Prevention of Cefoperazone-induced Coagulopathy

NCT ID: NCT05742295

Last Updated: 2023-10-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

56 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-02-25

Study Completion Date

2023-10-05

Brief Summary

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Evaluating the effect of prophylactic doses of vitamin K in preventing the adverse effect of cefoperazone/sulbactam induced coagulopathy in critically ill patients.

Detailed Description

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One of the most challenging issues in the intensive care unit is treating multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections weighing benefit to risk ratio. MDR bacterial infection in ICU is a major public health problem and the main cause of mortality in ICUs in Egypt. A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control pointed out that the prevalence of MDR bacterial infections in the ICU was 54%.

Cefoperazone is a 3rd generation cephalosporin antibiotic covering many Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, sulbactam is a beta-lactamase inhibitor which is used in combination with many antibiotics to overcome beta-lactamase producing bacteria, therefore the combination of cefoperazone/sulbactam has activity against MDR gram-negative bacteria. On the other hand, cefoperazone has been shown to have the adverse effects of inducing coagulopathy which is reported in many case reports and retrospective cohort studies. In most cases, coagulopathy events occur within a few days from the start of using cefoperazone/sulbactam, therefore the ICU staff was obliged to discontinue the antibiotic and choose another alternative leading to increasing the risk of resistant bacteria and treatment failure. Therefore, discontinuing the antibiotic due to its serious adverse events will lead to poor outcomes, more bacterial resistance, and more cost therapeutic plans for treating the infection and managing the severe adverse drug events which have been occurred such as bleeding. There are 2 mechanisms for cefoperazone-induced coagulopathy. The first the mechanism is related to N-methylthiotetrazole (NMTT), a side chain in cefoperazone molecule, which is responsible for the inhibition of a vitamin K-dependent carboxylation process leading to antagonizing blood clotting factors. The the second mechanism is antibiotics, in general, kill the normal flora in the gut which produce vitamin K. This cefoperazone/sulbactam-induced coagulopathy is not found in healthy volunteers or patients with adequate vitamin K activity, therefore, could consider cefoperazone/sulbactam-induced coagulopathy in critically ill patients, as related to nutritional status of these patients specifically with regard to vitamin K. This study aimed at studying the effect of co-administration of prophylactic doses of vitamin k during the administration of cefoperazone/sulbactam to keep the normal daily requirements of vitamin k, therefore preventing coagulopathy.

Conditions

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Antibiotic Side Effect

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention group

vitamin K is used as a prophylactic dose to prevent cefoperazone/sulbactam coagulopathy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vitamin K

Intervention Type DRUG

Coadministration of vitamin K with the first dose of cefoperazone/sulbactam

Control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Vitamin K

Coadministration of vitamin K with the first dose of cefoperazone/sulbactam

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ICU admitted patients on treatment or prophylactic doses of cefoperazone/sulbactam.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients' aged \<18 years
* Pregnancy or breastfeeding women
* Active bleeding or bleeding disorder
* Patients having an abnormal baseline coagulation profile.
* Patients administer total parenteral nutrition with regular vitamin k supplements.
* Refusal to sign the written informed consent.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Helwan University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hebatallah Ali Abdeen

Clinical pharmacist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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6-October Hospital

Giza, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Cai Z, Yang W, He Y, Chen Q, Wang S, Luo X, Wang X. Cefoperazone/Sulbactam-Induced Abdominal Wall Hematoma and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Drug Saf Case Rep. 2016 Dec;3(1):2. doi: 10.1007/s40800-016-0025-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Schentag JJ, Welage LS, Grasela TH, Adelman MH. Determinants of antibiotic-associated hypoprothrombinemia. Pharmacotherapy. 1987;7(3):80-6. doi: 10.1002/j.1875-9114.1987.tb03522.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Schentag JJ, Welage LS, Williams JS, Wilton JH, Adelman MH, Rigan D, Grasela TH. Kinetics and action of N-methylthiotetrazole in volunteers and patients. Population-based clinical comparisons of antibiotics with and without this moiety. Am J Surg. 1988 May 31;155(5A):40-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(88)80210-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Allison PM, Mummah-Schendel LL, Kindberg CG, Harms CS, Bang NU, Suttie JW. Effects of a vitamin K-deficient diet and antibiotics in normal human volunteers. J Lab Clin Med. 1987 Aug;110(2):180-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Fouda R, Soliman MS, ElAnany MG, Abadeer M, Soliman G. Prevalence and risk factors of MRSA, ESBL and MDR bacterial colonization upon admission to an Egyptian medical ICU. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2016 Apr 28;10(4):329-36. doi: 10.3855/jidc.6798.

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Abdelkader MM, Aboshanab KM, El-Ashry MA, Aboulwafa MM. Prevalence of MDR pathogens of bacterial meningitis in Egypt and new synergistic antibiotic combinations. PLoS One. 2017 Feb 16;12(2):e0171349. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171349. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Talaat M, El-Shokry M, El-Kholy J, Ismail G, Kotb S, Hafez S, Attia E, Lessa FC. National surveillance of health care-associated infections in Egypt: Developing a sustainable program in a resource-limited country. Am J Infect Control. 2016 Nov 1;44(11):1296-1301. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.212. Epub 2016 Jun 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Hu HR. Fatal Vitamin K-Dependent Coagulopathy Associated with Cefoperazone/Sulbactam: A Case Report. Drug Saf Case Rep. 2019 Jun 14;6(1):6. doi: 10.1007/s40800-019-0100-0.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Wang W, Liu Y, Yu C, Tan J, Xiong W, Dong D, Li S, Zhang R, Li J, Wu Y, Zong Z, Su N, Zou K, Wu G, Sun X. Cefoperazone-sulbactam and risk of coagulation disorders or bleeding: a retrospective cohort study. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2020 Mar;19(3):339-347. doi: 10.1080/14740338.2020.1713090. Epub 2020 Jan 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31623191 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Vit. K for SULBinCo

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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