Clinical trial • Phase III • Other

CEFOXITIN SODIUM for Colorectal surgery

Phase III trial of CEFOXITIN SODIUM for Colorectal surgery.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Other
Trial Disease
Colorectal surgery
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
22-07-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
20-08-2024

Trial design

Randomised, control arm: loading bolus of cefoxitin 2 g followed by additional bolus of cefoxitin 1 g every 2 hours plus continuous infusion of placebo until end of surgical closure. intervention arm: loading bolus of cefoxitin 2 g followed by continuous infusion of cefoxitin 0.5 g/h plus additional boluses of placebo every 2 hours until end of surgical closure. Phase III trial across 21 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Control arm: loading bolus of cefoxitin 2 g followed by additional bolus of cefoxitin 1 g every 2 hours plus continuous infusion of placebo until end of surgical closure. Intervention arm: loading bolus of cefoxitin 2 g followed by continuous infusion of cefoxitin 0.5 g/h plus additional boluses of placebo every 2 hours until end of surgical closure.
Target Sample Size
2000
Trial Duration For Participant
30

Eligibility

Recruits 2000 Persons benefiting from enhanced protection (namely minors, persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, adults under legal protection) are excluded. Inclusion requires the subject to be free (no guardianship/curatorship) and to have given their informed consent; minors are therefore not eligible..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or breastfeeding women, women of childbearing age who do not have effective contraception (hormonal/mechanical: per os, injectable, transcutaneous, implantable, intrauterine device, or surgical: tubal ligation, hysterectomy, total ovariectomy)
Vulnerable Population
Persons benefiting from enhanced protection (namely minors, persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, adults under legal protection) are excluded. Inclusion requires the subject to be free (no guardianship/curatorship) and to have given their informed consent; minors are therefore not eligible.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Adult patients (≥18 years)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Undergoing colorectal surgery (predictable duration > 90 min)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients benefiting from a Social Security system or benefiting from it through a third party"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Free subject, without guardianship or curatorship or subordination"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Having given their informed consent"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with known history of hypersensitivity to cefoxitin or others beta-lactams"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with extreme severe obesity (defined by a body mass index greater than 50 kg/m2)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with severe renal insufficiency (clearance creatinine < 30ml/min)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active bacterial infection at the time of surgery or recent antimicrobial therapy (up to 2 weeks before surgery) except for oral surgical antibiotic prophylaxis"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participation to another clinical trial aimed at reducing SSI"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients already previously enrolled in this study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant or breastfeeding women, women of childbearing age who do not have effective contraception (hormonal/mechanical: per os, injectable, transcutaneous, implantable, intrauterine device, or surgical: tubal ligation, hysterectomy, total ovariectomy)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Persons benefiting from enhanced protection, namely minors, persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, adults under legal protection"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients with any SSI within 30 days after surgery.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as the proportion of patients with any surgical site infection (SSI) occurring within 30 days after surgery."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients with each type of SSI (superficial, deep and/or organ–space infection)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as the proportion of patients with each SSI type (superficial, deep, organ-space)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients with surgical reintervention","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as the proportion of patients undergoing surgical reintervention."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients with anastomotic leak","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as the proportion of patients with anastomotic leak."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients with postoperative complication according to the Dindo and Clavien classification","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as the proportion of patients with postoperative complications classified by the Dindo-Clavien system."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients with Clostridium difficile infection","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as the proportion of patients diagnosed with Clostridium difficile infection."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Hospital readmission censored at day 30","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as hospital readmission censored at 30 days after surgery."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Unexpected admission to the ICU censored at day 30","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as unexpected ICU admission censored at 30 days after surgery."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Duration of hospital stay and hospital free days","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as length of hospital stay and hospital-free days, censored at day 30 after surgery."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- All-causes mortality","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as all-cause mortality (timeframe aligned with study follow-up, primary endpoint 30 days)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of per operative adverse events","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as the proportion of patients experiencing peri-operative adverse events."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
2000
Recruitment Window Months
51
Consent Approach
Informed consent must be provided by the participant themselves; subjects must be free (no guardianship/curatorship) and have given informed consent. Minors and adults under legal protection are excluded. Subject information and consent forms (L1_SIS and related documents) are provided (documents include French translations).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
21
Total Number Of Participants
2000

France

Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-01-2026
Number Of Sites
21
Number Of Participants
2000

Sites

Site Name
Hôpital Privé Arras Les Bonnettes
Department Name
Anesthésie-Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Matthias GAROT
Principal Investigator Email
m.garot@ramsaygds.fr
Contact Person Name
Matthias GAROT
Contact Person Email
m.garot@ramsaygds.fr
Site Name
Clinique Pasteur
Department Name
Anesthésie-Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Ségolène MROZEK
Principal Investigator Email
smrozek@clinique-pasteur.com
Contact Person Name
Ségolène MROZEK
Contact Person Email
smrozek@clinique-pasteur.com
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Bretagne Atlantique
Department Name
Réanimation Polyvalente
Principal Investigator Name
Benjamin PUISNEY
Principal Investigator Email
benjamin.puisney@ch-bretagne-atlantique.fr
Contact Person Name
Benjamin PUISNEY
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
Department Name
Anesthésie Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Raphaël CINOTTI
Principal Investigator Email
raphael.cinotti@chu-nantes.fr
Contact Person Name
Raphaël CINOTTI
Contact Person Email
raphael.cinotti@chu-nantes.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
Department Name
Anesthésie et Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Victor SCHWINDENHAMMER
Principal Investigator Email
vschwindenhammer@chu-grenoble.fr
Contact Person Name
Victor SCHWINDENHAMMER
Site Name
Groupe Hospitalier Bretagne Sud
Department Name
Anesthésie-Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Jeanne COSSIC
Principal Investigator Email
j.coissic@ghbs.bzh
Contact Person Name
Jeanne COSSIC
Contact Person Email
j.coissic@ghbs.bzh
Site Name
Institut Paoli Calmettes
Department Name
Unité Fonctionnelle d'Anesthésie
Principal Investigator Name
Marion FAUCHER
Principal Investigator Email
FAUCHERM@ipc.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Marion FAUCHER
Contact Person Email
FAUCHERM@ipc.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Poitiers
Department Name
Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Médecine Péri-Opératoire
Principal Investigator Name
Matthieu BOISSON
Principal Investigator Email
matthieu.boisson@chu-poitiers.fr
Contact Person Name
Matthieu BOISSON
Site Name
Centre Leon Berard
Department Name
Anesthésie-Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Cécile HANNEZO
Principal Investigator Email
cecile.hannezo@lyon.unicancer.fr
Contact Person Name
Cécile HANNEZO
Site Name
University Hospital Of Clermont-Ferrand
Department Name
Anesthésie, Réanimation et Médecine Périopératoire
Principal Investigator Name
Marc GARNIER
Principal Investigator Email
mgarnier@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Contact Person Name
Marc GARNIER
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
Department Name
Anesthésie Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Guillaume PORTA BONETE
Principal Investigator Email
porta-bonete.g@chu-toulouse.fr
Contact Person Name
Guillaume PORTA BONETE
Contact Person Email
porta-bonete.g@chu-toulouse.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Saint Etienne
Department Name
Anesthésie-Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Maxime WODEY
Principal Investigator Email
maxime.wodey@chu-st-etienne.fr
Contact Person Name
Maxime WODEY
Contact Person Email
maxime.wodey@chu-st-etienne.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier De Saint-Brieuc
Department Name
Anesthésie
Principal Investigator Name
Sylvain LECOEUR
Principal Investigator Email
sylvain.lecoeur@armorsante.bzh
Contact Person Name
Sylvain LECOEUR
Contact Person Email
sylvain.lecoeur@armorsante.bzh
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Anesthésie-Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Jean-Sébastien AUBERT
Principal Investigator Email
jean-sebastien.aubert@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Jean-Sébastien AUBERT
Contact Person Email
jean-sebastien.aubert@aphp.fr
Site Name
CHRU De Nancy
Department Name
Anesthésie-Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Julien BIRCKENER
Principal Investigator Email
j.birckener@chru-nancy.fr
Contact Person Name
Julien BIRCKENER
Contact Person Email
j.birckener@chru-nancy.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Anesthésie
Principal Investigator Name
Anne LI
Principal Investigator Email
anne.li@chu-lyon.fr
Contact Person Name
Anne LI
Contact Person Email
anne.li@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Caen Normandie
Department Name
Anesthésie Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Anne-Lise FIANT
Principal Investigator Email
fiant-al@chu-caen.fr
Contact Person Name
Anne-Lise FIANT
Contact Person Email
fiant-al@chu-caen.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D'Angers
Department Name
Anesthésie Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Sigismond LASOCKI
Principal Investigator Email
silasocki@chu-angers.fr
Contact Person Name
Sigismond LASOCKI
Contact Person Email
silasocki@chu-angers.fr
Site Name
Hopital Prive Sevigne
Department Name
Anesthésie-Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Christophe AVELINE
Principal Investigator Email
caveline@vivalto-sante.com
Contact Person Name
Christophe AVELINE
Contact Person Email
caveline@vivalto-sante.com
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier De Pau
Department Name
Anesthésie
Principal Investigator Name
Pierre-Marie SAULAIS
Principal Investigator Email
Pierre-Marie.SAULAIS@ch-pau.fr
Contact Person Name
Pierre-Marie SAULAIS
Contact Person Email
Pierre-Marie.SAULAIS@ch-pau.fr
Site Name
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
Department Name
Réanimation Chirurgicale Polyvalente
Principal Investigator Name
Charles LAGARRIGUE
Principal Investigator Email
charles.lagarrigue@chru-strasbourg.fr
Contact Person Name
Charles LAGARRIGUE

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Poitiers
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
CEFOXITINE PANPHARMA 1 g, poudre pour solution injectable (IV)
Active Substance
CEFOXITIN SODIUM
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
Intravenous
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Starting Dose
Loading bolus 2 g
Dose Levels
Loading bolus 2 g; continuous infusion 0.5 g/h; additional bolus 1 g every 2 hours (control arm); product max daily dose 4 g
Frequency
Continuous infusion 0.5 g/h; bolus doses as specified (additional bolus every 2 hours)
Maximum Dose
4 g
Investigational Product Name
CHLORURE DE SODIUM 0,9 % AGUETTANT, solution pour perfusion
Active Substance
SODIUM CHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
Intravenous
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Starting Dose
Placebo infusion (sodium chloride 0.9%) as per arm schedule
Dose Levels
Placebo infusion volumes up to product max (100 ml noted in product record)
Frequency
As required to match active infusion schedule
Maximum Dose
100 ml (product maxTotalDoseAmount as provided)

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