Status:

TERMINATED

Seven Versus 14 Days of Antibiotic Therapy for Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative Bacilli Infections

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital Moinhos de Vento

Conditions:

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infection

Bloodstream Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Antimicrobial resistance is a major global problem, particularly in hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Gram-negative bacilli (GNB), including Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobac...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria
  • Infection's diagnosis while in the ICU
  • Severe infection in any site (defined as the presence of sepsis/septic shock or bloodstream infection or pneumonia) associated with a positive culture by MRD-GNB (Acinetobacter baumannii complex, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacterales bacteria, only susceptible to carbapenems and/or polymyxins)
  • Hemodynamically stable and afebrile (axillary temperature less than 37.8ºC) for at least 48 hours on day 7 of adequate antibiotic therapy
  • Consent of the team providing care to the patient regarding their inclusion in the research
  • Exclusion criteria
  • Inclusion in other experimental studies involving antimicrobial therapy
  • Infections that have as the primary site: endocarditis/endovascular infection, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomyelitis, abdominal abscess or other abdominal infections requiring surgical intervention (except infections that have been treated surgically, with curative character within the first 3 days of appropriate antimicrobial therapy), central nervous system Infections, empyema, prosthetic infection;
  • Immunosuppression defined as: neutrophil cells \<1000/mm³ in the current hospitalization, HIV/AIDS diagnosis with last CD4 count \<200/mm³, solid organ transplantation in the last year and/or need for increased immunosuppression due to acute rejection in the last year, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the last year, and/or current therapy for chronic graft-versus-host disease
  • Positive blood cultures for the same pathogen within 48 hours prior to randomization, when collected
  • Uncontrolled concomitant infection with another GNB (regardless of susceptibility profile)
  • Previous inclusion in this study
  • Known pregnancy
  • Patient in palliative care who has already decided not to restart antimicrobials, if necessary, or hemodynamic support measures.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 27 2022

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 31 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    107 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT05210387

    Start Date

    January 27 2022

    End Date

    December 31 2023

    Last Update

    March 6 2024

    Active Locations (29)

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    Hospital OTO clinica

    Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    2

    Hospital Evangélico de Vila Velha

    Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 29118-060

    3

    Hospital Cleriston de Andrade

    Feira de Santana, Estado de Bahia, Brazil, 44089-340

    4

    Hospital Couto Maia

    Salvador, Estado de Bahia, Brazil