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Urinary Tract InfectionPhase 2NCT01595529

The SCOUT Study: "Short Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections in Children"

A Phase 2 study testing Cefixime, Cephalexin and Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole in people with Urinary Tract Infection, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

The SCOUT study is a multi-center, centrally randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled non-inferiority clinical trial. 746 participants will be enrolled over a 4.5 year period. 672 will be evaluated for the study's primary outcome measure. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 2 months to 10 years
Conditions the study is for
Urinary Tract Infection
What is being tested?
Cefixime, Cephalexin and Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
717 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
18 May 2012to 12 Aug 2019
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 2 months to 10 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Age at randomization: at least two months (at least 36 weeks gestational age for subjects less than two years of age) to 10 years of age (120 months).
  • Confirmed UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) diagnosis.
  • Documented Clinical Improvement at Randomization.
  • Afebrile: No documented temperature > / = 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 degrees Celsius (measured anywhere on the body) 24 hours prior to the enrollment visit
  • Asymptomatic: report NONE of the following symptoms:
  • Symptoms for all children (ages two months to 10 years):
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  • Fever (a documented temperature of at least 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit OR 38 degrees Celsius measured anywhere on the body)
  • dysuria
  • Additional symptoms for children > 2 years of age:
  • suprapubic, abdominal, or flank pain or tenderness OR
  • urinary urgency, frequency, or hesitancy (defined as an increase in these symptoms from pre-diagnosis conditions)
  • Additional symptoms for children > / = 2 months to 2 years of age:
  • poor feeding OR
  • vomiting
  • Only children who have been prescribed one of the four antibiotics for which a placebo is available will be eligible to participate.
  • TMP-SMX; Cefixime; Cefdinir or Cephalexin. (Note a child that received a one-time dose of I.M. or I.V. medication (i.e. in ER or clinic) prior to starting on the one of the four oral medications is eligible for enrollment)
  • Parental or guardian permission (informed consent) and if appropriate, child assent (if > / = seven years of age).

Who cannot join

  • A urine culture proven infection with a second uropathogen > 10,000 CFU/mL collected via suprapubic aspiration or catheter or > 50,000 CFU/mL collected via clean void.
  • A child hospitalized with a UTI that has the following: concomitant bacteremia associated with the UTI, urosepsis, or is in intensive care.
  • A child whose urine culture reveals an organism that is resistant to the initially prescribed antibiotic.
  • A child with a catheter-associated UTI.
  • A child with known anaphylactic allergies to the study products.
  • A child with phenylketonuria (PKU).
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  • A child diagnosed with congenital anomalies of the genitourinary tract.
  • UTI in children with known anatomic abnormalities of the genitourinary tract other than VUR (Vesicoureteral reflux), duplicated collection systems, and hydronephrosis.
  • A child that is not able to take oral medications.
  • Previous surgery of the genitourinary tract (except circumcision in male children).
  • Presence of an immunocompromising condition (e.g., HIV, malignancy, solid-organ transplant recipients, use of chronic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive agents).
  • Unlikely to complete follow-up (e.g. not available for the two follow-up study visits and the follow-up phone call).
  • A child with a known history of type I hypersensitivity of the study antibiotics to be prescribed .
  • Enrollment in another antibiotic study less than 30 days prior to enrollment visit.
  • Previous enrollment of individuals in this study.
  • Planned enrollment during this study coincides with enrollment in another therapeutic drug study (excluding vaccine).
  • A child with a history of UTI within the past 30 days.
  • A child with known Grade III-V VUR.
  • A child taking antibiotic prophylaxis for any reason.
  • A child who has started Day 6 of the originally prescribed antibiotic treatment.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC - General Academic Pediatric

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213-3205

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About this study

Official title: Targeted Clinical Trials to Reduce the Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance The SCOUT Study: "Short Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections in Children"

The SCOUT study is a multi-center, centrally randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled non-inferiority clinical trial. 746 participants will be enrolled over a 4.5 year period. 672 will be evaluated for the study's primary outcome measure. After the first 5 days of primary care physician initiated antimicrobial therapy, patients who are afebrile and asymptomatic will then be randomized (1:1) to the standard course therapy arm of 5 more days of the same antibiotic therapy or the short course therapy arm of a placebo for 5 more days (for 10 days total). The primary objective of this study is to determine if halting antimicrobial therapy in subjects who have exhibited clinical improvement 5 days after starting antibiotic therapy (short course therapy) have the same failure rate (symptomatic UTI) through visit Day 11-14 as subjects who continue to take antibiotics for an additional 5 days (standard course therapy).

Read the detailed description

The SCOUT Study is a multi-center, centrally randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled non-inferiority clinical trial of 746 children ages two months (at least 36 weeks gestation from birth for subjects < two years of age) to 10 years with a confirmed diagnosis of a urinary tract infection (UTI) to evaluate 672 for the study's primary outcome measure. UTI is one of the most common serious bacterial infections during childhood. Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolates account for 80-90 percent of all outpatient UTIs in children. Although antibiotics are the first treatment choice for urinary tract infections, antibiotic-resistant strains of E. coli, the most common cause of UTIs, are increasing worldwide. The study will enroll 746 children who have demonstrated clinical improvement five days after starting the originally prescribed antibiotic (afebrile and asymptomatic) and they will be randomized either to the standard-course arm or the short-course arm at a 1:1 ratio. Subjects will be enrolled over approximately a four and a half year period. Study duration for each individual subject will be approximately five weeks. The study product will consist of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), cefixime, cefdinir, cephalexin and the corresponding placebos. The primary objective of this study is to determine if halting antimicrobial therapy in subjects who have exhibited clinical improvement 5 days after starting antibiotic therapy (short course therapy) have the same failure rate (symptomatic UTI) through visit Day 11-14 as subjects who continue to take antibiotics for an additional 5 days (standard course therapy). The secondary objectives are: 1) to determine if short-course therapy compared to standard course therapy results in similar numbers of children experiencing a recurrent urinary tract infection (relapse and reinfection; 2) to determine if short-course therapy compared to standard course therapy results in similar numbers of children with asymptomatic bacteriuria; 3) to determine if short-course therapy compared to standard course therapy results in similar numbers of children with gastrointestinal colonization of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Klebsiella pneumonia (K. pneumoniae); 4) to determine if short-course therapy compared to standard course therapy results in similar numbers of subjects presenting with clinical symptoms that may be related to UTI; 5) to determine if the number of subjects with positive urine culture prior to or at visit Day 11-14 is similar after short-course therapy compared to standard course therapy.

Being tested
Cefixime, Cephalexin, Placebo, Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole
Keywords
antibiotic therapy, antimicrobial resistance, children, E.coli, K.pneumoniae, parent study, SCOUT Study, spectrum stool bacteria, stool culture, urinary tract infections
Medical subject headings
Urinary Tract Infections, Escherichia coli Infections

What participants receive

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

  • CefiximeDrug

    Cefixime 8 mg/kg/day orally, in 1 dose, with a maximum of 400 mg. Subjects originally receiving Cefdinir will receive Cefixime.

  • CephalexinDrug

    Cephalexin 50mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses

  • PlaceboOther

    Placebo to match the other four active treatments

  • Trimethoprim/SulfamethoxazoleDrug

    8 mg/kg/day of Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) orally in 2 divided doses, with a maximum dose of 160 mg twice a day.

Study groups in NCT01595529
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Active treatmentExperimental5 days of active therapy to match the physician-initiated therapy, Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole, Cefixime or Cefdinir or Cephalexin (subjects originally receiving Cefdinir will receive Cefixime)
Receives: Drug: Cefixime; Drug: Cephalexin; Drug: Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole
Placebo treatmentPlacebo comparator5 days of placebo treatment to match physician-initiated therapy
Receives: Other: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Comparison of Efficacy Based on Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Between Short-course and Standard-course of Antibiotics.

    A subject will be categorized as a treatment failure, if he/she has a symptomatic UTI in period between Day 6 through the Day 11 - 14 Test of Cure (TOC) Visit:

    1. Symptoms
    • Symptoms for all subjects (ages two months to 10 years): fever (a documented temperature of at least 100.4 °F OR 38°C measured anywhere on the body) ,dysuria
    • Additional symptoms for subjects > 2 years of age: suprapubic, abdominal, or flank pain or tenderness OR urinary urgency, frequency, or hesitancy (defined as an increase in these symptoms from pre-diagnosis conditions)
    • Additional symptoms for subjects = 2 months to 2 years of age: poor feeding OR vomiting AND
    1. Pyuria on urinalysis AND
    2. Culture proven infection with a single uropathogen NOTE: As per the above criteria, asymptomatic subjects (including subjects assessed as having asymptomatic bacteriuria) at the Day 11-14 TOC visit will NOT be considered a treatment failure for the primary outcome measure.

    Measured: Day 11 through Day 14

  2. Comparison of Efficacy Based on Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Between Short-course and Standard-course of Antibiotics. Per-protocol Population.

    A subject will be categorized as a treatment failure, if he/she has a symptomatic UTI in period between Day 6 through the Day 11 - 14 Test of Cure (TOC) Visit:

    1. Symptoms
    • Symptoms for all subjects (ages two months to 10 years): fever (a documented temperature of at least 100.4 °F OR 38°C measured anywhere on the body) ,dysuria
    • Additional symptoms for subjects > 2 years of age: suprapubic, abdominal, or flank pain or tenderness OR urinary urgency, frequency, or hesitancy (defined as an increase in these symptoms from pre-diagnosis conditions)
    • Additional symptoms for subjects = 2 months to 2 years of age: poor feeding OR vomiting AND
    1. Pyuria on urinalysis AND
    2. Culture proven infection with a single uropathogen NOTE: As per the above criteria, asymptomatic subjects (including subjects assessed as having asymptomatic bacteriuria) at the Day 11-14 TOC visit will NOT be considered a treatment failure for the primary outcome measure.

    Measured: Day 11 through Day 14

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Comparison of Number of Subjects That Have a Recurrent Infection (Includes a Relapse UTI or a Reinfection) Following Short-course Versus Standard-course of Antibiotics.

    Measured: Day 11 through Day 44

  2. Comparison of Number of Subjects That Have a Recurrent Infection (Includes a Relapse UTI or a Reinfection) Following Short-course Versus Standard-course of Antibiotics. Per-protocol Population.

    Measured: Day 11 through Day 44

  3. Comparison of the Number of Subjects That Become Colonized With Antimicrobial Resistant Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) and Klebsiella Pneumoniae (K. Pneumoniae) in the Gastrointestinal Tract Following Short-course Versus Standard Course of Antibiotics.

    A child would have emergent antibiotic resistance if they:

    1. Had no antibiotic-resistant E.coli or K.pneumoniae at enrollment but one or both are now present. OR
    2. Had either antibiotic-resistant E.coli or K.pneumoniae at enrollment but now the other antibiotic-resistant organism is present OR
    3. Had antibiotic-resistant E.coli and/or K.pneumoniae at enrollment, but have now developed resistance to new antibiotics in either organism.

    Measured: Day 11 through Day 30

  4. Comparison of the Number of Subjects That Become Colonized With Antimicrobial Resistant E. Coli and K. Pneumoniae in the Gastrointestinal Tract Following Short-course Versus Standard Course of Antibiotics. Per-protocol Population.

    A child would have emergent antibiotic resistance if they:

    1. Had no antibiotic-resistant E.coli or K.pneumoniae at enrollment but one or both are now present. OR
    2. Had either antibiotic-resistant E.coli or K.pneumoniae at enrollment but now the other antibiotic-resistant organism is present OR
    3. Had antibiotic-resistant E.coli and/or K.pneumoniae at enrollment, but have now developed resistance to new antibiotics in either organism.

    Measured: Day 11 through Day 30

  5. Comparison of the Number of Subjects With Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Following Short-course Versus Standard-course of Antibiotics.

    Asymptomatic Bacteriuria is defined in any SCOUT subject by:

    1. Absence of symptoms attributable to UTI including fever AND/OR the following:
    • Symptoms for all children (ages two months to 10 years):
    • fever (a documented temperature of at least 100.4 °F OR 38°C measured anywhere on the body)
    • dysuria
    • Additional symptoms for children > 2 years of age:
    • suprapubic, abdominal, or flank pain or tenderness OR
    • urinary urgency, frequency, or hesitancy (defined as an increase in these symptoms from pre-diagnosis conditions)
    • Additional symptoms for children = 2 months to 2 years of age:
    • poor feeding OR
    • vomiting AND
    1. A positive urine culture
    • 5 x 104 CFU/mL (catheterized or suprapubic aspiration urine specimen) OR
    • >105 CFU/mL (clean void specimen).

    Measured: Day 11 through Day 14

  6. Comparison of the Number of Subjects With Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Following Short-course Versus Standard-course of Antibiotics. Per-protocol Population.

    Asymptomatic Bacteriuria is defined in any SCOUT subject by:

    1. Absence of symptoms attributable to UTI including fever AND/OR the following:
    • Symptoms for all children (ages two months to 10 years):
    • fever (a documented temperature of at least 100.4 °F OR 38°C measured anywhere on the body)
    • dysuria
    • Additional symptoms for children > 2 years of age:
    • suprapubic, abdominal, or flank pain or tenderness OR
    • urinary urgency, frequency, or hesitancy (defined as an increase in these symptoms from pre-diagnosis conditions)
    • Additional symptoms for children = 2 months to 2 years of age:
    • poor feeding OR
    • vomiting AND
    1. A positive urine culture
    • 5 x 104 CFU/mL (catheterized or suprapubic aspiration urine specimen) OR
    • >105 CFU/mL (clean void specimen).

    Measured: Day 11 through Day 14

  7. Comparison of the Number of Subjects With Clinical Symptoms That May be Related to a UTI Following Short-course Versus Standard-course of Antibiotics.

    Measured: Up to Day 14

  8. Comparison of the Number of Subjects With Clinical Symptoms That May be Related to a UTI Following Short-course Versus Standard-course of Antibiotics. Per-protocol Population

    Measured: Up to Day 14

  9. Comparison of the Number of Subjects With Positive Urine Cultures Following Short-course Versus Standard-course of Antibiotics.

    Measured: Up to Day 14

  10. Comparison of the Number of Subjects With Positive Urine Cultures Following Short-course Versus Standard-course of Antibiotics. Per-protocol Population.

    Measured: Up to Day 14

Timeline

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

  1. First posted10 May 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study start18 May 2012
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2019
  4. Study completion12 Aug 2019

Resources

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
717 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01595529
Sponsor's protocol ID
09-0103
Status last verified
22 Oct 2013
First submitted
8 May 2012
Last updated
6 Aug 2020
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Zaoutis T, Shaikh N, Fisher BT, Coffin SE, Bhatnagar S, Downes KJ, Gerber JS, Shope TR, Martin JM, Muniz GB, Green M, Nagg JP, Myers SR, Mistry RD, O'Connor S, Faig W, Black S, Rowley E, Liston K, Hoberman A. Short-Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections in Children: The SCOUT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Aug 1;177(8):782-789. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.1979.

    PubMed 37358858

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Cefixime, Cephalexin and Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole in people with Urinary Tract Infection, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) 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 17 inclusion and 20 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 6 Aug 2020. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 13 Jul 2020). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Comparison of Efficacy Based on Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Between Short-course and Standard-course of Antibiotics. (time frame: Day 11 through Day 14). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01595529, 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 6 Aug 2020.

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