A study to test the safety and effectiveness of Bay 41-6551 as additional therapy to standard of care antimicrobial treatment in patients who have Gram-Negative Pneumonia and are intubated and mechanially ventilated.
- Conditions
- Gram-negative pneumoniaMedDRA version: 17.1Level: LLTClassification code 10035701Term: Pneumonia gram-negative bacterial NOSSystem Organ Class: 100000004862Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2008-000906-35-BE
- Lead Sponsor
- Bayer Healthcare AG
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 662
1. Males and non-pregnant, non-lactating females, 18 years of age or older. For females of child-bearing potential, one of the following medically acceptable contraceptive methods must be used: or they agree to abstain from heterosexual intercourse while participating in the study. One or more of these methods should be used during the study and continue for 30 days after completion of the antibiotic therapy.
a) Double-barrier methods of contraception (eg, condoms plus spermicidal foam)
b) Intrauterine contraceptive device
c) Approved pharmaceutical contraceptive product (eg, birth control pills or patches, long-term injectable or implantable hormonal contraceptive)
2. Intubated and mechanically-ventilated (patients who have had a tracheotomy may be considered as possible study participants as long as they are being mechanically ventilated)
3. Diagnosis of pneumonia defined as presence of a new or progressive infiltrate(s) on chest radiograph
4. Presence of Gram-negative organism(s) indicated by:
a) Gram-stain OR
b) Culture of pre-therapy respiratory specimen (eg, acceptable TA, BAL, mini-BAL, PSB) OR
c) Suspected Gram-negative pathogen based on local surveillance data and medical history. Local surveillance data reflects the local patterns of bacterial prevalence and antibiotic resistance. Consideration should be given to the recent incidence of infections with Gram-negative organisms in the hospital
5. Removed with amendment 5
6. Impaired oxygenation (within 24 hours prior to screening): a PaO2/FiO2 = 300 mmHg
7. CPIS greater than or equal to 6, (Section 15.3)
8. The presence of a MDR organism in a pre-therapy respiratory specimen OR at least two risk factors for MDR organisms (MDR organism: an organism resistant to representative agents in two or more of the following antibiotic classes - beta-lactams, including penicillins, cephalosporins, and monobactams; carbapenems; fluoroquinolones; and
aminoglycosides):
a) Antimicrobial therapy in the preceding two weeks
b) Current hospitalization greater than or equal to 5 days
c) High frequency (> 10%) of antibiotic resistance in the community or in the specific hospital unit
d) Immunosuppressive disease and/or therapy
e) Presence of the risk factors for HCAP
• Hospitalization for two days or more in the preceding 90 days
• Residence in a nursing home or extended care facility
• Home infusion therapy (including antibiotics)
• Chronic dialysis within 30 days
• Home wound care
• Family member with multidrug-resistant pathogen
9. Be willing and able to give written informed consent. If the patient is unable to give written informed consent, the patient's authorized representative may provide written consent as approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC).
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 508
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 154
1. A history of hypersensitivity to amikacin or other aminoglyosides,
2. Has received systemic Gram-negative antibiotic therapy for greater than 48 hours at the time of administration of first dose of study drug. There should be as minimal a time delay as possible between randomization and first dose of study drug but up to 48 hours will be acceptable.
Exceptions: Systemic antibiotic therapy for more than 48 hours for gram negative infection prior to administration of first dose of study drug is permitted if the infection is caused by pathogens that are resistant to the antimicrobial agent(s) used, or the patient's pneumonia is worsening.
3. Has primary lung cancer (including patients with small cell lung carcinoma/non-small cell lung carcinoma and patients with unknown histology) or another malignancy metastatic to the lungs or other known endobronchial obstructions. Exception: Note that patients with complete
resection of non-small cell lung carcinoma are eligible for the study.
4. Known or suspected active tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with CD 4 count < 200 cell/mm3
(HIV testing is not required as part of this protocol), or invasive fungal infection of the lung, lung abscess, or empyema.
5. Known or suspected bacteremia secondary to Staphylococcus aureus
6. Known or suspected neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis or parkinsonism
7. Has had a stroke within five days. Additionally, patients with stroke in the acute or sub-acute phase should not be enrolled if at least one or both of the following apply:
a) There is an increased risk of fatal brain edema as indicated by a history of hypertension or heart failure, major early computed
tomography (CT) hypodensity exceeding 50% of the middle cerebral artery territory, and/or involvement of additional vascular territories.
b) There is indication for deterioration based on comparison of patient's neurological condition within six hours of planned study drug dosing and
patient's neurological condition two days before, judged by applying the National Institute of Health (NIH) Stoke Scale (Section 15.4).
8. A positive urine and /or serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (B-hCG) pregnancy test
9. Burns greater than 40% of total body surface area
10. Patients with a serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL (177 µmol/L)
Exception: Patients with a serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL (177 µmol/L) and being treated with continuous renal replacement therapy
(continuous veno-venous hemofiltration [CVVH] and continuous venovenous hemofiltration with dialysis [CVVH-D]) or daily hemodialysis will
receive the aerosol study drug treatment (Section 8.4.6.1).
11. Neutropenia (Screening absolute neutrophil count [ANC] < 103 neutrophils/mm3)
12. Has been on mechanical ventilation for > 28 days (ie, current event should not be more than 28 continuous days). A patient is not considered extubated if cessation of mechanical ventilation lasts less than 24 hours.
13. Is participating in or has participated in other investigational
interventional studies within the previous 28 days
14. The risk of rapidly fatal illness and death within 72 hours, or any
concomitant conditions not related to VAP that, in the opinion of the investigator, precludes completion of study evaluations and the course of therapy.
15. Stem cell transplantation
16. Patients with documented Legionella infection (Legionella
pneumonia)
17. Has an APACHE II score < 10
18. Previous ass
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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