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Infectious DiseasePhase 4EPAACNCT04084106

Effects of Phenoximethylpenicillin, Amoxicillin and Amoxicillin-clavulanic Acid on the Gut Microbiota

A Phase 4 study testing Phenoxymethylpenicillin, Amoxicillin and Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in people with Infectious Disease, run by Uppsala University at 1 site in Sweden.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The overall aim of the project is to fill an important knowledge gap on the ecological effects of selected antibiotics. The results will be used to guide treatment decisions for common infections to as much as possible reduce the negative impact on the intestinal microbiota and consequently the risks of side effect… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Infectious Disease
What is being tested?
Phenoxymethylpenicillin, Amoxicillin and Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
104 participants
Where
1 siteSweden
Study dates
10 Sep 2019to 11 Nov 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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Signed written informed consent
  • Age ≥ 18 years

Who cannot join

  • Chronic disease, allergy, asthma, recurrent infections
  • Ongoing antibiotic treatment
  • Antibiotic treatment the past 12 months
  • Pregnancy or planned pregnancy within the study period
  • Known allergy to phenoximethylpenicillin, amoxicillin and amoxicillin- clavulanic acid
  • Planned travel outside Europe within one year from inclusion

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Sweden1 site
  • Uppsala University Hospital

    Uppsala

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About this study

Official title: Effects of Phenoximethylpenicillin, Amoxicillin and Amoxicillin-clavulanic Acid on the Gut Microbiota of Healthy Volunteers: a Randomized Clinical Trail

The overall aim of the project is to fill an important knowledge gap on the ecological effects of selected antibiotics. The results will be used to guide treatment decisions for common infections to as much as possible reduce the negative impact on the intestinal microbiota and consequently the risks of side effect and resistance development during therapy.

Specific aims for this study are to determine (1) the composition of intestinal microbiota and prevalence of resistant bacteria and resistance genes prior to and up to 1 year after antibiotic treatment, and (2) the relative effects on the microbiota after treatment with three antibiotics used for lower respiratory tract infections; phenoximethylpenicillin, amoxicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, or no treatment (control).

A total of 120 healthy volunteers will be recruited to the study. They are randomised to 5 days' treatment with phenoximethylpenicillin, amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, or to no antibiotic treatment. Subjects submit faecal samples at eight different time-points; at the start of the study (before treatment), immediately, one week and 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after completion of the treatment. The samples will be delivered to Scilifelab for metagenomic sequencing to detect antibiotic resistant genes and analysis of the intestinal microbiota and to the Microbiology ward for analysis with phenotypic methods (culturomics) to detect resistant genes and resistant bacteria.

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Background: The rationale behind this project is that different antibiotics have varying effects on the intestinal microbiota, which has clinical implications. To investigate the relative collateral damage during treatment with different antibiotics a randomized trial is needed. Repeated sampling during a 1-year period is required to capture prolonged disturbance and the time to a restored microbiota. To readily examine the antibiotic effects healthy volunteers are ideal for the study as their microbiota is most likely to be normal at inclusion. They also have a low risk of encountering other factors during follow-up that will affect the composition of the intestinal bacteria.

Aim: The purpose of the study is to determine: (1) composition of intestinal microbiota and prevalence of resistant bacteria and resistance genes prior to and up to 1 year after antibiotic treatment, and (2) differences in the microbiota after treatment with antibiotics; phenoximethylpenicillin, amoxicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid respectively compared to no treatment.

Method: The study is a conducted within the Department of Infectious Diseases at Uppsala University Hospital. A total of 120 healthy volunteers will be recruited to the study. They are randomised to 5 days' treatment with phenoximethylpenicillin, amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, or to no antibiotic treatment. Subjects submit faecal samples at eight different time-points; at the start of the study (before treatment), immediately, one week and 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after completion of the treatment. Altogether, the subjects will provide 8 faecal samples during the course of the study. A total of 960 faecal samples will be collected and analysed.

Each subject will submit two faecal samples at each time-point. One sample will be frozen in DNA-shield and delivered to Scilifelab for analysis of the intestinal microbiota and metagenomic sequencing to detect antibiotic resistant genes.The other faecal sample will be delivered to the Microbiology department for analysis with phenotypic methods (culturomics) to detect resistant genes and resistant bacteria.

Statistics: The compilation of data and statistics will primarily be descriptive. We will analyse the intestinal microbiota and the prevalence of resistance genes in the subjects prior to and immediately after antibiotic treatment, and then monitor the composition (diversity) of the intestinal microbiota, resistant bacteria and resistance genes 1 week, 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after completion of the treatment. Diversity will be analysed using metagenomics (shotgun) and is used as a variable to compare the degree of collateral damage on the intestinal microbiota with different antibiotics, and to compare the intestinal microbiota before and after antibiotic treatment in the same individual. The diversity of the intestinal microbiota in faecal sample 1 will constitute the baseline. Targeted statistical calculations on differences between treatment groups and gender as regards intestinal microbiota, resistance and side effects will be carried out depending on outcomes, which cannot be predicted in advance.

Endpoints and outcomes: The primary endpoint is the diversity and composition of the intestinal microbiota, the prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in screening cultures and the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in faeces prior to and up to 2 year after antibiotic treatment.

The results may be used as a basis for targeting the choice of antibiotic for pulmonary infections (pneumonia) towards those antibiotics that have the least risk of disrupting the intestinal microbiota and leading to resistance.

Being tested
Phenoxymethylpenicillin, Amoxicillin, Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
Keywords
randomized trial, antibiotic resistant genes, gut microbiota, healthy volunteers, metagenomics
Medical subject headings
Communicable Diseases

What participants receive

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

  • PhenoxymethylpenicillinDrug

    Oral administration

  • AmoxicillinDrug

    Oral administration

  • Amoxicillin-clavulanic acidDrug

    Oral administration

Study groups in NCT04084106
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
phenoximethylpenicillinExperimentalphenoximethylpenicillin, tablet, 1 g 3 times daily for 5 days.
Receives: Drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin
amoxicillinActive comparatoramoxicillin, tablet, 500 mg 3 times daily for 5 days.
Receives: Drug: Amoxicillin
amoxicillin-clavulanic acidActive comparatoramoxicillin-clavulanic acid tablet, 500/125 mg 3 times daily for 5 days.
Receives: Drug: Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
No interventionNo interventionNo intervention

What is being measured

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

  1. Diversity of the intestinal microbiota prior to and after (any) antibiotic treatment as determined with metagenomics on repeated faecal samples.

    The diversity of the intestinal microbiota prior to and up to 2 year after antibiotic treatment will be determined by sequencing with shotgun metagenomics.

    Measured: 2 year

  2. Comparison of the diversity of the intestinal microbiota with three different antibiotics - phenoxymethylpenicillin (reference), amoxicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid - as determined with metagenomics on repeated faecal samples.

    The relative effects of on the diversity of the intestinal microbiota prior to and up to 2 year after antibiotic treatment will be determined by sequencing with shotgun metagenomics.

    Measured: 2 years

  3. Prevalence of resistance genes in the intestinal microbiota prior to and after (any) antibiotic treatment as determined with metagenomics on repeated faecal samples.

    The prevalence of resistant bacteria and resistance genes prior to and up to 2 year after antibiotic treatment will be determined by sequencing with shotgun metagenomics.

    Measured: 2 years

  4. Comparison of the prevalence of resistance genes in the intestinal microbiota with different antibiotics - phenoxymethylpenicillin, amoxicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid - as determined with metagenomics on repeated faecal samples.

    The relative effects of on the prevalence of resistant bacteria and resistance genes prior to and up to 2 year after treatment with phenoxymethylpenicillin (reference), amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid will be determined by sequencing with shotgun metagenomics.

    Measured: 2 years

  5. Prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the intestinal microbiota prior to and after (any) antibiotic treatment as determined with phenotypic analyses on repeated faecal samples.

    Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria will be isolated and characterized by incubation in selective media, MIC determination using conventional methods and PCR/whole-genome sequencing to determine the presence of resistance genes.

    Measured: 2 years

  6. Comparison of the prevalence of resistant bacteria in the intestinal microbiota with three different antibiotics - phenoxymethylpenicillin, amoxicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid - as determined with phenotypic analyses on repeated faecal samples.

    Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria producing will be isolated and characterized by incubation in selective media, MIC determination using conventional methods and PCR/whole-genome sequencing to determine the presence of resistance genes.

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Prevalence of adverse events with (any) antibiotic treatment.

    Information on side effects during and following antibiotic treatment will be collected using diaries and questionnaires.

    Measured: 1 year

  2. Comparison of prevalence of adverse events with three different antibiotics - phenoxymethylpenicillin (reference), amoxicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid.

    Information on side effects during and following antibiotic treatment will be collected using diaries and questionnaires.

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted10 Sep 2019
  2. Study start10 Sep 2019
  3. Primary completion11 Nov 2022
  4. Study completion11 Nov 2022

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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
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Randomized clinical trail
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
104 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04084106
Sponsor's protocol ID
2019-03300
Other IDs
2019
Acronym
EPAAC
Status last verified
Dec 2022
First submitted
30 Aug 2019
Last updated
2 Dec 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Phenoxymethylpenicillin, Amoxicillin and Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in people with Infectious Disease, run by Uppsala University at 1 site in Sweden.

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 6 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 2 Dec 2022. 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 Sweden. 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?

Diversity of the intestinal microbiota prior to and after (any) antibiotic treatment as determined with metagenomics on repeated faecal samples. (time frame: 2 year). The study lists 6 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 2 Dec 2022.

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