NCT01947751

Brief Summary

Central venous catheter(CVC)-related infection is an inherent complication of this device that should be treated promptly. However, there are doubts about the need for the immediate withdrawal of CVC while there is still no confirmation of such infection. The aim of this study is to compare the resolution of CVC-related infection, testing two approaches: catheter´s early exchange, when the possibility of related sepsis is considered, versus the maintenance of the CVC and early antibiotic therapy until the infection is confirmed.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
100

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2013

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2013

Completed
7 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 18, 2013

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 20, 2013

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2014

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

September 20, 2013

Status Verified

September 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

10 months

First QC Date

September 18, 2013

Last Update Submit

September 19, 2013

Conditions

Keywords

Catheter related infectionCentral venous catheterCVC infection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Infection resolution

    Compare the resolution of CVC-related infection between the group that had the CVC exchanged, versus the CVC-maintenance plus adding antibiotics therapy group.

    4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Clinical variables

    6 months

Study Arms (2)

CVC exchange

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The CVC will be removed immediately.

Procedure: CVC exchange

CVC maintenance

EXPERIMENTAL

The CVC will be maintained, and exchanged only if confirmed catheter-related infection or worsening of sepsis

Drug: CVC maintenance

Interventions

CVC exchangePROCEDURE

CVC exchange when related infection is suspected

CVC exchange

CVC maintenance and adding antibiotic therapy when related infection is suspected, waiting for the cultures to take the decision of changing CVC

Also known as: Watchful waiting strategy
CVC maintenance

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 95 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All patients with 18 years or more, admitted to ICU that had a CVC inserted before or after ICU admission and with infection with undefined origin.

You may not qualify if:

  • Less than 18 years, severe neutropenia (\<500/mm³), intravascular device (pacemaker, prosthetic valve), unequivocal signs of infection on the site of CVC insertion, patients who were terminally ill defined, bacteremia without a known source, refusal to signing the informed consent.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Catheter-Related Infections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Infections

Study Officials

  • Marcio M Boniatti, PhD

    Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Marcio M Boniatti, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 18, 2013

First Posted

September 20, 2013

Study Start

March 1, 2013

Primary Completion

January 1, 2014

Study Completion

February 1, 2014

Last Updated

September 20, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-09

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