TEMO-CARB: Temocillin Versus a Carbapenem as Initial Intravenous Treatment for ESBL Related Urinary Tract Infections

Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03543436
Collaborator
Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph (Other), French National Network of Clinical Research in Infectious Diseases (RENARCI) (Other)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

TEMO-CARB is a phase 3, randomized, controlled, multicentre, open-label pragmatic clinical trial to test the non-inferiority of temocillin versus carbapenem as initial intravenous treatment of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing enterobacteriaceae.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 3

Detailed Description

Urinary tract infections are among the most common bacterial infections that are treated in the community by an empirical antibiotic treatment regimen. Enterobacteriaceae are the most common bacteria involved in urinary tract infection. Since 2006, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing enterobacteriaceae have spread in France, as elsewhere. Finding therapeutic alternatives to carbapenems in infections caused by ESBL producing enterobacteriaceae is imperative. Although temocillin, 6-α-methoxy derivative of ticarcillin has been suggested as a potential alternative to carbapenem therapy for ESBL related infections, it was not investigated in accordance with current standard. The hypothesis to test in this study is that temocillin is not inferior to a carbapenem as initial intravenous treatment of urinary tract infections caused by ESBL producing enterobacteriaceae.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
29 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Temocillin Versus a Carbapenem as Initial Intravenous Treatment for Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamase Related Urinary Tract Infections, a Non-inferiority Study
Actual Study Start Date :
Jan 4, 2019
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Oct 29, 2020
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 14, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intravenous temocillin

Intravenous temocillin 2g/intravenously/8h or renally adjusted equivalent (ORAE) in 30-40 min infusion or continuous intravenous (6g/24h)

Drug: Temocillin
Intravenous temocillin disodium 2g intravenously/8h Or Renally Adjusted Equivalent (ORAE) in 30-40 min infusion or continuous intravenous (6g/24h) .

Active Comparator: Intravenous meropenem or imipenem

Intravenous meropenem or imipenem 1g/Intravenously /8h ORAE in 15-30 min infusion. Then switch to oral therapy

Drug: meropenem or imipenem
Intravenous carbapenem (meropenem 1g intravenously/8h Or Renally Adjusted Equivalent (ORAE) or imipenem 1g intravenously/8h ORAE)
Other Names:
  • Carbapenems
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Clinical and microbiological cure [5-7 days after end of treatment]

      The primary endpoint, was defined as achieving both clinical cure and microbiological eradication of all baseline pathogens 5-7 days after completion of treatment. Clinical cure is defined as complete resolution, substantial improvement or return to pre-infections signs and symptoms of complicated lower urinary tract infections or pyelonephritis without the need for additional antibiotic therapy Microbiological efficacy will be assessed by quantitative urine culture and defined as follows < 10^3 Colony Forming Unit (CFU)/mL of the baseline pathogens

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Early microbiological eradication [3-4 days after randomization]

      Microbiological eradication will be assessed by quantitative urine culture and defined as follows < 10^3 colony forming unit Colony Forming Unit (CFU)/mL of the baseline pathogens

    2. Frequency of oral antibiotic switch in both arms (temocillin vs. carbapenem) [60 days after randomization]

    3. Length of hospital stay [60 days after randomization]

      Time from randomization to hospital discharge

    4. Persistent cure rate [60 days after randomization]

      Clinical cure is defined as complete resolution, substantial improvement or return to pre-infections signs and symptoms of complicated lower urinary tract infections or pyelonephritis without the need for additional antibiotic therapy

    5. Clinical recurrences [60 days after randomization]

      Relapse: new symptoms of urinary tract infection in a patient previously considered as clinically or microbiologically cured in the visit 5-7 days after treatment completion plus positive urine ± blood culture grows the same microorganism isolated that in the initial culture. Re-infection: same definition but with different strain in urinary culture

    6. Mortality [60 days after randomization]

      Death for any reason or for infectious events

    7. Pharmacokinetic of temocillin according to kidney function [3 days after treatment initiation]

      Description of the temocillin plasma concentration and its variability among patients

    8. Microbiota impact study [Time Frame : 5-7 days after treatment completion]

      Study treatment impact in the gut colonization with multidrug Gram negative bacilli) and temocillin resistant Gram negative bacilli

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Adult (≥ 18 years)

    • Hospitalized patient with clinically significant monomicrobial UTI

    • Complicated UTI due to ESBL producing enterobacteriaceae (pyelonephritis, prostatitis or renal abscess) requiring parenteral antimicrobial therapy

    • Susceptibility to temocillin and carbapenem as evidenced by testing results

    • For woman able to procreate: negative pregnancy test and use of an effective method of contraception (abstinence, oral contraceptives, intra-uterine device, diaphragm with spermicide and condom). All forms of hormonal contraception are acceptable

    • Signed informed consent by patient himself (able or under curatorship) or his legal representative (patient unable to give his consent or under tutorship)

    • Patient affiliated to the social security system

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Patient infected with a bacteria which is not an ESBL-producing enterobacteriaceae.

    • Polymicrobial infection.

    • Hypersensitivity and/or previous intolerance to carbapenem or temocillin, or penicillins or any other beta-lactam.

    • Patient with a contraindication to any of the drugs to be used in research

    • Patient presenting another site of infection than urinary (except onset of bacteraemia from urinary tract origin due to Gram negative bacteria).

    • Woman who is pregnant, breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive at any time during the study (pregnancy test will be conducted for woman without menopause).

    • Palliative care of life expectancy < 90 days.

    • Ongoing empirical treatment of the urinary tract infections with carbapenem or temocillin > 24 hours before randomization

    • Delay in randomization > 48 hours after identification of ESBL producing enterobacteriaceae in urinary and/or blood culture.

    • Participation in other clinical trial for the infection.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 CHU de Martinique Fort-de-france Martinique France
    2 CHRU La Cavale Blanche Brest France 29000
    3 CHU de Grenoble Hospital Grenoble France
    4 Melun Hospital - CHU Sud Melun France 77
    5 APHP - Cochin Hospital Paris France 75014
    6 APHP - Necker-Enfants maladies Hospital Paris France 75015
    7 Bichat hospital Paris France 75018
    8 Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint Simon Paris France 75020
    9 Tenon Hospital Paris France 75020
    10 APHP - Beaujon Hospital Paris France
    11 APHP - Georges Pompidou European Hospital Paris France
    12 APHP - Saint-Antoine Hospital Paris France
    13 Saint-Joseph Hospital Paris France
    14 CHU de Pau Pau France
    15 CHU de Poitiers Poitiers France
    16 CHU Pontchaillou Rennes France 35000

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
    • Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph
    • French National Network of Clinical Research in Infectious Diseases (RENARCI)

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Benoit PILMIS, MD, PhD, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
    • Study Chair: Olivier LORTHOLARY, MD, PhD, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT03543436
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • P 160910J
    • 2017-001257-14
    First Posted:
    Jun 1, 2018
    Last Update Posted:
    Apr 19, 2021
    Last Verified:
    Apr 1, 2021
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Keywords provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Apr 19, 2021