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RecruitingNCT05394298INTENSEUpdated May 3, 2023

Short vs Long of Usual Treatment for Non Complicated Enterococcal Bacteremia

A Phase 4 interventional study of Short-treatment of any active antibiotic regimen 7 days of any active antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated enterococcal bacteremia. and Long-treatment of any active antibiotic regimen 14 days of any active antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated enterococcal bacteremia. in Enterococcal Bacteremia, sponsored by Fundación Pública Andaluza para la gestión de la Investigación en Sevilla. Recruiting at 22 sites in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-05-03.

Sponsored by Fundación Pública Andaluza para la gestión de la Investigación en Sevilla · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jul 2024, 2 years 3 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Jul 2022; still recruiting 4 years 4 months later.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
284
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Randomized clinical trial to determine the optimal duration of antibiotic treatment for E. Faecalis or E. faecium bacteraemia, following an innovative DOOR / RADAR (Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR) and Response Adjusted for Duration of Antibiotic Risk (RADAR)) analysis methodology.

Phase IV clinical trial, open-labelled, randomized, pragmatic, multicenter study to demonstrate non-inferiority of a 7-day antibiotic regimen vs. 14 days in the treatment of bacteremia due to E. faecalis or E. faecium.

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Phase IV clinical trial, open-labelled, randomized, pragmatic, multicenter study to demonstrate non-inferiority of a 7-day antibiotic regimen vs. 14 days in the treatment of bacteremia due to E. faecalis or E. faecium.

Adequate antibiotic regimen is included in the protocol; initially this regimen included ciprofloxacine but this has been modified si that in the last version 3 dated feb 6th ciprofloxacine is not allowed as a possible treatment for these patients.

Antibiotic regimen included as possible treatments in the study are the follows:

  • Isolated strains sensitive to ampicillin: ampicillin 2g/6 or 8h (i.v)
  • Strains resistant to ampicillin and/or patients with allergy to beta-lactam drugs:
  • Vancomycin: 15 mg/kg/12h i.v (with determination of trough plasma levels on day 2-3 of treatment if available).
  • Linezolid: 600 mg/12 hours (i.v)
  • Daptomycin: 8-10 mg/kg/day (i.v).

Intra-abdominal or soft tissue infections meeting study criteria, for which a polymicrobial infection is suspected:

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (isolates sensitive to ampicillin) 1 g/8h iv - Piperacillin/tazobactam (isolates sensitive to ampicillin) 4 g/8h (i.v.) - Combination of vancomycin, linezolid or daptomycin with a drug active against Gram-negative and anaerobic bacteria to ensure complete coverage in the case of bacteremia with a presumably polymicrobial focus.

Oral Treatment: In order to facilitate discharge of patients in both arms and reduce the risk of complications, as well as in keeping with the increasing use of this practice, the option to switch to oral therapy is allowed at the discretion of the responsible clinician, in both arms in patients with hemodynamic stability who tolerate oral treatment, at the discretion of the physician.

responsable.

  • Amoxicillin 1g/8h or amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 875/125mg/8h if polymicrobial infection is suspected Linezolid 600mg/12h The choice will be in this order, according to the sensitivity of the isolate and allergies or other common circumstances for the use of these drugs.

The previous version allowed the use of cipro at the discretion of the clinicians as a sequential treatment option based on the fact that it is a clinical trial for low-risk bacteraemias in order to facilitate early sequential treatment (and thus avoid unnecessarily prolonging the hospital admissions.We decided to withdraw it on the basis that currently the EUCAST breakpoints only apply to urinary tract infections.The direct consequence is that the number of sequential treatment options is reduced.

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Conditions studied

  • Enterococcal Bacteremia

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Keywords

  • Enterococcus
  • Bacteremia
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In context

Bacteremia

297 studies on the registry are indexed under Bacteremia; 51 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 284 is above the median of 156 across 156 interventional studies indexed under Bacteremia.

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Lead sponsor

Fundación Pública Andaluza para la gestión de la Investigación en Sevilla is the lead sponsor of 120 studies on the registry; 26 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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients (18 years of age or older) hospitalised with monomicrobial E. faecalis or E. faecium bacteremia.
  • Negative follow-up blood cultures performed between days 2 and 3 of active treatment.
  • Disappearance of fever (>37.8ºC) within the first 72 hours.
  • Signed .

The previous version allowed this inclusion criterion "Early adequate control of the source of bacteremia within 72 hours in the cases in which it is feasible and necessary (urinary or biliary tract release; abscess drainage; catheter-removal, etc)", which is now removed because it is already an exclusion criterion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients with polymicrobial bacteremia
  • Patients with limited in whom only conservative clinical management had been decided.
  • Hemodynamic instability on day 5-6 after the start of active treatment.
  • Patients wearing endovascular devices or prosthetic heart valves.
  • Source of uncontrolled bacteremia adequately defined as undrained abscess, bile duct infection associated with plastic prostheses not removed or not replaced within the first 72 hours of bacteraemia, other infections related to non-removed prostheses, prostatitis, and infective endocarditis, as well as infections that require prolonged treatment, such as joint and bone infections.
  • Existence of a secondary focus, different from the initial one, or presence of focus of infection.
  • Severe neutropenia (\<500 cells / mm3) at the time of bacteremia diagnosis.
  • Pregnancy and lactation.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
284 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Short-treatment of any active antibiotic regimen

    7 days from the initiation of an appropriate antimicrobial therapy and documented resolution of bacteremia (negative control blood cultures performed on day 2 or 3)

    Drug: Short-treatment of any active antibiotic regimen 7 days of any active antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated enterococcal bacteremia.

  • Active comparator
    Long-treatment of any active antibiotic regimen

    14 days of any active antibiotic treatment from the date of the last positive blood culture and documented resolution of bacteremia (negative control blood cultures performed on day 2 or 3)

    Drug: Long-treatment of any active antibiotic regimen 14 days of any active antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated enterococcal bacteremia.

Interventions

  • DrugShort-treatment of any active antibiotic regimen 7 days of any active antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated enterococcal bacteremia.

    Any active antibiotic with treatment with proven in vitro activity from a pre-stablished list of antibiotics included

    Also known as: 7 days of active antibiotics

  • DrugLong-treatment of any active antibiotic regimen 14 days of any active antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated enterococcal bacteremia.

    Any active antibiotic with treatment with proven in vitro activity a pre-stablished list of antibiotics included

    Also known as: 14 days of active antibiotics

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical success

    Clinical success , composite endpoint defined as all the following: (a) survival at TOC; (b) absence of enterococcal bacteremia relapse or infective endocarditis diagnosis at TOC; (c) no need to prolong therapy beyond the pre-established duration, or restart drugs against enterococci for any reason within 30 days.

    Time frame: TOC (Test of cure) visit (performed at day 28-32 after the end of suitable antibiotic treatment) or if drainage occurs after day 7 of treatment, TOC is to be done 7 days after that day.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rates of relapse or infective endocarditis diagnosis

    Rates of relapse or infective endocarditis diagnosis in the CEP (Clinically Evaluable Population)

    Time frame: TOC visit (day 28-32 ) and follow-up visit at day 90

  2. Survival

    Number of live patients

    Time frame: TOC visit (day 28-32) and follow-up visit at day 90

  3. Length of hospital stay

    Number of days patient is in-hospital

    Time frame: From patient first day inhospital (day of admission) until patient hospital discharge due to cure or home follow up assessed up to 30 days of the initiation of antibiotic administration

  4. Duration of intravenous and total therapy

    Number of days of intravenous and total therapy in the CEP (Clinically Evaluable Population)

    Time frame: From date of randomization until the last follow up visit planned 30 days of the initiation of antibiotic administration

  5. Incidence of diarrhoea by C. difficile

    To evaluate the frequency of diarrhea by C. difficile

    Time frame: From date of randomization until the last follow up visit planned 30 days of the initiation of antibiotic administration

  6. Number of participants with Adverse Events due to antibiotic treatment

    Registration of all adverse events happening form the signature on informed consent form to 30 days after the study drugs administration.

    Time frame: From date of randomization until the last follow up visit planned 90 days of the initiation of antibiotic administration

  7. Incidence of secondary infections

    Number of patients with recurrent bacteremia

    Time frame: TOC visit (on day 28-32) and follow-up visit at day 90

  8. Change in SOFA score (Sepsis related Organ Failure Assessment)

    Calculation of the SOFA score valued from 0 to 4 (0 best to 4 worst punctuation)

    Time frame: Visit 0 (baseline) and TOC visit (on day 28-32) and follow-up visit at day 90

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Study locations

20 of 22 sites recruiting
  • COMPLEJO Universitario de La Coruña
    Coruña, A Coruña 15006, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Lucía Ramos Merino, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas
    Almería, Almeria 04009, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Maria Angeles Esteban Moreno, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario Son Espases
    Palma De Mallorca, Baleares 07120, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Helem Haydee Vilchez Rueda, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario Mutua de Terrassa
    Terrassa, Barcelona 08221, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Laura Marina Gisbert Perez, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital de Cruces
    Barakaldo, Bizkaia 48903, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Ane Josune Goikoetxea Aguirre, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario de Jerez de La Frontera
    Jerez De La Frontera, Cadiz 11408, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Salvador Lopez Cardenas, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real
    Puerto Real, Cadiz 11510, Spain
    Not yet recruiting
    • Patricia Jimenez Aguilar, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario de Jaén
    Jaén, Jaen 23007, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Maria Carmen Herrero Rodriguez, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario Costa Del Sol
    Marbella, Malaga 29603, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Alfonso Del Arco Jimenez, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga
    Málaga, Malaga 29010, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Antonio Plata Ciézar, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario de Vigo
    Vigo, Pontevedra 36312, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Rebeca Longueira Suarez, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital del Mar
    Barcelona, 08003, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Silvia Castañeda Espinosa, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
    Barcelona, 08025, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Joaquín López-Contreras González, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de Las Nieves
    Granada, 18014, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Miguel Angel Lopez Ruz, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario Juan Ramón Jiménez
    Huelva, 210101, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Francisco Martinez Marcos, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
    Madrid, 28034, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Francesca Gioia Gioia, MD · Principal investigator
  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
    Murcia, 30120, Spain
    Not yet recruiting
    • Encarnación Moral Escudero, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario de Donostia
    San Sebastián, 20014., Spain
    Recruiting
    • Maialen Ibarguren Pinilla, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
    Santander, 39008, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Carmen Fariñas Alvarez, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
    Sevilla, 41009, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Luis Eduardo Lopez Cortes, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocío
    Sevilla, 41013, Spain
    Recruiting
    • María Panyagua, MD · Principal investigator
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme
    Sevilla, 410303, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Pedro María Martinez Perez-Crespo, MD · Principal investigator
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Planning for the study will be shared with potential sites pertaining to Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Disease (REIPI)for participation. IPD is not foreseen out of this groups due to the specific characteristics of patients and sites to be candidates for study participation.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Informed consent form, Clinical study report

Time frame: From starting to three years of study completion planification

Access criteria: Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Disease investigators

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Jul 2022 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jul 2024, 24 months after the start.

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Registered
Apr 11, 2022
First posted
May 27, 2022
StartActual
Jul 11, 2022
Primary completionEst.
Jul 15, 2024
CompletionEst.
Dec 15, 2024
Last update
May 3, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 3, 2023, 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
NCT05394298
Collaborators
Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases, Spanish Clinical Research Network - SCReN
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 27, 2022
Start date
Jul 11, 2022
Primary completion
Jul 15, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 15, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
May 3, 2023

Study contacts

Clara María Rosso Fernández
Contact
claram.rosso.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
0034 955 013414
Irene Borreguero Borreguero
Contact
irene.borreguero@juntadeandalucia.es
+34955007609
Luis Eduardo López Cortés
principal investigator · Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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