Early Stoppage Versus Continuation of Antimicrobial Therapy in Low Risk Pediatric Cancer Patients With Febrile Neutropenia, Before Recovery of Counts: -DALFEN Study

NCT ID: NCT03003273

Last Updated: 2019-02-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

142 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-01-31

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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Pediatric patients with febrile neutropenia coming to Department of Medical Oncology with low risk features (culture awaited), will be started on intravenous antibiotics (Inj Cefoperazone+ Sulbactam ± Amikacin) on outpatient basis. Those patients will be reassessed for randomization once they fulfill all inclusion criteria and get afebrile for at least 24 hours. Antibiotics will be stopped in Arm-A and oral antibiotics, in place of intravenous antibiotics, will be started in Arm-B. The patients will be followed-up till ANC≥ 500, or reappearance of fever within follow-up of ≤ 10 days.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neutropenia, Febrile Pediatric Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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arm (A) - stoppage of antibiotics

patients will be reassessed for randomization once they fulfill all inclusion criteria and get afebrile for at least 24 hours. Antibiotics will be stopped in Arm-A.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

stoppage of antibiotics

Intervention Type OTHER

antibiotics will be stopped in arm - A on randomization, once child is afebrile for at least 24 hours and fulfills the inclusion criteria.

arm (B) - oral antibiotics till ANC ≥ 500

patients will be reassessed for randomization once they fulfill all inclusion criteria and get afebrile for at least 24 hours. oral antibiotics, in place of intravenous antibiotics, will be started in Arm-B.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

amoxycillin/clavulanic acid

Intervention Type OTHER

In arm - B, once the child is randomized, oral antibiotics will be started (Amoxicillin/ Clavulanic acid + Levofloxacin)

levofloxacin

Intervention Type OTHER

In arm - B, once the child is randomized, oral antibiotics will be started (Amoxicillin/ Clavulanic acid + Levofloxacin)

Interventions

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stoppage of antibiotics

antibiotics will be stopped in arm - A on randomization, once child is afebrile for at least 24 hours and fulfills the inclusion criteria.

Intervention Type OTHER

amoxycillin/clavulanic acid

In arm - B, once the child is randomized, oral antibiotics will be started (Amoxicillin/ Clavulanic acid + Levofloxacin)

Intervention Type OTHER

levofloxacin

In arm - B, once the child is randomized, oral antibiotics will be started (Amoxicillin/ Clavulanic acid + Levofloxacin)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All pediatric febrile neutropenia patients treated on outpatient basis
* Age 3 years - 18 years
* Fulfilling low risk criteria ( Hematological malignancies in remission, No identifiable focus of infection, No Pneumonia/ mucositis / GI sepsis / Nausea-vomiting/ neurologic-mental status changes/ Central Venous Catheter (CVC) related infection, Anticipated Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) recovery ≤ 10 days, No organ dysfunction, Hemodynamically stable, Culture negative )
* Afebrile for at least 24 hours, on intra-venous antibiotics

Exclusion Criteria

* Bone marrow involvement in solid tumor
* Already enrolled once, in previous episode
* On antibiotics prophylaxis
* Retroviral positive patients
* Patient undergone stem cell transplant
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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AKASH KUMAR

Senior Resident (DM course)

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sameer Bakhshi, Professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Department of Medical Oncology, 2nd Floor, B.R.A.I.R.C.H, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Locations

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Department of Medical Oncology, AIIMS

New Delhi, , India

Site Status

Countries

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India

Other Identifiers

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IECPG-164

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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