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Continuous vs. Intermittent Infusion Vancomycin

Phase 4
Recruiting
Conditions
Vancomycin
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05823116
Lead Sponsor
Aaron Cook
Brief Summary

Hospitalized adult participants prescribed vancomycin by their treating physician will be randomized to receive vancomycin via continuous or intermittent infusion and measures of kidney function and injury will be collected.

Detailed Description

All study participants regardless of participation status will have been prescribed vancomycin by a treating physician and received a dose per institutional standard of care. Participants will be randomized 1:1 in permuted blocks of 2, 4, or 6 to receive subsequent doses via continuous or intermittent infusion. Participants randomized to intermittent infusion will receive doses per standard of care at infusion rates of 1 gram per hour in every 8,-12, or -24 hour intervals, while participants randomized to continuous infusion will receive a total daily dose infused over a period of 24 hours.

Vancomycin concentration will not exceed 5mg/ml and will be infused via central (preferred) or peripheral administration. In order to ensure consistent dosing between study arms, a precision dosing platform will be used by the PI and team to determine total daily doses to best target an AUC of 500 mg x hr/L (range 400-600 mg x hr/L). A single vancomycin concentration will be obtained the following day with Bayesian-guided area-under-the-curve (AUC) monitoring (with dosing adjusted if needed) to ensure vancomycin exposure remains similar between infusion strategies. Both the initiation and discontinuation of vancomycin, as well as any additional therapeutic drug monitoring, will remain at the discretion of the primary clinical team.

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) will be measured on the day of enrollment and day 3 by the administration of 5 ml iohexol (300 mgI/ml) with iohexol plasma concentrations obtained 1 and 4 hours following administration of iohexol. This change in measured GFR between the infusion strategies is the primary outcome of the study. Plasma and urinary markers of kidney function and injury will be obtained the day of enrollment (Day 0) and subsequent days (Days 2-3). If the participant remains on vancomycin 120 hours following enrollment, measured glomerular filtration rate (mGFR) and biomarkers will be assessed again.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
56
Inclusion Criteria
  • ≥ 18 years of age
  • Hospitalized at University of Kentucky on a medical service (internal medicine or medical intensive care)
  • Prescribed ≥ 2 doses of vancomycin per treating physician
  • Be able to provide written, informed consent, or have a legally authorized representative (LAR) responsible for their care able to provide written, informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Chronic kidney disease (documented or prior to admission estimated GFR (eGFR) <60 ml/min/1.73m2 using non-race-based creatinine GFR equation)
  • End stage kidney disease
  • Stage 1 or higher AKI per Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) classification (serum creatinine increase ≥ 0.3 mg/dl or 1.5-1.9 times baseline; urine output < 0.5 ml/kg/hr for 6-12 hours)
  • Greater than 2 doses of vancomycin within the last 72 hours
  • Allergy to iohexol
  • Uroepithelial tumors
  • Pregnancy
  • Prisoner

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Vancomycin continuous infusionVancomycin Continuous InfusionContinuous infusion of Vancomycin
Vancomycin intermittent infusionVancomycin Intermittent InfusionIntermittent infusion of vancomycin
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR)Baseline (Day 0) and Day 3

measured via the administration of a small dose of iohexol followed by the collection of blood samples

Change in urinary Kidney Injury Molecule 1 (KIM-1)Baseline (Day 0) and Day 3

Measured by urine ELISA test as the change score

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Acute Kidney DiseaseUntil hospital discharge, up to 17 days

measured per Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) criteria in a subset of participants where AKI does not resolve by 7 days

Plasma cystatin C over timeBaseline up to 5 days

Measured by urine ELISA test at baseline, 48-, and 72-hours following the first dose of vancomycin.

Additional measure at 120 hours if the patient is prescribed vancomycin for 120 hours or more.

Phlebitis over timeDaily up to 7 days

Monitored per standard of care, using phlebitis scores of 0 (no clinical symptoms) to 4. Documented scores above 0 will be classified as phlebitis.

Infiltration over timeDaily up to 7 days

Monitored per standard of care, using infiltration scores of 0 (no clinical symptoms) to 4. Documented scores above 0 will be classified as infiltration.

Urine Clusterin over timeBaseline up to 5 days

Measured by urine ELISA test at baseline, 48-, and 72-hours following the first dose of vancomycin. Additional measure at 120 hours if the patient is prescribed vancomycin for 120 hours or more.

Urine Osteopontin over timeBaseline up to 5 days

Measured by urine ELISA test at baseline, 48-, and 72-hours following the first dose of vancomycin. Additional measure at 120 hours if the patient is prescribed vancomycin for 120 hours or more.

Vancomycin Area-Under-the-Curve (AUC) target attainmentDay 1

Defined as range 400-600 mg\*hr/L. AUC assessed using one concentration Bayesian estimates.

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) over timeDaily up to 10 days

Using serum creatinine and urine output components of Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcome (KIDGO) classification

Number of Participants with Major Adverse Kidney EventsUntil hospital discharge, up to 17 days

Composite of death, requirement for kidney replacement therapy, or reduction of 25% from baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate.

Change in Urine Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1)Baseline (Day 0) and Day 5

Measured as the change score, only in the only in subset of patients prescribed 5 or more days of vancomycin

Urine Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1) over timeBaseline up to 5 days

Measured by urine ELISA test test at baseline, 48-, and 72-hours following the first dose of vancomycin. Additional measure at 120 hours if the patient is prescribed vancomycin for 120 hours or more.

Change in measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR)Baseline (Day 0) and Day 5

measured via the administration of a small dose of iohexol followed by the collection of blood samples, only in the subset of patients receiving vancomycin for 5 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Kentucky

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Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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