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CompletedNCT01773876EMPIRICUSUpdated Mar 24, 2015

Empirical Antifungal Treatment in ICUS

A Phase 3 interventional study of Micafungin and PLACEBO in Invasive Candidiasis, sponsored by University Hospital, Grenoble. Completed at 22 sites in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-03-24.

Sponsored by University Hospital, Grenoble · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
260
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Invasive Candida infections are burdened with a high mortality rate and is very common in intensive care units. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of empirical treatment with micafungin in adult patients with suspected invasive candidiasis.

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Multicenter, randomized, double-blind parallel groups comparing adult patients with suspected invasive candidiasis input from a 14-day empirical treatment with micafungin (MYCAMINE 100 mg) with placebo on survival without invasive candidiasis in 28 days after initiation of study treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Invasive Candidiasis

Keywords

  • survival without proven invasive candidiasis
  • effectiveness
  • micafungin versus placebo
  • pharmacokinetic
  • pharmacodynamic
  • tolerance
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In context

Candidiasis

265 studies on the registry are indexed under Candidiasis; 20 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 260 is above the median of 99 across 186 interventional studies indexed under Candidiasis.

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Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Grenoble is the lead sponsor of 815 studies on the registry; 205 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Persistent sepsis without documented invasive candidiasis:

systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) presence of two signs on the 4 [temperature \<36 ° C or> 38 ° C, heart rate> 90/min, respiratory rate> 20/min or PaCO2 \<32 mmHg, leukocytosis> 12,000 / mm3, \<4.000/mm3 or presence of circulating immature forms (> 10% of cells)] mechanical ventilation (intubation or tracheostomy) for over 4 days (96 hours) central line use of broad-spectrum antibacterial for more than 4 calendar days (96 hours) in the previous week presence of at least one extra-digestive site colonized by Candida sp. (Urine, mouth, throat, upper and lower respiratory tract, skin folds, and suction drains after surgery ...), not lower digestive tract, are not taken into account the positive samples of rectal swabs and / or stool cultures, absence of proven bacterial infections untreated no evidence of invasive fungal infections (positive blood culture, positive culture of a surgical site, deep biopsy with fungal) infection or mold according to the criteria of the group "fungal infection of the EORTC" organ failure

  • Hospitalization in intensive care for over 5 days (120 hours)
  • Giving a free, informed and in writing. In the absence of the person of trust or a family member (if present)consent to emergency possible.
  • Receiving a social security system,
  • Negative pregnancy test for patients of childbearing age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Proven invasive fungal infection (positive blood culture, positive culture of a surgical site, deep biopsy with fungal infection), including aspergillosis requiring antifungal therapy at the time of randomization
  • Prognosis of less than 48 hours (for which the patient outcome will be fatal whatever treatment),
  • Echinocandin antifungal treatment by more than one day or another antifungal for over 72 hours in the week before the inclusion visit,
  • Allergy, hypersensitivity or known intolerance to echinocandins antifungal or any of the excipients of the drug
  • Neutropenia (ANC \<500/mm3)
  • History of organ and bone marrow,
  • Recent chemotherapy (less than 6 months)
  • Systemic immunosuppressive therapy in progress, other than with corticosteroids at doses below 2 mg / kg / day of prednisolone or equivalent
  • Participation in another interventional study in the same ICU stay or making treatment being evaluated within 28 days prior to randomization
  • Any clinical investigator deems incompatible with the conduct of the study in acceptable security conditions
  • Pregnant and lactating women,
  • Adults subject to a legal protection measure
  • Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, those hospitalized without consent, persons admitted to a health facility or social purposes other than research
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
260 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Micafungin

    MYCAMINE 100 mg intravenous an injection of 24 hours

    Drug: Micafungin

  • Placebo comparator
    PLACEBO

    0.9% sodium chlorides 100ml infusion

    Drug: PLACEBO

Interventions

  • DrugMicafungin

    MYCAMINE 100 mg intravenous 100 mg of powder reconstituted in a 100 ml infusion bag of sodium chloride 0.9% infusion over 24 hours for 14 days discontinuation of treatment if proven invasive candidiasis

  • DrugPLACEBO

    solution of sodium chloride 0.9% 100 ml for intravenous infusion infusion over 24 hours for 14 days discontinuation of placebo if proven invasive candidiasis

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. survival to 28 days without proven fungal infection (a fungal infection occurring within 48 hours after inclusion will be considered available for inclusion)

    breakthrough infection defined as a proven infection occurs at least 48 hours after initiation of treatment Proven infection is considered purchased after enrollment if the first significant positive levy occurs after the 48 th hour after enrollment.

    Time frame: 28 days follow-up

Secondary outcomes

  1. pharmacokinetic parameters: estimated gross exposure indices: AUC, Cmax, Cmin

    Reports AUC / MIC and Cmax / MIC will be calculated

    Time frame: during 24 hours (between the two first infusions)

  2. evaluation of tolerance

    For all patients who received at least one dose of treatment: * number of adverse events reported after randomization up to 28 days, only death will count up to 3 months post-randomization (information on the long-term survival collected by telephone), * changes in the clinical examination, vital signs and laboratory results, * overall survival defined as the time from randomization to date of death from any cause. * Changes in liver function tests (bilirubin, ALT, AST, rate prothrombin, alkaline phosphatase) at the end of treatment and at the end study

    Time frame: 3 months

  3. pharmacodynamic parameters: potential serum biomarkers of treatment efficacy (PCR Candida,1,3 β-D-glucan,mannan antigenemia,anti-mannan,Procalcitonin (proCT))

    Time frame: during 28 days

  4. pharmacodynamic parameters: Early prognostic factors of response: J7 survival without proven invasive candidiasis

    Time frame: during 14 days

  5. Evaluate the impact of empiric treatment with micafungin in patients with invasive candidiasis possible on all-cause mortality at day 28 (end of study) and J90 (3 months post-randomization)

    Time frame: during 90 days

  6. Evaluate the impact of empiric treatment with micafungin in patients with invasive candidiasis can free survival antifungal treatment at day 28

    Time frame: during 28 days

  7. Evaluate the impact of empiric treatment with micafungin in patients with invasive candidiasis possible evolution of organ failure during the study

    Time frame: during 90 days

  8. Evaluate the impact of empiric treatment with micafungin in patients with invasive candidiasis possible the use of mechanical ventilation during the study

    Time frame: during 90 days

  9. Evaluate the impact of empiric treatment with micafungin in patients with invasive candidiasis possible evolution of the colonization index during study

    Time frame: during 90 days

  10. Evaluate the impact of empiric treatment with micafungin in patients with invasive candidiasis possible changes in serum biomarkers (1-3 β-D-glucan, mannan antigenemia, anti-mannan Candida PCR) during the study

    Time frame: during 90 days

  11. Evaluate the impact of empiric treatment with micafungin in patients with invasive candidiasis possible on the incidence of pneumonia acquired bacterial mechanical ventilation (VAP).

    Time frame: during 90 days

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Study locations

22 sites
  • Hospital Aix en Provence
    Aix en Provence, 13616, France
  • Hospital University of Besançon
    Besançon, 67091, France
  • University Hospital of Avicennes
    Bobigny, 93009, France
  • Hospital University of Bordeaux
    Bordeaux, 33000, France
  • Hospital University of Clermont Ferrand
    Clermont Ferrand, 63003, France
  • University Hospital of Beaujon
    Clichy, 92110, France
  • University Hospital of Dijon
    Dijon, 21000, France
  • Hospital of Draguignan
    Draguignan, 83300, France
  • Hospital University of Grenoble
    Grenoble, 38043, France
  • Hospital of Versailles
    Le Chesnay, 78150, France
  • University Hospital Edouard Herriot
    Lyon, 96433, France
  • Hospital University of Montpellier
    Montpellier, 34295, France
  • Interegional Hospital André Grégoire
    Montreuil, 93105, France
  • University Hospital Saint Louis
    Paris, 75010, France
  • University Hospital of La Pitié Salpetrière
    Paris, 75013, France
  • Hospital St Joseph
    Paris, 75014, France
  • Hospital University of Bichat
    Paris, 75877, France
  • Hospital of Pontoise
    Pontoise, 95303, France
  • Hospital University of Reims
    Reims, 51092, France
  • Departemental Hospital of Roche sur Yon
    Roche Sur Yon, 85925, France
  • University Hospital of Saint Etienne
    Saint Etienne, 42055, France
  • University Hospital of Strasbourg
    Strasbourg, 67091, France
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References and documents

Publications

  • Timsit JF, Azoulay E, Schwebel C, Charles PE, Cornet M, Souweine B, Klouche K, Jaber S, Trouillet JL, Bruneel F, Argaud L, Cousson J, Meziani F, Gruson D, Paris A, Darmon M, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Navellou JC, Foucrier A, Allaouchiche B, Das V, Gangneux JP, Ruckly S, Maubon D, Jullien V, Wolff M; EMPIRICUS Trial Group. Empirical Micafungin Treatment and Survival Without Invasive Fungal Infection in Adults With ICU-Acquired Sepsis, Candida Colonization, and Multiple Organ Failure: The EMPIRICUS Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2016 Oct 18;316(15):1555-1564. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.14655. PubMed 27706483 ↗
  • Timsit JF, Azoulay E, Cornet M, Gangneux JP, Jullien V, Vesin A, Schir E, Wolff M. EMPIRICUS micafungin versus placebo during nosocomial sepsis in Candida multi-colonized ICU patients with multiple organ failures: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2013 Nov 21;14:399. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-399. PubMed 24261608 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 24, 2015, 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
NCT01773876
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Grenoble
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 23, 2013
Start date
Jul 2012
Primary completion
Feb 2015
Completion
Feb 2015
Last update
Mar 24, 2015

Study contacts

TIMSIT JFT Jean François, PU-PH
principal investigator · University Hospital, Grenoble

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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