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Teicoplanin in Treating Septicemia in Patients Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy Through a Central Venous Catheter

A study testing teicoplanin in people with Infection, run by Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group at 21 sites in 2 countries.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Giving the antibiotic teicoplanin by infusion and allowing bacteria to be exposed to the antibiotic for a longer period of time may be effective in preventing or controlling septicemia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Infection
What is being tested?
teicoplanin
How many people
1,360 participants
Where
21 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Feb 1999to Dec 2009
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Suspected septicemia caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci
  • Single or double lumen (no triple lumen) central venous catheter (CVC) (including subcutaneous ports) that can be flushed and aspirated
  • Expected to remain in situ for at least 8 weeks
  • No coagulase-negative septicemia associated with existing CVC within the past 12 weeks
  • Receiving chemotherapy for neoplastic condition, aplastic anemia, Fanconi's anemia, Langerhans' cell histiocytosis, or myelodysplasia

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 2 months and over

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • Not specified

Renal:

  • Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Trial locations and contacts

21 sites in 2 countries.

21 sites in 2 countries

United Kingdom20 sites
  • Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

    Aberdeen, Scotland, AB25 2ZN

  • Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children

    Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 6BE

  • Birmingham Children's Hospital

    Birmingham, England, B4 6NH

  • Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

    Bristol, England, BS2 8BJ

  • Addenbrooke's Hospital

    Cambridge, England, CB2 2QQ

  • Royal Hospital for Sick Children

    Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 1LF

  • Royal Hospital for Sick Children

    Glasgow, Scotland, G3 8SJ

  • Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

    Leeds, England, LS9 7TF

  • Leicester Royal Infirmary

    Leicester, England, LE1 5WW

  • Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Alder Hey

    Liverpool, England, L12 2AP

  • Saint Bartholomew's Hospital

    London, England, EC1A 7BE

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

    London, England, WC1N 3JH

  • University College of London Hospitals

    London, England, WIT 3AA

  • Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

    Manchester, England, M27 4HA

  • Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust

    Newcastle upon Tyne, England, NE7 7DN

  • Queen's Medical Centre

    Nottingham, England, NG7 2UH

  • Oxford Radcliffe Hospital

    Oxford, England, 0X3 9DU

  • Children's Hospital - Sheffield

    Sheffield, England, S10 2TH

  • Southampton General Hospital

    Southampton, England, SO16 6YD

  • Royal Marsden - Surrey

    Sutton, England, SM2 5PT

Other trials in United Kingdom

Ireland1 site
  • Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children Crumlin

    Dublin, 12

Other trials in Ireland

About this study

Official title: The Use of Teicoplanin in the Treatment of Septicaemia Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci - A Randomized Study Comparing Bolus Injection With Infused and/or Line-Locked Teicoplanin

RATIONALE: Giving the antibiotic teicoplanin by infusion and allowing bacteria to be exposed to the antibiotic for a longer period of time may be effective in preventing or controlling septicemia.

PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to compare two different methods of giving teicoplanin in treating septicemia in patients who are receiving chemotherapy through a central venous catheter.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the response and cure rate of coagulase-negative staphylococcal septicemia in patients receiving chemotherapy through a central venous catheter treated with 2 different schedules of teicoplanin.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center and number of central venous catheter lumens (1 vs 2). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive teicoplanin IV bolus every 12 hours for 3 doses and then once daily for 5 doses (total of 7 days).
  • Arm II: Patients receive teicoplanin IV over 2 hours and/or by antibiotic lock every 12 hours for 3 doses and then once daily for 5 doses (total of 7 days).

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 490-1,360 patients will be accrued for this study within 2.2-6.2 years.

Conditions
Infection
Being tested
teicoplanin
Keywords
infection
Medical subject headings
Infections

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • teicoplaninBiological

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 1999
  3. Primary completionDec 2009 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Enrolment
1,360 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00024453
Sponsor's protocol ID
CCLG-SC-1999-01
Other IDs
CDR0000068944, EU-20124
Status last verified
Jun 2009
First submitted
13 Sep 2001
Last updated
7 Aug 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing teicoplanin in people with Infection, run by Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group at 21 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Aug 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 21 sites in United Kingdom, Ireland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Aug 2013.

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