Adjunctive Clindamycin for the Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT ID: NCT05899140

Last Updated: 2024-12-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-15

Study Completion Date

2026-07-31

Brief Summary

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This is an exploratory study to evaluate the effect of adjunctive clindamycin in the treatment of skin and soft-tissue infections due to Staphylococcus aureus in patients from Sierra Leone. The study hypothesizes that clindamycin, when added to routine treatment, will lead to a more rapid clinical resolution and less frequent recurrences of infection.

Detailed Description

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Panton-Valentine Leukokidin and other toxins play an important role in the severity of skin and soft-tissue infections due to Staphylococcus aureus. The inhibition of the protein synthesis could be beneficial, due to the major role of protein-toxins in the pathogenesis of skin and soft tissue infections. Clindamycin has a strong toxin-suppressive activity. Therefore, clindamycin is currently considered as the most-promising adjuvant antimicrobial agent in the treatment of toxin-mediated S. aureus infections. Recurrent infections are common in patients with S. aureus skin and soft-tissue infections. Clindamycin has been reported to reduce S. aureus colonisation, which may in turn reduce the risk for recurrent infections. Clindamycin is an already approved antimicrobial used for a wide range of indications and with a known safety profile.

This study is an investigator-led, investigator-initiated, open-label superiority randomised controlled trial that will be conducted at Masanga Hospital in Sierra Leone. The objectives of this study are to determine the feasibility, efficacy and safety of adjunctive clindamycin therapy (in addition to standard-of-care) compared to standard-of-care alone on clinical treatment outcomes in patients with skin and soft tissue infections due to S. aureus in Sierra Leone. This is a preliminary study, which will include 100 adult participants with skin and soft-tissue infections requiring systemic therapy.

Conditions

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Skin Infection Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcus Aureus Infection

Keywords

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SSTI Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

2-arm randomized controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

This is an exploratory study and will not use a placebo

Study Groups

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Standard of care

Participants with skin and soft-tissue infections requiring systemic treatment (oral or intravenous). Treatment according to local guidelines = standard of care: usually an anti-staphylococcal penicillin with or without incision and drainage, as required.

Treatment can be with (local guidelines) cloxacillin (non-severe) po 500g QIDfor 5-7 days ceftriaxone (severe infections) 2g iv OD with step-down to cloxacillin po 500 mg QID for a total of 7 days

Group Type OTHER

Standard of care

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard of care

Standard of care + clindamycin

Participants with skin and soft-tissue infections requiring systemic treatment (oral or intravenous).

Addition of clindamycin: 10 mg/kg/dose QID iv (maximum 600mg QID iv) or oral clindamycin 450 mg TDS for adults for a total of 7 days from randomisation.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Clindamycin

Intervention Type DRUG

Clindamycin will be administered at a dose of 450 mg TDS (oral) or 10 mg/kg/dose QID iv (maximum 600mg QID iv) for a maximum of 7 days

Standard of care

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard of care

Interventions

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Clindamycin

Clindamycin will be administered at a dose of 450 mg TDS (oral) or 10 mg/kg/dose QID iv (maximum 600mg QID iv) for a maximum of 7 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard of care

Standard of care

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults (age ≥18 years);
2. Need for a treatment (incision/drainage ± antibiotic treatment po or iv) of an SSTI;
3. S. aureus causing SSTI identified from at least one clinical specimen (including isolation in polymicrobial cultures if S. aureus is considered to be the leading pathogen);
4. Onset of symptoms within the last 4 weeks;
5. Randomisation possible within 72 hours from collection of the initial culture
6. Ability to conduct the follow-up visits either during admission or at home
7. Initial culture collected within 48 hours of hospital admission
8. Willingness to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Previous allergic reaction to clindamycin
2. Previous antibiotic-associated diarrhea
3. Previous study participation
4. Pregnancy as confirmed by a beta-HCG rapid test.
5. Started treatment with clindamycin prior to clinic presentation;
6. Documented systemic antibiotic treatment within the previous 14 days
7. Co-administration of other protein synthesis inhibitors (e.g. macrolides, rifampicin, linezolid, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, chloramphenicol);
8. Co-administration of toxin inducers (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole)
9. Severe illness (patient expected to die in the following 24 hrs);
10. Chronically infected wounds (\>4 weeks of symptoms);
11. Infections associated with any of the following (due to mixed infection): a) Human or animal bites;b) Prosthetic or implantable devices; c) Decubitus ulcers; d) Diabetic foot ulcers, infected ulcers secondary to peripheral artery disease, chronic venous insufficiency; e) Suspected Buruli ulcer; f) Infected burns.
12. Hospital-acquired infection including post-surgical site infections
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Frieder Schaumburg

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Frieder Schaumburg

Principal Investigator, Professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Frieder Schaumburg, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universität Münster

Locations

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Masanga Hospital

Masokori, , Sierra Leone

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Sierra Leone

Central Contacts

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Frieder Schaumburg, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +492518352767

Email: [email protected]

Ioana D Olaru, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Emmanuel M Kanu, MB BS

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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SoTiClin

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id