The Bacteriuria in Renal Transplantation (BiRT) Study: A Trial Comparing Antibiotics Versus no Treatment in the Prevention of Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
BiRT
2 other identifiers
interventional
198
2 countries
15
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare antibiotics versus no-treatment in kidney transplant recipients with asymptomatic bacteriuria.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_4
Started Apr 2014
Longer than P75 for phase_4
15 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 31, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 7, 2013
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2019
CompletedJuly 18, 2019
July 1, 2019
5.3 years
May 31, 2013
July 16, 2019
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
cumulative incidence of a first episode of symptomatic urinary tract infection
12 months
Secondary Outcomes (12)
incidence of a first episode of pyelonephritis
12 months
clearance of asymptomatic bacteriuria
12 months
occurrence of new episodes of asymptomatic bacteriuria
12 months
graft function/graft survival
12 months
incidence of graft rejection
12 months
- +7 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Antibiotics
EXPERIMENTAL10 days of antibiotics, started and selected according to the antibiogram results. In case of reinfection or relapse, re-administration of antimicrobial agents will be performed according to the antibiogram results (for a maximum of 3 cycles of ten days of antibiotics during the 12 months of the follow-up).
No treatment
NO INTERVENTIONno antibiotics delivered in case of asymptomatic bacteriuria, independently of the number of asymptomatic episodes.
Interventions
10 days of antibiotics, started and selected according to the antibiogram results. In case of reinfection or relapse, re-administration of antimicrobial agents will be performed according to the antibiogram results (for a maximum of 3 cycles of ten days of antibiotics during the 12 months of the follow-up)
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Kidney transplant recipient with asymptomatic bacteriuria after the first two months post-transplantation
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnant women or women who wish to become pregnant during the course of the study
- Presence of indwelling urinary devices such as urethral catheter, ureteral catheter, nephrostomy and/or suprapubic catheter
- Combined transplantation (liver-kidney, lung-kidney, heart-kidney)
- Urinary tract surgery during the last two months
- Surgical urological procedure planned in the next 2 weeks
- Neutropenia (≤ 500 neutrophils/mm3)
- Important intensification of immunosuppression (Solumedrol bolus and/or use of thymoglobulin) or any other treatment of an acute graft rejection in the last two months
- Use of antibiotics at the time of the asymptomatic bacteriuria (except for prevention of Pneumocystis jirovecii)
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis
- Non-functioning native bladder (e.g. bladder dysfunction requiring intermittent self-catheterization, orthotopic ileal neobladder)
- Recurrent acute graft pyelonephritis (≥ 2 episodes in the last year)
- Kidney transplant recipients who could not return for regular follow-up
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Erasme University Hospitallead
- University Hospital, Lillecollaborator
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brusselcollaborator
- Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Université de Paris Descartes, APHP, Francecollaborator
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmanncollaborator
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroicollaborator
- University Ghentcollaborator
- Centre Hospitalier Epicura, Belgiumcollaborator
- University of Liegecollaborator
- Nantes University Hospitalcollaborator
Study Sites (15)
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Antwerp, 2650, Belgium
Centre Hospitalier Epicura
Baudour, 7331, Belgium
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann
Brussels, 1020, Belgium
Hôpital Universitaire Erasme
Brussels, 1070, Belgium
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, 1090, Belgium
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi
Charleroi, 6110, Belgium
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
Ghent, 9000, Belgium
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège
Liège, 4000, Belgium
Groupe Henri Mondor-Albert Chenevier, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris
Créteil, 94000, France
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille
Lille, 59037, France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
Nantes, 44000, France
Department of Kidney Transplantation, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Université de Paris Descartes, APHP
Paris, 75015, France
Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris
Paris, 75020, France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne
Saint-Etienne, 42055, France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil
Toulouse, 31059, France
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Julien Coussement, MD
Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 4
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Julien Coussement, MD
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 31, 2013
First Posted
June 7, 2013
Study Start
April 1, 2014
Primary Completion
July 1, 2019
Study Completion
July 1, 2019
Last Updated
July 18, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-07