Short-term Antibiotic Treatment for Unexplained Fever in Solid Cancer Patients With Febrile Neutropenia
This study has been withdrawn prior to enrollment.
(slow recruitment, no funding)
Sponsor:
Rabin Medical Center
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
leibovici leonard, Rabin Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01450241
First received: September 17, 2011
Last updated: June 6, 2013
Last verified: June 2013
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine whether short-course antibiotic therapy is safe and effective for the treatment of cancer patients with febrile neutropenia.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
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Febrile Neutropenia |
Other: Early antibiotic discontinuation Other: Usual practice |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Short-term Antibiotic Treatment for Unexplained Fever in Solid Cancer Patients With Febrile Neutropenia: Randomized-controlled Trial |
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Further study details as provided by Rabin Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Composite outcome of all-cause mortality, severe infection, severe diarrhea or fever [ Time Frame: After day 7 from randomization until day 30 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Composite outcome of all-cause mortality, severe infection (defined as clinically or microbiologically documented infection with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)), severe diarrhea (>=3 daily for >=2 days) or fever (>38)
- Total febrile or antibiotic days [ Time Frame: From the day of randomization until day 30 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Total febrile or antibiotic days from the day of randomization until day 30, defined as a day with one or more temperature measurement >38.0°C or a day on which antibiotic treatment was prescribed for any reason other than prophylaxis
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Clinically and/or microbiologically documented infections [ Time Frame: 30 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Clinically and/or microbiologically documented infections within 30 days of randomization. We will use the 2008 CDC/NHSN surveillance definitions of health-care associated infections for bacterial infections (including Clostridium difficile) and the 2008 revised definitions for invasive fungal infections.
- Total in-hospital days [ Time Frame: 30 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Total in-hospital days from the day of randomization up to day 30
- Re-admission [ Time Frame: 30 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Rates of re-admission for any reason other than planned chemotherapy.
- Antibiotic treatment [ Time Frame: After day 7 from randomization until day 30 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Patients receiving antibiotic treatment after day 7 from randomization until day 30
- Antifungal treatment [ Time Frame: 30 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Institution of antifungal treatment
- Duration of intravenous antibiotic treatment [ Time Frame: 30 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Duration of intravenous antibiotic treatment
- Duration of neutropenia [ Time Frame: 30 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Duration of neutropenia
- Development of resistance [ Time Frame: 30 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Development of resistance, defined as clinical isolates resistant to antibiotics previously used in the febrile episode. Surveillance sampling will not be conducted.
- All-cause mortality [ Time Frame: 30 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]All-cause mortality
- Infection-related mortality [ Time Frame: 30 days after randomization ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Cause of death adjudicated by the trial's safety committee
| Enrollment: | 0 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2012 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | January 2015 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | January 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: Early antibiotic discontinuation
Antibiotic treatment stopped after 72h, regardless of fever.The antibiotics used will be piperacillin tazobactam for high-risk patients and amoxycillin-clavulanate + ciprlofloxacin for low-risk patients (defined by MASCC scoring system). Alternatives in case of penicillin allergy will be ceftazidine and levofloxacin, respectively.
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Other: Early antibiotic discontinuation
Antibiotic treatment for unexplained febrile neutropenia stopped after 72 hours, regardless of fever
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Usual practice
Antibiotic treatment continued according to accepted guidelines and current clinical practice. The antibiotics used will be piperacillin tazobactam for high-risk patients and amoxycillin-clavulanate + ciprlofloxacin for low-risk patients (defined by MASCC scoring system). Alternatives in case of penicillin allergy will be ceftazidine and levofloxacin, respectively.
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Other: Usual practice
Continued antibiotic treatment as accepted by guidelines for febrile neutropenia
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Detailed Description:
Febrile neutropenia remains a major cause of morbidity in solid cancer patients. There is an unresolved question regarding the appropriate duration of antibiotic treatment for patients with febrile neutropenia of unknown origin. Current guidelines recommend at least seven days of antibiotic treatment. Several studies have demonstrated the safety of early antibiotic discontinuation in patients with febrile neutropenia. We plan an open label randomized controlled trial to compare early antibiotic discontinuation to the accepted prolonged antibiotic treatment protocol
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults >18 years providing signed informed consent
- Patients with solid tumors, lymphoma, multiple myeloma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia, regardless of disease status or previous chemotherapy
- Documented febrile neutropenia
- No clinically or microbiologically documented infection after 72 hours
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous enrollment in this study
- Concurrent participation in another interventional trial
- Severe sepsis or septic shock
- Acute leukemia, autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation
- Diarrhea suspected by treating physician to be Irinotecan induced
- Any antibiotic treatment for >48h in the last week before enrollment
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01450241
Locations
| Israel | |
| Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital | |
| Petah Tikvah, Israel | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Rabin Medical Center
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Mical Paul, MD | Rabin Medical Center |
| Principal Investigator: | Leonard Leibovici, Prof | Rabin Medical Center |
| Principal Investigator: | Dafna Yahav, MD | Rabin Medical Center |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | leibovici leonard, Professor, Rabin Medical Center |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01450241 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | RabinMC6249 |
| Study First Received: | September 17, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | June 6, 2013 |
| Health Authority: | Israel: Ministry of Health |
Keywords provided by Rabin Medical Center:
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Febrile neutropenia Unexplained fever Duration Short-term antibiotic treatment |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Fever Neutropenia Body Temperature Changes Signs and Symptoms Agranulocytosis Leukopenia |
Leukocyte Disorders Hematologic Diseases Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 13, 2013