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Pneumonia, Ventilator-AssociatedFilmArrayNCT05214716

FilmArray Pneumonia Panel for Antimicrobial Treatment of HAP/VAP in Intensive Care Units

A study testing FilmArray Pneumonia panel in people with Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated and Pneumonia, Hospital Acquired, run by Kyungmin Huh at 1 site in South Korea.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Microbiologic diagnosis of pneumonia is often limited by a long turnaround time of cultures. This randomized trial aims to evaluate the impact of BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia panel on (1) the proportion of appropriate/optimal early antibiotic regimen and (2) the time to the administration of appropriate antibiotics in… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 19 years and older
What is being tested?
FilmArray Pneumonia panel
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
41 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
12 Jul 2022to 21 Mar 2024
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 19 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Aged 19 years or older
  • Diagnosed with hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated pneumonia and being treated in an intensive care unit
  • Patient or his/her legal proxy agrees to participate and is able to provide informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Has been treated with antibiotic for HAP/VAP for 24 hr or longer
  • Requires antibiotic treatment for indications other than HAP/VAP
  • Bacteria has been isolated from respiratory specimens within 7 days prior to screening
  • Immunocompromised host whose major differential diagnosis includes Pneumocystis jirovecii or cytomegalovirus pneumonia
  • Expected to die within 2 days since screening due to underlying disease
  • Has an advance directive against mechanical ventilation or cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Does not want to participate or unable to provide consent
  • Determined to be unfit by the study investigator

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 06351

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Single Center, Randomized, Open Label, Prospective Clinical Trial of BioFire FilmArray Assay for Antimicrobial Treatment of Hospital-acquired or Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units

Microbiologic diagnosis of pneumonia is often limited by a long turnaround time of cultures. This randomized trial aims to evaluate the impact of BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia panel on (1) the proportion of appropriate/optimal early antibiotic regimen and (2) the time to the administration of appropriate antibiotics in patients treated for hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated pneumonia (HAP/VAP) in ICU.

Read the detailed description

The study subjects are adults treated for HAP/VAP in ICU, who should be enrolled within 24 hrs since the first administration of antibiotics. Informed consent are obtained from the subjects or their legal proxies. Due to the unique characteristics of ICU and the current COVID-19 pandemic, consent may be obtained via telephone when given by legal proxies; written consent should be obtained later. The subjects who meet the inclusion criteria are randomized into either intervention and control arms in 1:1 ratio. Respiratory specimens from the subjects in the intervention arm are tested with the FilmArray Pneumonia panel. Other routine microbiologic tests are performed for the subjects in both arms. The results are reported via electronic medical record, and the treating physicians may adjust antibiotic regimen with the assistance from the guidance formulated by the study investigators. No intervention is made on the antimicrobial treatment in the control arm. Primary outcomes are (1) the proportion of appropriate/optimal early antibiotic regimen and (2) the time to the administration of appropriate antibiotics.

Being tested
FilmArray Pneumonia panel
Medical subject headings
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated, Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia, Critical Illness

What participants receive

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

  • FilmArray Pneumonia panelDiagnostic test

    A rapid molecular diagnostic test designed to detect 27 bacterial and viral species and 6 major resistance genes from respiratory specimens.

Study groups in NCT05214716
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
InterventionActive comparatorRespiratory specimens from the subjects are tested by the FilmArray Pneumonia panel and the results are reported via an electronic health record system. Treating physicians may adjust empirical antibiotic regimens with assistance from the guidelines formulated by the study investigators. Other microbiologic tests, including cultures, are performed as per routine practice.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: FilmArray Pneumonia panel
ControlNo interventionMicrobiologic tests, including cultures, are performed as per routine practice. No intervention is made on the antimicrobial treatment in the control arm.

What is being measured

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

  1. The proportion of appropriate/optimal early antibiotic regimen

    • "Appropriate" antibiotics: agents active in vitro
    • "Optimal" antibiotics: appropriate AND not overly broad. Spectrums of antibiotics are categorized with the following hierarchy: colistin > carbapenem > piperacillin-tazobactam/4th generation cephalosporins > other beta-lactams/fluoroquinolones; for gram-positives, glycopeptides/linezolid > no glycopeptides/linezolid)
    • Early antibiotic regimen is defined as antibiotics administered ≤24 hr since the initiation of antibiotic treatment

    Measured: within 24 hours

  2. The time to the administration of appropriate antibiotics

    time interval between the first dose of antibiotics and the first dose of antibiotics confirmed active in vitro

    Measured: within 30 days

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. 30-day mortality (all-cause)

    death of any cause within 30 days since the initiation of antibiotic treatment

    Measured: within 30 days

  2. ICU mortality

    death of any cause while staying in the ICU within 30 days since the initiation of antibiotic treatment

    Measured: within 30 days

  3. Hospital and ICU length of stay

    length of hospital and ICU stay

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 9 months

  4. Ventilator-free day

    the number of days that the patient was not on mechanical ventilation within 30 days since the initiation of antibiotic treatment

    Measured: within 30 days

  5. Dialysis-free day

    the number of days that the patient was not on hemodialysis (including continuous renal replacement therapy) within 30 days since the initiation of antibiotic treatment

    Measured: within 30 days

  6. Incidence of acute kidney injury

    Acute kidney injury is defined using the RIFLE (Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of kidney function, and End-stage kidney disease) criteria.

    Measured: within 30 days

  7. Incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection

    1. difficile infection is defined as 3 or more defecations of unformed stool per day with a positive enzyme immunoassay or PCR for C. difficile toxin.

    Measured: within 30 days

  8. Acquisition of multi-drug resistance organism during hospital stay

    Multi-drug resistance (MDR) is defined as an in vitro resistance against 1 or more agents in 3 or more antibiotic classes. Methicillin (or oxacillin) resistance of Staphylococcus and vancomycin resistance of Enterococcus spp. are classified as MDR.

    Measured: within 30 days

  9. Duration of antibiotic treatment

    the number of days that the patient was administered with antibiotics for the treatment of pneumonia within 30 days since the initiation of antibiotic treatment

    Measured: within 30 days

  10. Total medical cost in the ICU

    total medical cost for the patient care in the ICU

    Measured: within 30 days

  11. Compliance to FilmArray guidance (intervention arm only)

    The proportion of early antibiotic regimens that complied with the recommendation in the guidance.

    Measured: within 30 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted31 Jan 2022
  2. Study start12 Jul 2022
  3. Primary completion21 Mar 2024
  4. Study completion21 Mar 2024

Why it stopped: Even if the study period was extended, it was expected that the target subjects would not be able to be registered, so the study was terminated early.

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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
Diagnosis
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Factorial
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
41 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05214716
Sponsor's protocol ID
2021-11-103
Acronym
FilmArray
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
30 Dec 2021
Last updated
11 Apr 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing FilmArray Pneumonia panel in people with Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated and Pneumonia, Hospital Acquired, run by Kyungmin Huh at 1 site in South Korea.

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 3 inclusion and 8 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Apr 2024. 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 South Korea. 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 was stopped early (reason given: Even if the study period was extended, it was expected that the target subjects would not be able to be registered, so the study was terminated early.). 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The proportion of appropriate/optimal early antibiotic regimen (time frame: within 24 hours). 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?
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 11 Apr 2024.

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