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Cystic FibrosisNCT00360503

Antimicrobial Resistance in Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

An observational study of Cystic Fibrosis, run by Seattle Children's Hospital at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) often develop chronic pulmonary infections which are caused by a variety of organisms, the most predominant being Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antibiotics are important in managing CF lung infections. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Cystic Fibrosis
How many people
304 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2006to Jun 2008
Phase
Observational
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 6 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Children and young adults with cystic fibrosis

Who may be able to join

  • > 6 years of age.
  • Documented sweat chloride greater than 60 mEq/mL by quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis test or homozygous for deltaF508 genetic mutation (or heterozygous for two well-characterized mutations) and one or more clinical features consistent with CF.
  • Most recent FEV1 between 25% and 75% predicted when clinically stable; must be obtained at or within 3 months prior to study visit.
  • P. aeruginosa present in the most recent sputum or throat culture obtained within 6 months prior to study visit.
  • Able to expectorate sputum on a routine basis.
  • Written informed consent provided.

Who cannot join

  • Administration of any anti-pseudomonal antibiotics by any route within 14 days prior to study visit.
  • Participation in a research protocol that potentially involves antibiotic treatment within 14 days prior to study visit.
  • Requiring treatment with intravenous or inhaled anti-pseudomonal antibiotics at study visit.
  • B. cepacia complex present in the most recent sputum or throat culture obtained within 6 months prior to study visit.
  • Post lung transplantation.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98105

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About this study

Official title: Antimicrobial Resistance in Sputum Obtained From Patients With Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) often develop chronic pulmonary infections which are caused by a variety of organisms, the most predominant being Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antibiotics are important in managing CF lung infections. Antibiotic use in CF was altered about ten years ago with the approval of inhaled tobramycin, an aminoglycoside which is effective in treating P. aeruginosa. A decade later, CF clinicians are increasingly concerned about the likelihood of induction of aminoglycoside-resistance with prolonged use of inhaled tobramycin to treat chronic P. aeruginosa airway infections. The goal of this study is to examine the current microbiology and susceptibility of organisms from CF sputum, correlate it with antibiotic use, and compare it with previous data.

Read the detailed description

Aminoglycosides are one of the mainstays of antibiotic therapy in CF. They are administered parenterally in synergistic combinations with β-lactam antibiotics for acute exacerbations and used by inhalation as single agents for chronic maintenance therapy. It is well known in CF and other chronic infections that chronic use of antibiotics results in resistance. Thus, the increasing use of aminoglycosides could have dramatically changed the microbiological epidemiology of CF, since it was last examined a decade ago. It will be important to determine the current prevalence of antibiotic resistance in CF pathogens. Current antimicrobial strategies may also be contributing to the increased rate of isolation of novel and difficult to treat organisms, including intrinsically antibiotic-resistant bacteria. These issues are important both for CF clinicians and for researchers developing new antimicrobials to be used in CF.

To determine if the prevalence of P. aeruginosa resistance and the prevalence of other CF pathogens has changed over the past ten years, this multi-center cross-sectional study will enroll a contemporary cohort of patients with CF and will compare their sputum microbiology and susceptibility data with corresponding baseline data from an historical cohort consisting of patients enrolled in the prior phase 3 trials of inhaled tobramycin, conducted by PathoGenesis Corporation. (A Phase III Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial (PC-TNDS-002) to Study the Safety and Efficacy of Tobramycin in Inhalation in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis). The data set from the phase 3 trials which will be used for this research project will be anonymous.

This current study will be coordinated by the CF research team at CHRMC and aims to enroll 520 patients at approximately 50 participating sites across the United States. The contemporary cohort will include patients with CF who are ages 6 years and older and able to expectorate sputum. Patients will be enrolled from many of the same CF centers that participated in the phase 3 trials of inhaled tobramycin, and eligibility criteria will be similar to those used in the phase 3 trials. Subjects enrolled in the contemporary cohort will have a single study visit to obtain a sputum sample that will be sent to a central laboratory for culture and susceptibility testing.

Conditions
Cystic Fibrosis
Keywords
Cystic fibrosis, Antibiotic resistance, Microbiology
Medical subject headings
Cystic Fibrosis

Timeline

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

  1. First posted4 Aug 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2006
  3. Study completionJun 2008

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
304 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00360503
Sponsor's protocol ID
BURNS04A0
Status last verified
Feb 2009
First submitted
2 Aug 2006
Last updated
10 Feb 2009
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Burns JL, Emerson J, Stapp JR, Yim DL, Krzewinski J, Louden L, Ramsey BW, Clausen CR. Microbiology of sputum from patients at cystic fibrosis centers in the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 1998 Jul;27(1):158-63. doi: 10.1086/514631.

    PubMed 9675470

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cystic Fibrosis, run by Seattle Children's Hospital at 1 site in United States.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Feb 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. 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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00360503, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 10 Feb 2009.

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