Drug Wastage : Observational Study in Intensive Care Units in France

NCT ID: NCT05553054

Last Updated: 2026-01-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1066 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-08

Study Completion Date

2023-03-15

Brief Summary

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Environmental awareness leads medical field to question its responsibility and possibilities for action.

Drug residues can have a major environmental impact as per their bioaccumulation, toxicity and persistence characteristics, depending on where they are discarded. In France, drug residues should be disposed of by incineration, but in practice, this is not systematic. Moreover, data on drug wastage in Intensive Care Units (ICU) are rare.

GAME-OVER observational study aims to evaluate drug wastage in ICU in France and to suggest ways to improve health care practices.

Detailed Description

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Observational study with data collection during a 24-hour business day. Data collected refer to healthcare team's practices and patients.

Collection starts when day shift starts (at 7:00 am) and ends when night shift leaves (at 7:00 am the following day).

Conditions

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Drug Use

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Intravenous (IV) drugs

Patient and prepared/administrated/discarded IV drugs data will be collected during 24 hours.

Quantification of IV drugs wastage

Intervention Type OTHER

Drugs are prescribed depending on physician discretion.

Specific collection bins are provided to ICU. Healthcare teams discard syringes labelled with name and dilution which have been used to prepare drugs into these bins. After 24 hours of collection, bins are analyzed by investigators.

Interventions

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Quantification of IV drugs wastage

Drugs are prescribed depending on physician discretion.

Specific collection bins are provided to ICU. Healthcare teams discard syringes labelled with name and dilution which have been used to prepare drugs into these bins. After 24 hours of collection, bins are analyzed by investigators.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patients hospitalized in intensive care units during the 24 hours of data collection.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient's opposition to participate in the study or patient family opposition if the patient is not able to be informed.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sainte-Anne Military Teaching Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Erwan D'ARANDA, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Sainte-Anne Military Teaching Hospital

Locations

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Centre Hospitalier de Charleville-Mezieres

Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France

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CHRU de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France

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Hôpital Nord

Marseille, Bouches Du Rhône, France

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Centre Hospitalier d'Aurillac

Aurillac, Cantal, France

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Groupe Hospitalier Littoral Atlantique

La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France

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CHU de Besançon

Besançon, Doubs, France

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Centre Hospitalier de Montélimar

Montélimar, Drôme, France

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Hôpital privé Claude Galien

Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne, France

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HIA Clermont Tonnerre

Brest, Finistère, France

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CHRU de Brest

Brest, Finistère, France

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CHU de Nîmes

Nîmes, Gard, France

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Clinique Saint Augustin

Bordeaux, Gironde, France

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CHU de Bordeaux - Hôpital Pellegrin

Bordeaux, Gironde, France

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HIA Robert Picqué

Bordeaux, Gironde, France

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Hôpital Robert Boulin

Libourne, Gironde, France

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CHU de Toulouse - Hôpital Purpan

Toulouse, Haute Garonne, France

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Clinique la Croix du Sud

Quint-Fonsegrives, Haute-Garonne, France

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CHU de Toulouse - Hôpital Rangueil

Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

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Clinique Pasteur

Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

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Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux

Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, France

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Hôpital privé d'Antony

Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France

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HIA Percy-Clamart

Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France

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Hôpital Américain de Paris

Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

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CHU de Rennes

Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

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CHRU de Tours

Chambray-lès-Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

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CHU de Grenoble

La Tronche, Isère, France

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Centre Hospitalier de Dax

Dax, Landes, France

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Centre Hospitalier de Mont-de-Marsan

Mont-de-Marsan, Landes, France

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Centre Hospitalier Simone Veil

Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France

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Centre Hospitalier de Saint Nazaire

Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France

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Centre Hospitalier d'Orléans

Orléans, Loiret, France

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Centre Hospitalier de Cahors

Cahors, Lot, France

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CHU d'Angers

Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France

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Centre Hospitalier Mémorial de Saint-Lô

Saint-Lô, Manche, France

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CHU de Reims

Reims, Marne, France

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Centre Hospitalier Bretagne Atlantique de Vannes

Vannes, Morbihan, France

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CHU de Lille - Hôpital Huriez

Lille, Nord, France

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CHU de Lille - Hôpital Roger Salengro

Lille, Nord, France

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Centre Hospitalier du Forez

Montbrison, Pays de la Loire Region, France

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CHU de Saint-Etienne

Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, Pays de la Loire Region, France

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CHU de Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France

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Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer

Bron, Rhône, France

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Hôpital Edouard Herriot

Lyon, Rhône, France

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Clinique de la Sauvegarde

Lyon, Rhône, France

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CHU Félix-Guyon

Saint-Denis, Réunion, France

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CHU de la Réunion

Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France

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Grand Hôpital de l'Est Francilien

Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France

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CHU d'Amiens

Amiens, Somme, France

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Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté

Trévenans, Territoire De Belfort, France

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Centre Hospitalier Victor Dupouy

Argenteuil, Val d'Oise, France

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Hôpital Henri Mondor

Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France

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HIA Sainte Anne

Toulon, Var, France

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Hôpital Sainte Musse

Toulon, Var, France

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CHU de Poitiers

Poitiers, Vienne, France

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Centre Hospitalier de Versailles

Le Chesnay, Yvelines, France

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CHU Dupuytren

Limoges, , France

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Hôpital Lariboisière

Paris, , France

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Hôpital La Pitié-Salpétrière

Paris, , France

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Hôpital Bichat

Paris, , France

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Centre Hospitalier de Mayotte

Mamoudzou, , Mayotte

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Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace

Monaco, , Monaco

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Countries

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France Mayotte Monaco

References

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d'Aranda E, Pons S, Chelly J, Atchade E, Bonnet L; SFAR Sustainable Development Committee; Dahyot-Fizelier C; SFAR Critical Care Committee; Kamel T, Giannoni F, Collange O, Besnier E, Schoeffler M, Mayeur N, Quere PL, Marecal L, Pernod C, Geay C, Esnault P, Cinotti R; SFAR Research Network; Cesana M, Cungi PJ. Discarded intravenous medication in the ICU: the GAME-OVER multicenter prospective observational study. Crit Care. 2025 Feb 21;29(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s13054-025-05299-6.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 39985053 (View on PubMed)

Atchade E, Cungi PJ, Pons S, Dahyot-Fizelier C, Cesana M, Lukaszewicz AC, Bouhemad B, Trouiller P, Chelly J, Montravers P, Vardon F, D'Aranda E; SFAR Critical Care Committee; SFAR Sustainability Committee; SFAR Research Network; GAME-OVER Study group; GAME-OVER investigators group. Characteristics of French intensive care units and patients: an ancillary analysis of the GAME-OVER study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2025 Dec 5. doi: 10.1186/s12871-025-03473-5. Online ahead of print. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 41345913 (View on PubMed)

d'Aranda E, Cungi PJ, Chelly J, Pons S; GAME-OVER Study Group, GAME-OVER Study Investigators, French Society of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR) Sustainability; Committee, SFAR Critical Care Committee, and SFAR Research Network; GAME-OVER Study Group, GAME-OVER Study Investigators, French Society of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR) Sustainability and Committee, SFAR Critical Care Committee, and SFAR Research Network. Sustainable Intensive Care: Do Not Forget IV to Oral Switch! Crit Care Med. 2026 Jan 1;54(1):218-223. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006944. Epub 2026 Jan 6. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 41493367 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2022-CHITS-009

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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