A Randomized, Open-Label, Non-inferiority Clinical Trial Assessing 7 Versus 14 Days of Antimicrobial Therapy for Severe Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections : The OPTIMISE Trial Protocol

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INTRODUCTION: Shorter courses of antimicrobials have been shown to be non-inferior to longer, "traditional" duration of therapies, including for some severe healthcare-associated infections, with a few exceptions. However, evidence is lacking regarding shorter regimes against severe infections by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB), which are often caused by distinct strains and commonly treated with second-line antimicrobials. In the duratiOn of theraPy in severe infecTIons by MultIdrug-reSistant gram-nEgative bacteria (OPTIMISE) trial, we aim to assess the non-inferiority of 7-day versus 14-day antimicrobial therapy in critically ill patients with severe infections caused by MDR-GNB.

METHODS: This is a randomized, multicenter, open-label, parallel controlled trial to assess the non-inferiority of 7-day versus 14-day of adequate antimicrobial therapy for intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired severe infections by MDR-GNB. Adult patients with severe infections by MDR-GNB initiated after 48 h of ICU admission are screened for eligibility. Patients are eligible if they proved to be hemodynamically stable and without fever for at least 48 h on the 7th day of adequate antimicrobial therapy. After consenting, patients are 1:1 randomized to discontinue antimicrobial therapy on the 7th (± 1) day or to continue for a total of 14th (± 1) days.

PLANNED OUTCOMES: The primary outcome is treatment failure, defined as death or relapse of infection within 28 days after randomization. Non-inferiority will be achieved if the upper edge of the two-tailed 95% confidence interval of the difference between the clinical failure rate in the 7-day and the 14-day group is not higher than 10%.

CONCLUSION: The OPTIMISE trial is the first randomized controlled trial specifically designed to assess the duration of antimicrobial therapy in patients with severe infections by MDR-GNB.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT05210387. Registered on 27 January 2022. Seven Versus 14 Days of Antibiotic Therapy for Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative Bacilli Infections (OPTIMISE).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Infectious diseases and therapy - 13(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 237-250

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Arns, Beatriz [VerfasserIn]
Horvath, Jaqueline Driemeyer C [VerfasserIn]
Rech, Gabriela Soares [VerfasserIn]
Sesin, Guilhermo Prates [VerfasserIn]
Agani, Crepin Aziz Jose Oluwafoumi [VerfasserIn]
da Rosa, Bruna Silveira [VerfasserIn]
Dos Santos, Tiago Marcon [VerfasserIn]
Brochier, Liliane Spencer Bittencourt [VerfasserIn]
Cavalcanti, Alexandre Biasi [VerfasserIn]
Tomazini, Bruno Martins [VerfasserIn]
Pereira, Adriano Jose [VerfasserIn]
Veiga, Viviane Cordeiro [VerfasserIn]
Nascimento, Giovana Marssola [VerfasserIn]
Kalil, Andre C [VerfasserIn]
Zavascki, Alexandre P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acinetobacter baumannii
Antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial therapy
Enterobacterales
Gram-negative bacilli
Journal Article
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Date Revised 02.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05210387

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40121-023-00897-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365931381