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Randomized, Multicenter, Double-blind, Vancomycin-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Ethanol Lock Solution for the Curative Treatment of Implantable Venous Access Port Infection Due to Coagulase-negative Staphylococci

Not Applicable
Conditions
Lock Solution
Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections
Central Venous Catheter Infection
Intravenous Drug Delivery Systems
Coagulase-negative Staphylococci Infection
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02411331
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Brief Summary

Implantable venous access port infections are mainly due to coagulase negative staphylococci and may be managed by antibiotic lock therapy with retention of the port. Most of the time a vancomycin lock is used. Experimental data show that vancomycin may be poorly effective in eradicating the staphylococcal biofilm in the port. Another disadvantage of Vancomycin-containing lock solution is the occurrence of resistant organisms and the risk of catheter occlusion. Ethanol-containing lock solution is highly effective in vitro and does not expose to the risk of emergence resistance.

Detailed Description

Type of study: multi-center, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, controlled clinical trial.

Number of centers: 9 French centers in Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes regions

Medical product Ethanol 40% + Enoxaparine 400UI/ml Versus Vancomycin 5 mg/ml + Héparine 2500UI/ml

Patients

Patients eligible for inclusion will be randomized to one of the two groups:

* Experimental group: 90 patients will receive 10 injections of ethanol lock solution in implantable venous access port during the first 10 days of the study.

* Control group: 90 patients will receive 10 injections of vancomycin lock solution in implantable venous access port during the first 10 days of the study.

* For each group, in case of bacteraemia, the lock therapy is associated with a systemic antibiotic therapy using another venous line and optimized by a specialist in infectious diseases.

Study Performance

Patients will be assessed at baseline D0, 3 days (D3), 10 days (D10), 14 weeks (W14) after D0 as follows:

Visit 1 (D0 - baseline):

* Signature of an informed consent form.

* Demographic and clinical characteristics (sex, age, disease associated with implantable venous access port, implantable venous access port infection data, bacteraemia data)

Days 1 to 10

* Injection of ethanol or vancomycin lock solution in implantable venous access port

* Ethanolemia 30 minutes after injection, on first day

* Side effects evaluation

Visit 2 (D3) and Visit 3 (D10)

* Side effects evaluation

* Blood culture

* Bacteraemia data (antibiotic therapy modification)

Phone contact each week from week 2 to week 13

End Visit (W14)

* Side effects evaluation

* Blood culture

* Bacteraemia data (antibiotic therapy modification)

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
180
Inclusion Criteria
  • Man or woman from 18 years old
  • With probable or definite implantable venous access port infection
  • With or without bacteraemia
  • Infection due to coagulase-negative staphylococci (except for lugdunensis Staphylococci)
  • Blood culture results available within 48 hours before inclusion
  • With health insurance
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
  • Allergy to ethanol
  • Patient with prosthetic cardiac valve
  • Necessity of venous access port withdrawal
  • Prior infection on the same venous access port
  • Patients under supervision or (legal) guardianship

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Experimental groupEthanol 40% + Enoxaparine 400UI/ml90 patients will receive 10 injections of ethanol lock solution in implantable venous access port during the first 10 days of the study.
control groupVancomycine 5 mg/ml + Héparine 2500UI/ml90 patients will receive 10 injections of vancomycin lock solution in implantable venous access port during the first 10 days of the study
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Recovery at 12 week following the lock solution treatment completionat 12 week
Favorable evolution without complication up to the end of implantable venous access port useat 12 week
Favorable evolution without complication until the implantable venous access port withdrawalat 12 week
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mortality due to infection of the portat day 1
Negative peripheral and port blood culturesat day 3 and day 10
Implantable venous access port withdrawal rateat day 1
Mechanical complication rateat day 1
Blood alcohol concentration30 min after the first lock solution treatment
Side effects evaluationat day 1

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU Clermont-Ferrand

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Clermont-Ferrand, France

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