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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2014-003137-25-ES
EUCTR2014-003137-25-ES
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Optimal duration of antibiotic treatment in patients with complicated parapneumonic pleural effusions or empyema: a randomized clinical trial - ODAPE

José Manuel Porcel Pérez Hospital Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida Servicio Medicina Interna0 sitesOctober 16, 2014

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Duration of antibiotic treatment in complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion and empyema.
Sponsor
José Manuel Porcel Pérez Hospital Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida Servicio Medicina Interna
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 16, 2014
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
José Manuel Porcel Pérez Hospital Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida Servicio Medicina Interna

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • \-18 years of age or older
  • \-Clinical evidence of CPPE; defined as a neutrophilic exudated in the context of
  • a community acquired pneumonia; or empyema, defined as the presence of pus
  • in pleural cavity. A CPPE required, according to the attending physician, a chest
  • tube drainage. Most patients will satisfy the following criteria: 1\) pleural fluid
  • pH \< 7\.2 or pleural fluid glucose \< 60 mg/dL, 2\) Gram\-positive or pleural fluid
  • positive culture or 3\) pleural effusion that occupy 50% or more of a hemithorax
  • in a thorax radiography or it is loculated in an image exploration (radiography,
  • ultrasound or computed tomography).
  • \-Clinical stability 2 weeks after diagnosis and antibiotic therapy beginning,

Exclusion Criteria

  • \-Pregnant women
  • \-Allergy for amoxicillin clavulanate
  • \-Immunosuppression: neutropenia, HIV infection, haematological neoplasms,
  • solid\-organ transplantation or steroids or immunosuppressive treatments.
  • \-Tuberculous pleural infection
  • \-Nosocomial\-, nursinghome\- or healthcare\-associated pneumonia.
  • \-Infection due to microorganisms that require alternative therapeutic regimens.
  • \-Life expectancy less than three months due to other causes.7\. Expected survival less than 3 months from other causes
  • 8\. Patients who did not sign the informed consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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