancinExperimentalDalbavancin 1,500mg intravenously every fourteen days for two to four infusions
Receives: Drug: Dalbavancin
Standard of CareActive comparatorStandard of care intravenous antibiotic based on microbiology susceptibility testing. Infusions may be one to three times daily for three to eight weeks. Examples of standard of care include vancomycin, daptomycin, nafcillin, cefazolin.
Receives: Drug: Vancomycin

What is being measured

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

  1. Clinical response (non-failure) to assigned treatment at day #42

    This is defined as the absence of wound drainage, sinus tract formation, fever or joint instability at study day 42, without having switched or extended treatment for any reason. This will be reported as the % of participants from each treatment arm, who are determined to be a treatment responder.

    Measured: Evaluated at Day 42

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Sustained Clinical Response at day #90

    This is defined as the absence of drainage, sinus tract formation, fever, cellulitis, infectious effusion (culture +) or joint instability.

    Measured: Evaluated at Day 90

  2. Sustained Clinical Response at day #180

    This is defined as the absence of drainage, cellulitis, infectious effusion (culture +) or joint instability.

    Measured: Evaluated at Day 180

  3. Sustained Clinical Response at day #365

    This is defined as the absence of drainage, cellulitis, infectious effusion (culture +) or joint instability.

    Measured: Evaluated at Day 365

  4. CRP Improvement at day #90

    Normalized or, at least 75% reduction from baseline

    Measured: Evaluated at Day 90

  5. CRP Improvement at day #180

    Normalized or, at least 75% reduction from baseline

    Measured: Evaluated at Day 180

  6. CRP Improvement at day #365

    Normalized or, at least 75% reduction from baseline

    Measured: Evaluated at Day 365

Timeline

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

  1. First posted8 Feb 2018
  2. Study start25 Jan 2018
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2022
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2022

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
Sequential
Model description
Since it's a pilot study, the sample size is fixed (n = 50). The sample size were not selected based on statistical criteria. However, we would need to know what would be the detectable effect size. ∆\^2=((z\_(α/2)+z\_β )\^2 (σ\_1\^2+σ\_2\^2 ))/n
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
41 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03426761
Sponsor's protocol ID
IIT-2017-10117
Status last verified
Oct 2023
First submitted
26 Jan 2018
Last updated
3 Oct 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: Upon conclusion of the statistical analysis, the study team may write their findings for an infectious disease journal article

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Dalbavancin and Vancomycin in people with Bone Infection and Osteomyelitis, run by Infectious Diseases Physicians, Inc. 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 11 inclusion and 14 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 3 Oct 2023. 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?

Clinical response (non-failure) to assigned treatment at day #42 (time frame: Evaluated at Day 42). 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 3 Oct 2023.

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