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Immunity Markers in Intensive Care Patients and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Recruiting
Conditions
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: Blood collection
Registration Number
NCT06607055
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Aix-Pertuis
Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to show the direct correlation between the occurrence of recurrence of VAP and postagressive immunoparalysis, monitored by HLA-DR rate below litterature-acknowledged threshold, in a well conducted antibiotherapy context, in patient admitted in the Intensive Care Unit.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* evaluation of the association between death and persistence of immunoplegia using HLA-DR monitoring

* search an association between immunoplegia depth and severity of the initial state of shock

* search an association between immunoplegia depth and viral reactivation

* compare association of immunoplegia duration and HLA-DR nadir and VAP occurrence Blood samples will be taken from participants to HLA-DR dosage, at the time of inclusion and once a week then.

Detailed Description

The occurrence of ICU-acquired infections in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) results in increased morbidity and mortality, increased length of stay in the ICU, and also clearly increased healthcare costs. The incidence of these infections fluctuates between 15% and 40%, depending on the study. A major problem in the ICU is the recurrence and relapse of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), with increased exposure to antibiotics and a probable increase in average length of stay.

One of the possible hypothesis that could explain relapses/recurrences of VAP is incorrect conducted antibiotherapy. To prevent this, in the unit, we currently perform antibiotics pharmacological assays and adapt them to the antibiogram. Another possible explanation to treatment failure could be patients' postagressive immunoparalysis. It has clearly been demonstrated that postagressive immunoparalysis is a predisposing state to healthcare related infections.

Some markers can be used to monitor this immunoplegia state. Several studies have shown that low HLA-DR expression and reduced CD16 expression (polymorphonuclear neutrophils percentage) is associated with increased susceptibility to develop infections in the ICU.

Immunity monitoring could be an interesting tool to identify populations most at risk of developing healthcare-associated infections after a state of shock, and could become an interesting line of thinking for the use of immunomodulatory therapies. To best evaluate these therapies and find a place for them in the current arsenal, it is essential to integrate them into daily practice by linking them to a significant clinical event, such as recurrent healthcare-associated infections, despite properly conducted antibiotic treatment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient over 18 years old
  • Patient admitted in the Intensive Care Unit of the CHIAP
  • Patient under mechanical ventilation
  • Patient with infectious pneumonia
  • Informed Consent Form (ICF) obtained from the patient or emergency ICF obtained from close relatives
  • Patient beneficiary of French social security, whatever the regime
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient under 18 years old
  • Patient with severe neutropenia (neutrophils < 0.5 G/L)
  • Patient under immunosuppressive treatment
  • Use of corticosteroids (intravenous or oral) prior to ICU admission
  • Use of therapeutic antibodies
  • Onco-hematological disease (e.g. lymphoma, leukemia...) under treatment or treated in the 5 years prior to inclusion
  • End of chemotherapy 6 months prior to inclusion
  • Patients with innate or acquired immune deficiency (e.g., severe combined immunodeficiency, HIV or AIDS, at any stage)
  • Patients with a decision to limit or discontinue active therapies, at the time of inclusion
  • Patients with an estimated ICU stay of less than 48 hours
  • Participation in an interventional study
  • Patient deprived of their liberty
  • Patient under tutorship or curatorship
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Interventional - blood collectionBlood collectionHLA-DR dosage, at the time of inclusion and once a week then
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Occurrence of a VAP recurrence/relapseFrom date of hospital admission until the date of the end of hospitalization or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months

Number of occurrence of a VAP recurrence/relapse

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Viral reactivationFrom date of hospital admission until the date of the end of hospitalization or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months

To search for association between immunoplegia depth and viral reactivation (CMV)

Association between immunoparalysis depth and state of shock severity within the first 24 hoursFirst 24 hours

To search for association between immunoplegia depth and severity of the initial state of shock (lactatemia, amine dosage, SOFA score over 48 hours)

Persistence of immunoparalysis during hospitalization and care-related infectionsFrom date of hospital admission until the date of the end of hospitalization or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months

To compare association of immunoplegia duration and HLA-DR nadir and VAP occurrence

HLA-DR nadir and link with care-related infectionsFrom date of hospital admission until the date of the end of hospitalization or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months

To compare association of immunoplegia duration and HLA-DR nadir and VAP occurrence

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Aix-Pertuis

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Aix-en-Provence, France

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