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Antimicrobial Treatment in Patients With Ventilator-associated Tracheobronchitis

Phase 4
Conditions
Critical Illness
Mechanical Ventilation Complication
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03012360
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Lille
Brief Summary

Antimicrobial treatment could be beneficial in patients with ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT). The hypothesis of this study is that antibiotic treatment for VAT (3 or 7 days), compared with no antibiotic treatment, would reduce the incidence of transition from VAT to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).

Detailed Description

The main objective of this randomized controlled multicenter double-blind trial is to assess the efficiency of two durations (3 or 7 days) of antibiotic treatment for VAT, compared with no antibiotic treatment, in reducing the incidence of transition from VAT to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).

Secondary objectives are to determine the impact of two durations (3 or 7 days) of antibiotic treatment for VAT, compared with no antibiotic treatment, on:

* duration of mechanical-ventilation free days

* duration of antibiotic free days

* length of ICU stay

* mortality at day 28 and day 90

* incidence of ICU-acquired colonization related to multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria

* incidence of ICU-acquired infection related to MDR bacteria

* incidence of ventilator-associated events After informed consent, patients will be randomized (1:1:1) to receive 0 (control group), 3 or 7 days (experimental groups) of antibiotic treatment for VAT

Antibiotic treatment is standardized, based on the time of onset of VAT, and presence of risk factors for MDR bacteria:

* patients with early-onset VAT with no risk factor for MDR bacteria will receive ceftriaxone (2 g iv every 24h).

* patients with late-onset VAT (after day 4 of mechanical ventilation), or with at least one risk factor for MDR bacteria will receive imipenem (1 g iv every 8h), and ciprofloxacin (400 mg iv every 8h) as empirical treatment. When methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is suspected, linezolid (600 mg iv every 12h) will be added to empirical treatment.

Patients randomized in control group will receive 7 days of placebo, and those randomized in the first experimental arm (3 days of antibiotics) will receive 4 days of placebo.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
154
Inclusion Criteria
  • All adult patients hospitalized in the ICU with a first episode of VAT diagnosed >48 hours after starting invasive mechanical ventilation are eligible for this study.

VAT is defined using the following criteria:

  1. absence of new infiltrate on chest X ray
  2. two of the three following conditions: fever > 38.5 °C or <36.5, leucocyte count > than 12 000 cells per μL or <than 4000 cells per μL purulent tracheal secretions
  3. and positive tracheal aspirate (≥105 cfu/mL)
Exclusion Criteria
  • long-term tracheostomy at ICU admission
  • patients who develop VAP before VAT
  • patients already receiving antibiotics active against all the microorganisms responsible for VAT
  • severe immunosuppression
  • pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • patients <18 years
  • patients already included in another study, with potential interaction with the primary objective of the current study
  • known resistance to imipenem and ciprofloxacin of bacteria responsible for VAT
  • treatment limitation decisions
  • moribund patients (likely to die within 24 h)
  • allergy to any of study drugs: hypersensitivity to any carbapenem, severe hypersensitivity (for example anaphylactic reaction or severe cutaneous reaction) to any other antibiotic form beta-lactam group (such as penicillin or cephalosporin), severe hypersensitivity (for example anaphylactic reaction) to any other antibiotic from beta-lactam group (penicillin, monobactam or carbapenem), hypersensitivity to quinolones

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
no antibiotic treatment for VATplacebo3 days of placebo
antibiotic treatment for 3 daysplaceboPatients randomized in one of the two experimental groups will receive 3 days of antimicrobials. Antibiotic treatment is standardized, based on the time of onset of VAT, and presence of risk factors for MDR bacteria: * patients with early-onset VAT (\< 5 days of mechanical ventilation), with no risk factor for MDR will receive ceftriaxone . * patients with late-onset VAT (≥5 days of mechanical ventilation), or with at least one risk factor for multidrug resistant bacteria will receive imipenem , and ciprofloxacin as empirical treatment. When methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is suspected linezolid will be added to empirical treatment. 3 days of imipenem and ciprofloxacin with optional linezolid, followed by 4 d of placebo
antibiotic treatment for 3 daysceftriaxonePatients randomized in one of the two experimental groups will receive 3 days of antimicrobials. Antibiotic treatment is standardized, based on the time of onset of VAT, and presence of risk factors for MDR bacteria: * patients with early-onset VAT (\< 5 days of mechanical ventilation), with no risk factor for MDR will receive ceftriaxone . * patients with late-onset VAT (≥5 days of mechanical ventilation), or with at least one risk factor for multidrug resistant bacteria will receive imipenem , and ciprofloxacin as empirical treatment. When methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is suspected linezolid will be added to empirical treatment. 3 days of imipenem and ciprofloxacin with optional linezolid, followed by 4 d of placebo
antibiotic treatment for 3 daysimipenemPatients randomized in one of the two experimental groups will receive 3 days of antimicrobials. Antibiotic treatment is standardized, based on the time of onset of VAT, and presence of risk factors for MDR bacteria: * patients with early-onset VAT (\< 5 days of mechanical ventilation), with no risk factor for MDR will receive ceftriaxone . * patients with late-onset VAT (≥5 days of mechanical ventilation), or with at least one risk factor for multidrug resistant bacteria will receive imipenem , and ciprofloxacin as empirical treatment. When methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is suspected linezolid will be added to empirical treatment. 3 days of imipenem and ciprofloxacin with optional linezolid, followed by 4 d of placebo
antibiotic treatment for 3 daysciprofloxacinPatients randomized in one of the two experimental groups will receive 3 days of antimicrobials. Antibiotic treatment is standardized, based on the time of onset of VAT, and presence of risk factors for MDR bacteria: * patients with early-onset VAT (\< 5 days of mechanical ventilation), with no risk factor for MDR will receive ceftriaxone . * patients with late-onset VAT (≥5 days of mechanical ventilation), or with at least one risk factor for multidrug resistant bacteria will receive imipenem , and ciprofloxacin as empirical treatment. When methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is suspected linezolid will be added to empirical treatment. 3 days of imipenem and ciprofloxacin with optional linezolid, followed by 4 d of placebo
antibiotic treatment for 3 dayslinezolidPatients randomized in one of the two experimental groups will receive 3 days of antimicrobials. Antibiotic treatment is standardized, based on the time of onset of VAT, and presence of risk factors for MDR bacteria: * patients with early-onset VAT (\< 5 days of mechanical ventilation), with no risk factor for MDR will receive ceftriaxone . * patients with late-onset VAT (≥5 days of mechanical ventilation), or with at least one risk factor for multidrug resistant bacteria will receive imipenem , and ciprofloxacin as empirical treatment. When methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is suspected linezolid will be added to empirical treatment. 3 days of imipenem and ciprofloxacin with optional linezolid, followed by 4 d of placebo
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The percentage of patients with a transition from VAT to VAP,from randomization to day 28 (4 weeks)

VAP is defined using the following criteria:

1. new or progressive pulmonary infiltrate

2. two of the following criteria: temperature \>38°C or \<36.5°C leukocyte count \>12,000/μL or \<4,000/μL purulent endotracheal aspirate

3. positive tracheal aspirate (≥105 cfu/mL) or bronchoalveolar lavage (≥104 cfu/mL).

VAP will be considered as subsequent to VAT, when it is diagnosed \>24h after VAT occurrence. Only first episodes of VAP diagnosed \>48h after starting mechanical ventilation will be taken into account.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
percentage of patients with ICU-acquired colonization related to MDR bacteriafrom randomization to day 28 (4 weeks)
duration of mechanical ventilation-free daysfrom randomization to day 28 (4 weeks)
duration of antibiotic free-daysfrom randomization to day 28 (4 weeks)
length of ICU stayfrom randomization to day 28 (4 weeks)
mortalityat day 28 and day 90 after randomization
percentage of patients with ventilator-associated eventsfrom randomization to day 28 (4 weeks)
percentage of patients with ICU-acquired infection related to MDR bacteriafrom randomization to day 28 (4 weeks)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hôpital Roger Salengro, CHRU

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Lille, France

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