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Clinical Trials/NCT02574130
NCT02574130
Completed
Not Applicable

Effect of Additional Nebulized Amikacin in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Caused by Gram Negative Bacteria

Thammasat University1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentStarted: July 2015Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
60
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
cure rate

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the cure rate from ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by Gram negative bacteria when administering add on nebulized amikacin to intravenous antibiotics compared to intravenous antibiotics alone.

Detailed Description

After inclusion, the patients are randomized into two groups: nebulized amikacin plus intravenous antibiotic(s) or nebulized placebo plus intravenous antibiotic(s). The dose of nebulized amikacin is 400 mg every 12 hours for 10 days. The patients are followed up on day 3, 7, 10, and 28 for safety and efficacy. The estimate sample size is 84 subjects base on previous study of cure rate in VAP and the authors expected that nebulized amikacin can improve cure rate in VAP subjects for 30% when compared with intravenous antibiotic(s) alone with power of 80% at level of significance 0.05.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age \>/= 18 years
  • On mechanical ventilator more than 7 days
  • VAP diagnosis inclusion criteria:
  • new/progressive infiltration of chest radiography
  • 2/3 of the following: 1) fever 2) purulent sputum 3) Wbc \> 12,000 cell/mm3 or \< 4,000 cell/mm3
  • Evidence of gram negative bacilli from sputum gram stain or previous sputum culture within 1 week

Exclusion Criteria

  • History of amikacin allergy
  • GFR \< 30 mL/min except dialytic patients
  • Immunocompromised host: HIV CD4 \< 200 cells/mm3, leukemia, lymphoma, received chemotherapy within 3 weeks, Absolute neutrophil count \< 500/mm3
  • Severe ARDS (P/F ratio \< 100)
  • Endobronchial obstruction:endobronchial mass, endobronchial stenosis
  • Atelectasis
  • Severe bronchospasm
  • Lung abscess
  • Complicated parapneumonic effusion/ Empyema
  • Chest trauma

Arms & Interventions

placebo

Placebo Comparator

nebulized placebo every 12 hours plus intravenous antibiotic(s)for 10 days.

Intervention: Placebo (Drug)

Nebulized amikacin

Experimental

Amikacin 400 mg nebulized every 12 hours plus intravenous antibiotic(s) for 10 days

Intervention: Amikacin (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

cure rate

Time Frame: 10 days after end of the intervention

Cure rate = improvement/ no new infiltration of chest radiography plus 2/3 of the following: 1) No fever within 48 hours after end of the intervention 2) The reduction of secretion 3) The reduction of white blood cell

Secondary Outcomes

  • duration of mechanical ventilation(at 28 days after end of the intervention)
  • duration of ICU stay(at 28 days after end of the intervention)
  • The reduction of pathogens(10 days after end of the intervention)
  • mortality rate(at 28 days after end of the intervention)
  • duration of hospitalization(at 28 days after end of the intervention)
  • Safety of intervention drug(at 28 days after end of the intervention)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Pitchayapa Ruchiwit

Principal investigator

Thammasat University

Study Sites (1)

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