Evaluating the Use of Large-dose, Extended Interval Vancomycin Intravenous Administration for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (VOD)

August 18, 2015 updated by: Anna Yuen, Fraser Health
Our hypothesis is that large-dose, extended-interval vancomycin (30 mg/kg IV q24h) administration provides non-inferior clinical efficacy and microbiological efficacy to standard vancomycin (15 mg/kg IV q12h) administration for skin and soft tissue infections in an outpatient setting.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • British Columbia
      • New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, V3L 3W7
        • Royal Columbian Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

19 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 19 to 70 years
  • Weight 40 - 80 kg
  • Suspected or confirmed skin or soft tissue infection for which vancomycin is indicated
  • Subject referred to or admitted into OPAT by an Infectious Disease Specialist or Emergency Physician
  • Subject able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known history of allergy to vancomycin
  • Pregnancy
  • Granulocytopenia (< 1x109/L)
  • Renal impairment (serum creatinine > 177 µmol/L or eGFR < 50 mL/min)
  • Known history of vestibular disease or hearing loss
  • Subjects treated with vancomycin within the previous month
  • Subjects who have received more than 24 hours of vancomycin
  • Subjects receiving other antimicrobials that cover MRSA (e.g. cotrimoxazole, rifampin, linezolid)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Vanco once daily
Subject receives vancomycin 30 mg/kg dose
Drug: vancomycin
vancomycin 30 mg/kg intravenous administered once daily
Drug: vancomycin
vancomycin 15 mg/kg intravenous administered twice daily (standard dosing)
Active Comparator: Vanco twice daily
Subject receives vancomycin 15 mg/kg twice daily
Drug: vancomycin
vancomycin 30 mg/kg intravenous administered once daily
Drug: vancomycin
vancomycin 15 mg/kg intravenous administered twice daily (standard dosing)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Clinical Efficacy
Time Frame: 5 days
Clinical efficacy is determined on the fifth and last day of therapy and is defined favourable if there is resolution of symptoms of infection, return to normal body temperature for at least 48 hours, and normalization or a decrease (> 15%) in leukocytes.
5 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Microbiological Efficacy
Time Frame: 5 days
Microbiological efficacy is defined as favourable if a repeat culture is negative, if no more materail was obtainable for culture, or if a new microorganism is cultured without clinical signs of infection. It is defined as unfavourable when repeat cultures are positive for the same microorganism, when a new microorganism is cultured with clinical signs of infection or when vancomycin resistance develops. It is defined as indeterminate when the patient is treated with another antibiotic to which the microorganism is susceptible or when no microorganism was cultured at the start of therapy.
5 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Fraser Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Anna Yuen, BSc. Pharm, Fraser Health

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 18, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 18, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

December 22, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 27, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 18, 2015

Last Verified

August 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • VOD

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