Status:

COMPLETED

Pharmacokinetics of Caspofungin in Burn Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Conditions:

Thermal Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Drug pharmacokinetics of antimicrobial agents is significantly altered in the burn patients. Additionally, burn patient population exhibits a wide inter- and intrapatient variation in drug handling. S...

Detailed Description

The aim of this investigation is to investigate pharmacokinetics of caspofungin in burn patients after a single usual dose (70 mg i.v.). Blood samples are drawn just before administration and 0.25, 0....

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 - 60 years old
  • burn surface : 20-60% total body surface area
  • delay of injury time : 8-15 days
  • lack of fungal infection
  • delay of hospitalization : \> 5 days
  • written informed consent
  • last biological picture in 24 hours before inclusion

Exclusion

  • survival inferior to 5 days
  • surgical intervention planned in the next five days following inclusion
  • moderate or severe hepatic impairment according to Child Plug B \> 9
  • pregnancy
  • allergy to caspofungin or excipients (saccharose, mannitol and frozen acetic acid)
  • patient already included in other study
  • concomitant administration of CYP450 inducers : rifampicin, efavirenz, phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine
  • withdrawal of consent
  • event (during the first 48 hours following administration) susceptible to modify pharmacokinetic parameters
  • Investigator decision
  • no social security insurance

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

2 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00748345

Start Date

February 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

December 16 2011

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Cochin

Paris, France, 75014