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Daptomycin Use for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Colonized Adult Patients Undergoing Primary Elective Hip, Knee, or Shoulder Arthroplasty

A Phase 4 interventional study of Daptomycin and Vancomycin in Staphylococcal Infections and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, sponsored by Mountain Home Research & Education Corporation. Terminated at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-02-03.

Sponsored by Mountain Home Research & Education Corporation · Phase 4, Interventional, and Prevention

Why this study was terminated
The study is closed to accrual. Enrollment of new patients stopped at the request of CUBIST Pharmaceuticals due to slow rate of enrollment.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
28
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of daptomycin, an antibiotic compared to another one which is vancomycin when given around the time of joint replacement surgery. Vancomycin is recommended for perioperative prophylaxis in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonized patients undergoing primary total joint arthroplasty. Daptomycin has not been recommended for this indication but it is FDA approved for treatment of MRSA blood stream and skin and soft tissue infections. Data collected during this study may support the use of daptomycin for this indication and may also be used for other research purposes that have not yet been specified.

Read the detailed description

This is a phase 4 randomized open label prospective pilot study comparing the use of daptomycin versus vancomycin for peri-operative antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing elective primary knee, hip or shoulder arthroplasty and are at risk for infection with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The study population will include males and non-pregnant, non-lactating females 18 years of age or older, with history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection or colonization, and undergoing primary elective hip, knee or shoulder arthroplasty. The target enrollment is 100 patients, who will be randomized to daptomycin or vancomycin in two 50 patient study groups. After signing the informed consent, patients will undergo pre-enrollment nasal screening for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus to identify eligible patients. Patients with positive MRSA nasal screen will proceed with enrollment and get randomized into one of the two study groups. In one group, patients will receive one dose of daptomycin 6 mg/kg to be infused over 30 minutes. In this group, the infusion should be started and completed within 60 minutes of surgical incision. In the second group, patients will receive one dose of vancomycin 15 mg/kg to be infused over 1-2 hours of surgical incision according to the dose to avoid red man syndrome. In this group, the infusion should be started and completed within 120 minutes of surgical incision. After surgery, a second similar dose of vancomycin will be given 12 hours after the first dose to patients with creatinine clearance (CLcr.) of ≥50 ml/min. All patients in both groups will be asked to shower with chlorhexidine skin cleanser (HIBICLENS®) once daily from the neck down for 7days before surgery and apply Mupirocin ointment 2% to their nostrils twice daily for 5 days before surgery.

The patients will be evaluated on the day of surgery, at 2-3 days postoperatively, on discharge, at one month and three months follow up visits. During these study evaluations, patients will be assessed clinically for signs and symptoms of wound, and prosthetic joint infection (including pain, tenderness, swelling, erythema, poor wound healing and wound drainage) prior to hospital discharge, and at one, and three months follow up visits. Blood work including complete blood counts, erythrocytic sedimentation rate, c-reactive protein, and cultures will be ordered if clinical findings suggest infection. Bacterial isolates causing infections will be tested locally for antibiotic susceptibilities including daptomycin and vancomycin and saved for further testing if needed. Adverse effects and tolerability will be documented with the use of both drugs in the two patient groups. Data will be collected and analyzed with appropriate testing. The primary endpoint will be the success in prevention of postoperative SSI and prosthetic joint infection at one month postoperative follow up visit.

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Conditions studied

  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Keywords

  • daptomycin
  • vancomycin
  • perioperative
  • prophylaxis
  • arthroplasty
  • prosthesis
  • preoperative
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In context

Staphylococcal Infections

273 studies on the registry are indexed under Staphylococcal Infections; 29 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 28 is below the median of 120 across 177 interventional studies indexed under Staphylococcal Infections.

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Lead sponsor

Mountain Home Research & Education Corporation is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed, and dated informed consent as defined by the Institutional Review Board.
  • Male and female patients older than 18 years of age undergoing primary elective hip, knee or shoulder arthroplasty.
  • Documented nasal carriage of MRSA.
  • If a female of childbearing potential the patient should agree to practice a reliable contraceptive method (e.g. birth control pills, condoms, or intrauterine device [IUD]) during treatment and for one month after receiving the study medication.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Concurrent urinary tract infection or colonization unless treated with evidence of microbiologic cure.
  • Evidence of active infection elsewhere other than urinary tract, unless treated with evidence of microbiologic cure documented by the infectious diseases service.
  • Patients undergoing elective secondary arthroplasty.
  • Concurrent open wounds
  • Pregnant and nursing women (if patient is still of childbearing potential, a negative serum pregnancy test will be confirmed).
  • History of allergy or contraindication to study drugs.
  • Weight >150 kg or \<50kg
  • Patients with creatinine clearance (CLcr) \< 30ml/min (calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault equation using ideal body weight)
  • Severe neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count \<0.500x103 /µl).
  • Patients considered unlikely to comply with study procedures or to return for the scheduled post treatment evaluation.
  • Ongoing antibiotic therapy for active infection that is anticipated to continue until the day of surgery.
  • Any other condition that in the opinion of the investigator, would confound or interfere with evaluation of safety or efficacy of the investigational medication, or prevent compliance with the study protocol.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
28 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Daptomycin

    Half of patients anticipated to be enrolled will receive daptomycin in antimicrobial prophylaxis prior to their prosthetic joint surgery.

    Drug: Daptomycin

  • Active comparator
    Vancomycin

    Half of patients anticipated to be enrolled will receive vancomycin in antimicrobial prophylaxis prior to their prosthetic joint surgery.

    Drug: Vancomycin

Interventions

  • DrugDaptomycin

    One dose of Daptomycin 6 mg/Kg iv, will be infused over 30 minutes. The infusion will start no longer than one hour prior to surgical incision of primary knee or hip prosthetic joint arthroplasty.

    Also known as: Cubicin

  • DrugVancomycin

    Two doses of vancomycin 15 mg/Kg iv, with a maximum of 2 grams with each dose be infused over 60-120 minutes according to the dose. The first dose infusion will start no longer than one hour (if ≤ one gram), or no longer than two hours (if \> one gram) prior to surgical incision of primary knee or hip prosthetic joint arthroplasty. A second similar dose will be given 12 hours after the first dose unless the patient has a creatinine clearance of \< 50 ml/min. Patients with creatinine clearance of \< 50 ml/min will only receive one dose.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Daptomycin efficacy in prevention of postoperative surgical site infection (SSI)

    Efficacy of daptomycin in preventing postoperative SSI will be determined for each enrolled subject on one month postoperative visit. Overall efficacy of daptomycin among the patient group who receive it will be compared to overall efficacy of vancomycin among the second patient group who receive vancomycin upon anticipated complete enrollment study at 24 months.

    Time frame: 24 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of daptomycin in preventing postoperative early prosthetic joint infection

    Efficacy of daptomycin in preventing postoperative early prosthetic joint infection will be determined for each enrolled subject on three months postoperative visit. Overall efficacy of daptomycin among the patient group who receive it will be compared to overall efficacy of vancomycin among the second patient group who receive vancomycin upon anticipated completion of the study at 30 months

    Time frame: 30 months

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Johnson City Medical Center
    Johnson City, Tennessee 37604, United States
  • James H Quillen VA Medical Center
    Mountain Home, Tennessee 37684, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Bratzler DW, Houck PM; Surgical Infection Prevention Guidelines Writers Workgroup; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; American Association of Critical Care Nurses; American Association of Nurse Anesthetists; American College of Surgeons; American College of Osteopathic Surgeons; American Geriatrics Society; American Society of Anesthesiologists; American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons; American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses; Ascension Health; Association of periOperative Registered Nurses; Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology; Infectious Diseases Society of America; Medical Letter; Premier; Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; Society of Thoracic Surgeons; Surgical Infection Society. Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery: an advisory statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Jun 15;38(12):1706-15. doi: 10.1086/421095. Epub 2004 May 26. PubMed 15227616 ↗
  • Zimmerli W, Trampuz A, Ochsner PE. Prosthetic-joint infections. N Engl J Med. 2004 Oct 14;351(16):1645-54. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra040181. No abstract available. PubMed 15483283 ↗
  • Price CS, Williams A, Philips G, Dayton M, Smith W, Morgan S. Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in preoperative orthopaedic outpatients. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Nov;466(11):2842-7. doi: 10.1007/s11999-008-0337-x. Epub 2008 Jun 19. PubMed 18563506 ↗
  • Lamp KC, Friedrich LV, Mendez-Vigo L, Russo R. Clinical experience with daptomycin for the treatment of patients with osteomyelitis. Am J Med. 2007 Oct;120(10 Suppl 1):S13-20. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.07.010. PubMed 17904946 ↗
  • Marculescu CE, Osmon DR. Antibiotic prophylaxis in orthopedic prosthetic surgery. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2005 Dec;19(4):931-46. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2005.07.002. PubMed 16297740 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 3, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01196169
Lead sponsor
Mountain Home Research & Education Corporation
Collaborators
East Tennessee State University, Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 8, 2010
Start date
Oct 2010
Primary completion
Mar 2014 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 2014 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 3, 2014

Study contacts

Wael E Shams, M.D.
principal investigator · James H Quillen VA Medical Center and East Tennessee State University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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