Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

A Pragmatic Clinical Trial Comparing the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury During Treatment With Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam vs. Vancomycin and Cefepime in Hospitalized Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Conditions:

Acute Kidney Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Hospitalized patients with suspected or confirmed infection are commonly treated with vancomycin (VN) in combination with either piperacillin-tazobactam (PT) or cefepime (CP). Although these regimens ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age of at least 18 years
  • Suspected or confirmed infection based on clinical criteria, for which vancomycin with piperacillin-tazobactam or vancomycin with cefepime was prescribed by the treating clinician, as evidenced by orders being placed in the electronic health record
  • The treating clinician considers both vancomycin with piperacillin- tazobactam or vancomycin with cefepime as acceptable treatment
  • The treating clinician anticipates at least 48 hours of antibiotic treatment

Exclusion

  • Dialysis dependence or documented end stage kidney disease
  • AKI at baseline
  • Expected survival \<24 hours and/or presence of do not resuscitate orders
  • History of antibiotic-resistant organisms (microbiological culture results showing bacterial isolates with resistant or intermediate susceptibility to any study drug within the prior 90 days)
  • Documented allergy to vancomycin, cephalosporins, or penicillin
  • Suspected central nervous system infection
  • Inability to provide informed consent or lack of proxy for consent
  • Prisoners/incarcerated individuals
  • Known pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Previous enrollment in this study
  • Receipt of vancomycin, piperacillin-tazobactam, or cefepime for \>24 hours within the preceding 7 days. At the time of screening, one-time doses of vancomycin, with or without piperacillin-tazobactam, or cefepime, will be allowed prior to randomization to avoid treatment delays; such patients must be enrolled within twelve hours of antibiotic administration.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

750 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06954129

Start Date

October 1 2025

End Date

July 1 2029

Last Update

May 1 2025

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A Pragmatic Clinical Trial Comparing the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury During Treatment With Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam vs. Vancomycin and Cefepime in Hospitalized Patients | DecenTrialz