Efficacy of a Short-term Sequential Therapy in Non-complicated Catheter Related Bacteremia by Methicillin- Susceptible S.Aureus.

Efficacy of a Short-term Sequential Therapy Versus Intravenous Standard Treatment for Patients With Non-complicated Catheter Related Bacteremia by Methicillin- Susceptible S.Aureus.

Evaluate the efficacy of a sequential regimen of 14 days in patients with catheter-related bacteremia by S. aureus methicillin-susceptible, selected based on a pre-established clinical and microbiological criteria.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

      • Córdoba, Spain
        • Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
      • Granada, Spain
        • Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
      • Huelva, Spain
        • Complejo Hospitalario de Huelva
      • Ibiza, Spain
        • Hospital Can Misses
      • Málaga, Spain
        • Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
      • Málaga, Spain
        • Hospital Comarcal Carlos Haya
      • Málaga, Spain
        • Hospital de Antequera
      • Sevilla, Spain
        • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
      • Sevilla, Spain
        • Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme
    • Cádiz
      • Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain
        • Hospital de Jerez de la Frontera
    • Málaga
      • Marbella, Málaga, Spain
        • Hospital Costa del Sol

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

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients ≥ 18 years with a minimum weight of 40 kg.
  • Microbiological Isolation of S. aureus susceptible to meticillin.
  • Start antibiotic treatment with drugs active against S. aureus within 72 hours from the onset of clinical manifestations.
  • Women of childbearing potential, negative pregnancy test negative serum or urine or statement is not pregnant.
  • Prescription prior treatment must be independent and decoupled patient inclusion in the study, corresponding exclusively to clinical practice.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Polymicrobial bacteremia.
  • Neutropenic patients.
  • Patients addicted to intravenous drugs.
  • Patients with malignancies with expected survival less than 6 months.
  • Severe allergy to beta-lactams or fluoroquinolones.
  • Creatinine clearance <20ml/min.
  • Need for hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or plasmapheresis.
  • Clinical signs of deep infection in the first five days of treatment (mucocutaneous lesions suggestive of IE, embolic events, suppurative thrombophlebitis.
  • Predictors of bacteremia complicated:
  • Positive blood cultures for 48-96 hours of starting treatment antistaphylococcal
  • Clinical Instability
  • Signs of sepsis or persistent fever at day 4 of treatment
  • Existence of valvular or vascular prosthetic joints, vascular catheter not removed within three days
  • Heart disease predisposing to endocarditis.
  • Patients presenting diagnosis concomitant infection by another organism.
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding.
  • Patients with epilepsy.
  • Patients with a history of tendon disorders related to fluoroquinolone administration.
  • Not have signed informed consent.

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: Experimental
Cloxacillin 2g / 4 hours iv, 5 days followed levofloxacin 500 mg po / 24, 9 days.
2g/4 hours i.v., 5 days
500 mg v.o./24h, 9 days
Active Comparator: Control
Cloxacillin 2g / 4 hrs iv 14 days
2g/4h 14 days Standard therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Reduce the rate of late complications of catheter-related bacteremia by S. aureus methicillin sensitive below 2%.
Time Frame: 18 months
18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Reducing hospital stay associated with the treatment of uncomplicated bacteremia MS S. aureus.
Time Frame: 18 months
18 months
Reduce the transesophagic echocardiography
Time Frame: 18 months
Increase efficiency in the management of patients with bacteremia due to MS S. aureus, reducing the number of echocardiographic evidence
18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 7, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 10, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

June 11, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 7, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 4, 2015

Last Verified

August 1, 2015

More Information

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