Clinical trial • Phase IV • Musculoskeletal

FUSIDIC ACID for Periprosthetic joint infection (hip) | Periprosthetic joint infection (knee)

Phase IV trial of FUSIDIC ACID for Periprosthetic joint infection (hip) | Periprosthetic joint infection (knee).

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Musculoskeletal
Trial Disease
Periprosthetic joint infection (hip) | Periprosthetic joint infection (knee)
Trial Stage
Phase IV
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
10-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
23-10-2024

Trial design

Randomised, levofloxacin (comparator; max daily dose indicated 1500 mg in product entry; schedule not specified) | rifampicin (comparator; max daily dose indicated 900 mg in product entry; schedule not specified)-controlled Phase IV trial across 2 sites in Sweden.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Levofloxacin (comparator; max daily dose indicated 1500 mg in product entry; schedule not specified) | Rifampicin (comparator; max daily dose indicated 900 mg in product entry; schedule not specified)
Target Sample Size
64
Trial Duration For Participant
365

Eligibility

Recruits 64 No vulnerable population selected according to CTIS ('isVulnerablePopulationSelected': false); an informed consent form document is listed but details on assent or specific consent handling are not available in the record..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy and women of childbearing potential (WOCBP).
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable population selected according to CTIS ('isVulnerablePopulationSelected': false); an informed consent form document is listed but details on assent or specific consent handling are not available in the record.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- First-time PJI in hip or knee according to Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) definitions"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- First DAIR (debridement, antibiotics and implant retention)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Mono-microbial staphylococcal infection"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 14 days of intravenous treatment with either cloxacillin or vancomycin"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Standardized administration of local antibiotics."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Allergy/previous toxic event/unacceptable drug interaction to most effective antibiotic combination according to either MIC or MBEC"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Severe drug interactions to MBEC-guided compound."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnancy and women of childbearing potential (WOCBP)."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportions of antimicrobial regimens other than 1st-line treatment that will be administered after the guidance of MIC-testing versus MIC- and MBEC-testing combined. [6 weeks]","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as the proportion of antimicrobial regimens other than 1st-line treatment administered after guidance; time frame: 6 weeks (as stated)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Repeat procedure, relapse or reinfection [12 months]","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time frame: 12 months (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Oxford Hip Score/Oxford Knee Score [12 months]","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient-reported joint-specific functional scores; time frame: 12 months (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- EQ-5D: Generic health status patient-reported outcome measure [12 months]","definition_or_measurement_approach":"EQ-5D patient-reported outcome; time frame: 12 months (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to revision [12 months]","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time to surgical revision; time frame: 12 months (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Inpatient care: Resource consumption measure (days) [Up to 12 months]","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Resource consumption measured as inpatient days; time frame: up to 12 months (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Outpatient visits: Resource consumption measure, number of visits, type of visits [Up to 12 months]","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Resource consumption measured as number and type of outpatient visits; time frame: up to 12 months (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Discharge destination: Resource consumption measure [Up to 12 months]","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Discharge destination recorded as resource consumption measure; time frame: up to 12 months (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Heath care costs: Compound measure using data from outcome 6-8 (currency EUR) [Time Frame: Up to 12 months]","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Compound health care cost measure based on outcomes 6-8; time frame: up to 12 months (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Development of additional antimicrobial resistance of the relapse causative strain [12 months]","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of antimicrobial resistance development in relapse strains; time frame: 12 months (as stated)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Correlation between the virulence properties of the causative bacteria and patient outcome (infection resolution versus recurrent infection) [12 months]","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Correlation analysis between bacterial virulence properties and patient outcomes; time frame: 12 months (as stated)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
64
Recruitment Window Months
84
Consent Approach
Informed consent form document is listed (L1_Forsokspersonsinfo_samtycke_2024-518350-17_redacted). The CTIS record does not provide details on languages, age-specific consent/assent procedures or who provides consent beyond the presence of the subject information and informed consent form.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
2
Total Number Of Participants
64

Sweden

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
23-09-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-10-2024
Processing Time Days
30
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
64

Sites

Site Name
Sahlgrenska University Hospital-Vaestra Goetalandsregionen
Department Name
Department of Orthopedics
Contact Person Name
Jonatan Tillander
Contact Person Email
jonatan.tillander@vgregion.se
Site Name
Soedra Aelvsborg Hospital Vaestra Goetalandsregionen
Department Name
Department of Orthopedics
Contact Person Name
Per-Erik Johansson
Contact Person Email
per-erik.johansson@vgregion.se

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Vaestra Goetalandsregionen
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Sweden

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
FUSIDIC ACID
Active Substance
FUSIDIC ACID
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
oral
Maximum Dose
1500 mg
Investigational Product Name
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE AND TRIMETHOPRIM
Active Substance
BROMHEXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, SULFAMETHOXAZOLE, TRIMETHOPRIM
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
oral
Maximum Dose
2400 mg
Investigational Product Name
CLINDAMYCIN
Active Substance
CLINDAMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
oral
Maximum Dose
1800 mg
Investigational Product Name
LINEZOLID
Active Substance
LINEZOLID
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
oral
Maximum Dose
1200 mg
Investigational Product Name
LEVOFLOXACIN
Active Substance
OFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
oral
Maximum Dose
1500 mg
Investigational Product Name
RIFAMPICIN
Active Substance
RIFAMPICIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
oral
Maximum Dose
900 mg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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