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临床试验/ISRCTN38860497
ISRCTN38860497招募中不适用

Investigating the early responses to Staphylococcus aureus infection of the skin using a human infection model. The STARS study.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust0 个研究点目标入组 60 人开始时间: 2026年8月3日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
招募中
入组人数
60

研究概览

简要总结

暂无简介。

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
N/a: Single Arm Study
干预模型
Single Group
主要目的
Human challenge study
盲法
None

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 55 Years(—)
性别
All

入选标准

  • An informed consent form has been signed and dated by the participant and the Investigator
  • Adults aged between 18 and 55 years inclusive at time of consent
  • In good health as determined by:
  • Medical history
  • History-directed physical examination
  • Screening investigations performed (routine laboratory tests, ECG, echocardiography)
  • The clinical judgement of the study team
  • Willing to be available in Sheffield for all required appointments
  • Able and willing (in the study team’s opinion) to comply with all study arrangements, including:
  • Availability for all required appointment windows
  • Able to use decolonisation treatment as directed
  • Willing to adhere to infection control precautions
  • Willing to allow study staff permission to contact their primary care provider to access medical history and to solicit opinion as to appropriateness for inclusion, where needed
  • Willing to allow study staff access to NHS health records as required for study purposes
  • Agree to have 24-hour contact with study staff during the 2-week period after challenge and be able to be contactable by mobile phone for the duration of study and until antimicrobial treatment completion
  • Have internet access to allow completion of the eDiary and real-time safety monitoring
  • Agree to avoid using medicated treatments (including shampoo and shower gel) until advised by a study doctor or until 14 days after challenge
  • Agree to provide their National Insurance/Passport number for the purposes of TOPS registration and for payment of reimbursement expenses

排除标准

  • History or evidence of organ dysfunction which could interfere with trial conduct or completion, including but not restricted to:
  • Cardiovascular disease, including diagnoses of valvular heart disease, hypertension, or previous episode(s) of infective endocarditis
  • Respiratory disease
  • Haematological disorders including anaemia felt to be clinically significant by the study team
  • Endocrine disease, including known or suspected diabetes mellitus
  • Renal or bladder disease
  • Autoimmune and metabolic disease
  • Psychiatric illness requiring in-patient stay or assessment
  • Known or suspected drug or alcohol dependence
  • Infectious disease, including personal or family history of severe infections including S. aureus
  • acute or chronic dermatologic conditions, including eczema, psoriasis, folliculitis, vitiligo atopic dermatitis and/or keloid scar formation
  • Any genetic, inherited or acquired predisposition that may alter the immune response to S. aureus infection, including a personal or family (first-degree relative) history including severe or invasive staphylococcal infection, Hyper-IgE (Job’s) syndrome (HIES), Chediak-Higashi syndrome, or Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, IRAK-4 or MYD-88 deficiency, chronic granulomatous disease, HIV infection
  • Presence of implants (except for dental implants) or prosthetic material
  • Family history in 1st degree relative =50 years of age of aneurysmal disease, valvular heart disease, or sudden cardiac or unexplained death
  • Weight less than 50kg and/or a Body Mass Index (BMI) =18kg/m2 and =30kg/m2
  • Venous access deemed inadequate for the phlebotomy demands of the study
  • Scars or tattoos over or near the site of challenge
  • Detection of abnormal results from screening investigations including blood biochemistry, haematology, immunology and urinalysis i.e. grade 1 abnormality or above APPENDIX 6: Grading severity of laboratory results unless deemed not clinically significant and approved by the Principal Investigator.
  • 12-lead electrocardiogram recording with clinically relevant abnormalities, including a prolonged correct QT interval (QTc >450 milliseconds) as judged by a study physician/Principle Investigator
  • Echocardiography demonstrating evidence of structural cardiac abnormalities, in particular relating to valve dysfunction, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, rheumatic heart disease, mitral valve prolapse (with regurgitation) and/or mitral annulus calcification, aortic valve disease (regurgitation, stenosis and/or sclerosis), congenital cardiac disease, including aortic stenosis, bicuspid aortic valve, pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, and patent ductus arteriosus
  • Taking medication, including analgesia, anti-inflammatories or antibiotics that may affect the study integrity, symptom reporting or interpretation of the study results
  • Receipt of blood or blood products, or loss (including blood donations) of =550mL or more of blood during the 3 months prior to the planned date of challenge or planned during the 3 months following the final visit
  • Contraindication to use of:
  • Study decolonisation treatment, mupirocin (or naseptin) nasal ointment, chlorhexidine (or octenisan) washes
  • Study antimicrobial/antibiotic treatment, hydrogen peroxide or fusidic acid cream, flucloxacillin or clarithromycin (for those who report penicillin allergy)
  • Scheduled elective surgery or other programmed procedures requiring general an

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