Early switch to oral antibiotic therapy in patients with low-risk neutropenic sepsis (EASI-SWITCH) : a randomized non-inferiority trial

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OBJECTIVES: To determine whether early switch to oral antibiotic treatment in adults with neutropenic sepsis at low risk of complications is non-inferior to switching later.

METHODS: This non-inferiority, parallel-group, randomized, open-label clinical trial enrolled UK adults hospitalized with neutropenic sepsis. Participants were randomly assigned to either switch to oral ciprofloxacin plus co-amoxiclav within 12-24 hours or to continue intravenous treatment for at least 48 hours. The primary outcome was a composite measure of treatment failure, 14 days after randomization. The non-inferiority margin was 15%.

RESULTS: There were 129 participants from 16 centres and 125 were assessed for the primary outcome. Of these, 113 patients completed protocolized treatment and comprised the per-protocol population. In total, 9 (14.1%) of 64 patients in the standard care arm met the primary end point, compared with 15 (24.6%) of 61 in the early switch arm, giving a risk difference of 10.5% (1-sided 95% CI, -∞% to 22%; p 0.14). In the per-protocol population, 8 (13.3%) of the 60 patients in the standard care arm met the primary end point, compared with 9 (17%) of 53 in the intervention arm giving a risk difference of 3.7% (one-sided 95% CI, -∞% to 14.8%; p 0.59). Duration of hospital stay was shorter in the intervention arm (median 2 [inter-quartile range (IQR) 2-3] vs. 3 days [IQR 2-4]; p 0.002).

DISCUSSION: Although non-inferiority of early oral switch was found in the per-protocol population, the intervention was not non-inferior in the intent-to-treat population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 30(2024), 1 vom: 28. Jan., Seite 92-99

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Coyle, Vicky [VerfasserIn]
Forde, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
McAuley, Danny F [VerfasserIn]
Wilson, Richard H [VerfasserIn]
Clarke, Mike [VerfasserIn]
Plummer, Ruth [VerfasserIn]
Grayson, Margaret [VerfasserIn]
McDowell, Cliona [VerfasserIn]
Agus, Ashley [VerfasserIn]
Doran, Annmarie [VerfasserIn]
Thomas, Anne L [VerfasserIn]
Barnes, Rosemary A [VerfasserIn]
Adams, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Chau, Ian [VerfasserIn]
Storey, Dawn [VerfasserIn]
McMullan, Ronan [VerfasserIn]
EASI-SWITCH Investigators [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5E8K9I0O4U
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibiotic
Ciprofloxacin
Equivalence Trial
Febrile neutropenia
Journal Article
Neutropenic sepsis
Oral
Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized controlled trial
Treatment

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Date Completed 01.01.2024

Date Revised 01.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cmi.2023.07.021

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360173837