Beta-Glucan Driven vs. Empirical Antifungal Therapy in Critically Ill Patients

NCT ID: NCT03117439

Last Updated: 2018-08-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-07-31

Study Completion Date

2018-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study is aimed to compare the duration of standard anti fungal therapy in high risk ICU patients with a strategy driven by BetaDGlucan test result

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Antifungal Agents

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control Group

Patients undergoing empirical anti fungal therapy. Interruption of anti fungal treatment will be decided on the basis of standard clinically and microbiologically criteria.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

1-3 Beta-D-Glucan Group

Patients undergoing anti fungal de-escalation according to 1-3 Beta-D-Glucan results

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

duration of antifungal therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients in the study group will stop antifungals in presence of a negative result of Beta Glucan Test

Interventions

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duration of antifungal therapy

Patients in the study group will stop antifungals in presence of a negative result of Beta Glucan Test

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ICU admission (minimum of 48 hours in ICU with an expected length of stay of at least 48 hours)
* Ongoing Mechanical Ventilation
* Presence of CVC
* Sepsis/Septic Shock development while receiving broad spectrum antibiotics
* Positivity of Candida Score or Candida Colonization Index in absence of septic shock

Exclusion Criteria

* Complicated Candida Infection
* Already ongoing anti fungal therapy
* Beta Glucan test not available
* Absence of informed consent
* Immunesuppressive status (long-term immunesuppresive or steroids therapy; AIDS; WBC \<1000/mmc or neutrophils \<500/mmc)
* Pregnancy
* Already enrolled in other interventional studies
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Gennaro De Pascale

Rome, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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De Pascale G, Posteraro B, D'Arrigo S, Spinazzola G, Gaspari R, Bello G, Montini LM, Cutuli SL, Grieco DL, Di Gravio V, De Angelis G, Torelli R, De Carolis E, Tumbarello M, Sanguinetti M, Antonelli M. (1,3)-beta-D-Glucan-based empirical antifungal interruption in suspected invasive candidiasis: a randomized trial. Crit Care. 2020 Sep 5;24(1):550. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03265-y.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32891170 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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100452

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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