Status:

RECRUITING

Use of MULTIplex PCR, Procalcitonin, and Sputum Appearance to Reduce Duration of Antibiotic Therapy During Severe COPD EXAcerbation: A Controlled, Randomized, Open-label, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Collaborating Sponsors:

BioMérieux

Conditions:

Acute Exacerbation of COPD

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

COPD is a common chronic disease. Its natural course is characterized by Acute exacerbations (AE). This may require hospitalization or even ICU/RESUSCITATION admission. The most common causes are resp...

Detailed Description

Inclusion (D0\_H0) is performed in ICU/RESUSCITATION. The interval between admission to the hospital and admission to ICU/RESUSCITATION must be maximum 72 hours. Conventional microbiological investiga...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • COPD (according to GOLD 2020), whatever the stage (I-IV)
  • Acute exacerbation (defined as the onset or worsening of one or more of the usual signs/symptoms of COPD) with acute worsening of respiratory symptoms that result in additional therapy) with acute respiratory failure requiring admission to ICU and ventilatory support (invasive mechanical ventilation or non-invasive mechanical ventilation or high-flow nasal oxygen therapy with FiO2 ≥ 50%)
  • Informed consent of patient, patient's immediate family/ or inclusion in an emergency situation
  • Affiliation to a social security

Exclusion

  • The interval between admission to the hospital and admission to ICU more than 3 days
  • Antibiotic therapy clearly needed for a suspected or documented extra-respiratory infection
  • Congenital or acquired immunosuppression (congenital immune deficiency, high-grade hematologic malignancies, use of immunosuppressive drugs in the last 30 days including anti-cancer chemotherapy and antirejection medications, corticosteroid treatment ≥ 20 mg/d prednisone equivalent for at least 14 days, neutropenia, HIV with unknown or known CD4 \<200 / µL in the past 6 months)
  • Tracheotomy
  • Bronchiectasis / cystic fibrosis
  • Moribund patient (imminent death)
  • Patient deprived of liberty and / or under legal protection measure
  • Patient already included in MULTI-EXA
  • Patient already included in a type 1 interventional study on antibiotics
  • Ongoing pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 8 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

204 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05280132

Start Date

December 8 2022

End Date

June 1 2026

Last Update

June 25 2025

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Intensive care department-Hospital Tenon

Paris, France, 75020

Use of MULTIplex PCR, Procalcitonin, and Sputum Appearance to Reduce Duration of Antibiotic Therapy During Severe COPD EXAcerbation: A Controlled, Randomized, Open-label, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Trial | DecenTrialz