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NCT Number: NCT00050401

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia/Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Requiring Mechanical Ventilatory Support

The purpose of the study is to find out if high dose antibiotic (meropenem, MERREM® I.V.), along with another drug called an aminoglycoside (a different type of antibiotic) is effective in decreasing or reducing the rate of antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter (germs that can cause pneumonia), and the rate of resistance in other difficult to treat germs which may cause hospital-acquired pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilatory support. The study hopes to show that by increasing the amount of meropenem administered and increasing the duration of infusion (release of the drug into the bloodstream), levels of the drug will stay at target levels in the bloodstream and decrease the ability of difficult to treat germs to resist, or not be killed by, the treatment using this antibiotic (meropenem) or other antibiotics.

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Key information

Conditions

Pneumonia Infections Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Onset or exacerbation of pneumonia at least 72 hours after admission to an acute care facility or onset of pneumonia in a nursing home or rehabilitation facility with subsequent transfer to an acute care facility
  • Diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilatory support
  • Patient or Patient's legal guardian must sign written informed consent for study participation, pretreatment, and Day 7 bronchoscopy

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia caused by pathogens resistant to MERREM
  • Patients with allergies to cephalosporins, penicillins and carbapenems
  • Patients taking anticonvulsant therapy for a known seizure disorder
  • Patients with lung cancer
  • Patients with cystic fibrosis, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), neutropenia, active tuberculosis, or patients taking immunosuppressive therapy in preparation for or following an organ transplant.
  • Patients who are pregnant or breast feeding
  • Patients who are unlikely to survive
  • Patients with certain infections in another area requiring treatment with additional antibiotics
  • Patients with other underlying conditions that would make it difficult to interpret response to study drug.
  • Patients who have been part of another clinical study 30 days before entry into this study.
  • Patients with hypotension (systolic BP < 85mmHg) or acidosis (arterial pH <7.25 or serum bicarbonate <15 mg/dl) despite attempts at fluid resuscitation
  • Patients with profound hypoxia

Treatment and study plan

MERREM I.V. 2g as a 3 hour infusion every 8 hours

Drug

vancomycin I.V. 1 g every 12 hours

Drug

tobramycin I.V. 5 mg/kg every 24 hours

Drug

MERREM I.V. 1g as a 30 minute infusion every 8 hours

Drug

MERREM I.V. 500 mg as a 3 hour infusion every 8 hours

Drug

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pfizer

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Impact of Aggressive Empiric Antibiotic Therapy on the Emergence of Antimicrobial Resistance During the Treatment of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Important dates

Study start
2002
Primary completion
2004
Study completion
2004
First posted
Dec 10, 2002
Registry last updated
Sep 1, 2017

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