Status:

COMPLETED

PROPHY-VAP: Prevention of Early Ventilation Acquired Pneumonia (VAP) in Brain Injured Patients by a Single Dose of Ceftriaxone

Lead Sponsor:

Poitiers University Hospital

Conditions:

Early Ventilation Acquired Pneumonia in Brain Injured Patients

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Ventilation-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the main site of healthcare-associated infections in the brain injured patients, with an incidence rate of 22% to 58%. VAP increases morbi-mortality, length o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Brain injured patients with a Glasgow scale score ≤ 12 who require ventilation more than 48 hours

Exclusion

  • Patient with a high risk of death within the 48 first hours after admission,
  • Patient intubated for more than12 hours
  • Intubation after the 48th hours after admission
  • Coverage to cardiopulmonary arrest
  • Coma due to a tumor, an infectious disease or a cardiac arrest
  • Previous hospitalisation within the last month before admission for coma
  • béta-lactamines allergy
  • Patient who receive already antibiotics at the admission for a previous infection
  • Prophylactic antibiotic due to be done within 24 hours following the randomisation
  • Patient Intubated through a tracheal tube with subglottic secretion aspiration
  • Patient with a tracheotomy
  • Patient or family refuse to be involved in the study
  • Use of Ceftriaxone within 2 days before enrolment
  • Participation in another research protocol focusing on an anti-infective treatment or on a measure decreasing the risk of infection
  • Patients not affiliated to a social security scheme, Pregnant woman or breast-feeding mother, Patients deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 25 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

354 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02265406

Start Date

October 1 2015

End Date

July 25 2020

Last Update

February 3 2021

Active Locations (8)

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University Hospital of Angers

Angers, France, 49933

2

CHU

Bordeaux, France

3

CHRU

Montpellier, France

4

University Hospital of Nantes

Nantes, France, 44093