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Clinical Trials to Reduce the Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance
Impact of Aggressive Empiric Antibiotic Therapy and Duration of Therapy on the Emergence of Antimicrobial Resistance During the Treatment of Hospitalized Subjects With Pneumonia Requiring Mechanical Ventilation
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interventional
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4 countries
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Brief Summary
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate a low rate of emergence of antibiotic resistance in P. aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp during the treatment of hospitalized patients with pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation treated with PD optimized meropenem administered as a prolonged infusion in combination with a parenteral aminoglycoside plus tobramycin by inhalation (Group 1) compared to therapy with meropenem alone (Group 2 - control arm).
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_2
Started Sep 2010
Typical duration for phase_2
11 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 22, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 4, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2015
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
April 20, 2017
CompletedSeptember 29, 2017
September 1, 2017
4.6 years
March 22, 2012
December 22, 2016
September 1, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number of Participants With Suppression and Emergence of Resistance
The emergence of resistance is defined as a change of meropenem MIC or aminoglycoside MIC by two tube dilutions (fourfold) from baseline when assessed at the second BAL procedure on day 5/early extubation. Patients are evaluable for this endpoint IF they had baseline BAL and Day 5/early extubation and if they had positive cultures on baseline and Day/EE.
up to 28 days after enrollment
Secondary Outcomes (8)
Clinical Response
End of treatment - up to 28 days after enrollment
Clinical Response in Subjects Who Received Prior Antibiotics
End of treatment - up to 28 days after enrollment
Overall Microbiologic Response
End of treatment - up to 28 days after enrollment
Pretreatment Pathogen Response
End of treatment - up to 28 days after enrollment
Suppression of the Emergence of Resistance in Other Gram-negative Pathogens
Day 5/Early Extubation
- +3 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
IV meropenem; parenteral aminoglycoside
EXPERIMENTALSubjects assigned to this group will receive: * IV meropenem (2 g infused over 3 hrs q 8 hr); * a parenteral aminoglycoside (tobramycin or gentamicin-5mg/kg IV Q24h or amikacin 20 mg/kg IV Q24h) * tobramycin nebulization Linezolid or vancomycin (per institutional guidelines) will be available for MRSA coverage to treat potential Gram-positive pathogens.
I.V. Meropenem
ACTIVE COMPARATORSubjects assigned to this group will receive IV meropenem (2 g infused over 3 hrs q 8 hr). Linezolid or vancomycin (per institutional guidelines) will be available for MRSA coverage to treat Gram-positive pathogens. \*\*NOTE: Empiric MRSA coverage is allowed in both arms. This therapy is advised for any subjects with known or suspected MRSA entering the study. Once microbiologic results are available, this coverage may be discontinued at the investigator's discretion.
Interventions
Subjects assigned to this group will receive IV meropenem (2 g infused over 3 hrs q 8 hr). Linezolid or vancomycin (per institutional guidelines) will be available for MRSA coverage
a parenteral aminoglycoside (tobramycin or gentamicin-5mg/kg IV Q24h or amikacin 20 mg/kg IV Q24h)
Linezolid or vancomycin (per institutional guidelines) will be available for MRSA coverage.
tobramycin nebulization 600mg/day
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Written informed consent by the subject/subject's LAR.
- Hospitalized males or females ≥ 18 yrs with respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and clinical suspicion of HABP, HCAP or VABP.
- Onset or exacerbation of pneumonia at least 48 hours after admission to any patient health care facility or onset of pneumonia in a nursing home or rehabilitation facility with subsequent transfer to an acute care facility
- Women of childbearing potential if their pregnancy test is negative
- Subjects who have received previous antibacterial therapy within 14 days of pre-treatment bronchoscopy entry may be entered only if the subject has not responded clinically.). While less than 24 hours of pre-treatment antibiotics is preferential, recovery of \>104 CFU/ml in the quantitative Bronchoscopic BAL will be seen as primary evidence that the prior therapy was not efficacious and enrollment will be allowed.)
- Patients should have clinical findings that support a diagnosis of HABP/VABP/HCAP:
- Within 48 hours before starting empiric therapy a subject's chest radiograph should show the presence of a NEW or progressive infiltrate, cavitation, or effusion suggestive of pneumonia
- Within 36 hours before the start of empiric study therapy, a quantitative culture of Bronchoscopic BAL fluid must be obtained.
- Patients with VABP should have a Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score of \>/= 5.
You may not qualify if:
- Subjects with pneumonia caused by pathogens resistant to meropenem (MIC greater than or equal to 16µg/ml) or a prior meropenem therapy failure.
- Subjects with contra-indications to ANY study medication, in particular with known or suspected allergy or hypersensitivity.
- Women who are pregnant or lactating.
- Subjects taking anticonvulsant medications for a known seizure disorder.Patients with a history of seizures, AND who are stabilized on anti-seizure medication, may be enrolled into the study at the discretion of the site investigator.
- Subjects with known or suspected community acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) or viral pneumonia; or Subjects with acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis without evidence of pneumonia.
- Subjects with primary lung cancer or another malignancy metastatic to the lungs.
- Subjects who were previously enrolled in this study.
- Subjects who have had an investigational drug or have used an investigational device within 30 days prior to entering the study.
- Subjects with another focus of infection requiring concurrent antibiotics that would interfere with evaluation of the response to study drug.
- Subjects with cystic fibrosis, AIDS with a CD4 lymphocyte count \<200 cells/µl, neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count \<500 cells/ml), known or suspected active tuberculosis.
- Subjects with little chance of survival for the duration of study therapy.
- Subjects with an APACHE II score \>35.
- Subjects with underlying condition(s) which would make it difficult to interpret response to the study drugs.
- Subjects with hypotension or acidosis despite attempts at fluid resuscitation. Subjects requiring ongoing treatment with vasopressors will be eligible for the study if their hypotension is controlled and acidosis has resolved. Subjects with intractable septic shock are not eligible for enrollment.
- Subjects who have undergone bone marrow transplantation.
- +1 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (11)
InClin, Inc.
San Mateo, California, 94403, United States
UFL Department of Medicine: Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322-4250, United States
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
JMI Laboratories
North Liberty, Iowa, 52317, United States
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63130, United States
Weill Cornell Medical Center of Cornell University
New York, New York, 10065, United States
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
Institut de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere
Paris, Cedex 13, France
Hannover Clinical Trial Center GmbH
Hanover, 30625, Germany
Hospital Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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PMID: 29038277DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr. George L. Drusano
- Organization
- University of Florida, Department of Medicine
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
George L Drusano, MD
University of Florida
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restriction Type
- GT60
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Masking Details
- This is an open-label study with 1:1 randomization between two active treatment groups.
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 22, 2012
First Posted
April 4, 2012
Study Start
September 1, 2010
Primary Completion
April 1, 2015
Study Completion
April 1, 2015
Last Updated
September 29, 2017
Results First Posted
April 20, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-09
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share