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Impact of Oral Antibiotic Treatment on C. Difficile (C-Diff)

Primary Purpose

C. Difficile, Diarrhea, Enterocolitis

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Fidaxomicin
Metronidazole
Vancomycin
Sponsored by
Duke University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for C. Difficile

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adult patients with microbiology-proven CDAD
  • provides informed consent
  • eligible to receive oral antibiotic therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • prisoners
  • pregnant women
  • children <18 years
  • patients who have contra-indications for perianal swabs, those who has medical conditions that would invalidate the results of the swabs
  • patients requiring intravenous therapy for treatment of CDAD
  • patients who do not consent and those who withdraw consent

Sites / Locations

  • Duke University Medical Center

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm Type

Active Comparator

Active Comparator

Active Comparator

Arm Label

Fidaxomicin

Metronidazole

Vancomycin

Arm Description

200 mg. 2 times a day for 10 days

500 mg.orally 3 times daily for 10 days

125 mg. orally 4 times a day for 10 days

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in Total Median Total Colony Forming Units (CFU) of C. Difficile Identified in the Hospital Room Environment for Each Antibiotic Treatment Group.
Rodac plates were used to take environmental samples from 5 different sites within each patient's hospital room (bedrail, overbed table, sink, toilet seat, bathroom floor). Each Rodac plate samples a surface area of ~25 cm2. 5 replicates were taken for each site and repeated on days 0, 3, 7, and 14. Median total colony counts are reported for each treatment group. Data from the specified time points were combined to construct a decay slope, representing the reduction in log(CFUs)/day for each treatment group. We compared the slope (rate of change) between treatment groups using mixed effects models.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Total Environmental Contamination According to Antibiotic Treatment Group
In addition to total colony counts over time, the investigators also assessed the proportion of positive cultures over time (from the 5 replicate Rodac plate samplings repeated at each of 5 sites within each patient room: bedrail, overbed table, sink, toilet seat and bathroom floor). The cumulative proportion of positive cultures (including days 0, 3, 7, 14) is reported according to each treatment group.
Molecular Relatedness of Isolates
When sufficient growth was available to permit sub-culture and ribotyping, we conducted ribotyping of each patient's stool C. difficile isolate for comparison to isolates from the same patient's hospital environment. Reported is the total percent of hospital room environmental isolates that match the ribotyping of the associated patient's stool sample (there is no averaging).
C. Difficile Shedding in Stool Over Time
C. difficile was isolated and serially diluted to permit colony counts (CFU/g stool) over time for each patient.
Count of Stool Specimens From Patients That Are Positive for C. Difficile
Count of stool cultures positive for C. difficile at each time point
Percentage of Stool Specimens From Patients That Are Positive for C. Difficile
Percentage of stool cultures positive for C. difficile at each time point

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First Posted
January 7, 2014
Last Updated
September 12, 2019
Sponsor
Duke University
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02057198
Brief Title
Impact of Oral Antibiotic Treatment on C. Difficile
Acronym
C-Diff
Official Title
Exploratory Study of Impact of Oral Metronidazole, Vancomycin and Fidaxomicin on the Extent and Quantity of Host Carriage and Environmental Contamination With C. Difficile
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
September 2019
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
June 10, 2014 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
June 27, 2017 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 27, 2017 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Duke University

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The overall aim is to characterize and to compare the extent and quantity of C. difficile stool shedding, perianal colonization and environmental contamination in patients who received oral fidaxomicin, oral metronidazole, or oral vancomycin. This is a prospective, randomized, microbiologic and molecular, study of environmental contamination from patients with proven C. difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD).
Detailed Description
Background and Significance: C. difficile has emerged as one of the most important pathogens that threaten the health and quality of life for many populations. Data from different studies clearly indicate that shedding of viable spores and subsequent contamination of environmental surfaces play an important role in the transmission of C. difficile. We aim to perform an analysis of the impact of different oral antibiotic therapy on microbiologic kinetics in patients with C. difficile diarrhea, such as: shedding, colonization and environmental contamination. We believe data from this study can inform whether drug therapies may be used to interrupt disease transmission and to improve the infection control of C. difficile. Purpose of the Study: The purposes of this study are to 1) determine the impact of oral fidaxomicin, oral metronidazole and oral vancomycin on the baseline and the temporal variation of C. difficile isolated from specific body sites of a patient with microbiology-proven CDAD and 2) determine the impact of oral fidaxomicin, oral metronidazole and oral vancomycin on the baseline and the temporal variation of C. difficile isolated from targeted surfaces in a hospital room. , More specifically, we will establish the extent and quantity of C. difficile shedding, colonization and environmental contamination in patients who received oral fidaxomicin, oral metronidazole, or vancomycin and the duration that stool remains positive for C. difficile. This study will prospectively study the role of the environment in Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) in the modern healthcare setting and will specifically address many limitations of previous studies. The study will use modern diagnostic and molecular methods to describe the microbiologic characteristics and concordance of cultures from the environment and from patient, describe temporal variation and relationship in the microbiologic profiles of cultures obtained from the environment and from the patient, assess confounders such as hand hygiene and quality of cleaning, and provide longitudinal follow up for subsequent outcomes. This study will utilize microbiologic and molecular techniques to critically and prospectively examine the impact of the environmental bioburden on the risk of colonization and infection of hospitalized patients. Data from this study will provide novel, important information regarding the true impact of the hospital environment on the acquisition and spread of HAIs and Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR)-pathogens in hospitalized patients over time. As such, data collected in this study may provide important information about the mechanisms and relative frequency of how and when environmental sources of bacteria lead to colonization and infection in hospitalized patients. These data may in turn stimulate or justify the future development of novel preventive interventions. Design and Procedures/Study Interventions: This is a randomized, controlled study of patients with documented CDAD, defined as having polymerase chain reaction for C. difficile in a patient with more than 3 loose stools within 24 hours. Eligible patients for enrollment will be identified by microbiology-driven alerts or by orders for contact isolation for C. difficile. Study team will be alerted to approach the patient to provide information about the study and to obtain informed consent. This study will obtain microbiological cultures from 2 sources: 1) environmental surfaces in the room and 2) body surfaces of the patient at predefined intervals starting the day of enrol1ment. Cultures will be obtained on Day 1 (day of enrol1ment), Day 3 and Day 7 following admission to the room, at the end of each subsequent week (Day 14, Day 21, etc.), and on the day of discharge from the hospital room. Microbiological cultures will be obtained from the following body sites: perianal and stool specimens. Microbiological cultures will be obtained from 5 high-touch environmental surfaces as outlined in the protocol. Selection of Subjects: A total of 30 patients are anticipated to be enrolled in this study, 10 in each of the three treatment arms. Patients will be block-randomized to receive one of the three antibiotic treatments for CDAD described above. The study will enroll 10 patients receiving metronidazole therapy, 10 patients receiving oral vancomycin therapy and 10 patients receiving oral fidaxomicin therapy. As soon as the PI or study coordinator finds that a patient has a positive C. difficile result, the primary care provider (PCP) in hospital will be contacted to discuss the patient. If the PCP agrees to allow potential enrollment, the PCP will introduce the study to the patient. If the patient indicates willingness to participate, the PI or study coordinator will be introduced by the PCP or another caregiver known to the patient. The informed consent process will take place if the patient is interested in participating. The patient will be enrolled as a study subject if all eligibility criteria are met. The PCP will formally prescribe fidaxomicin, metronidazole or vancomycin following randomization. Fidaxomicin will be supplied by the study sponsor. Metronidazole and vancomycin will not be supplied by the sponsor. If the subject is randomized to receive fidaxomicin, the PI or study coordinator will notify the Duke Investigational Drug Service (IDS) that a subject is enrolling and will order this drug through the IDS. As soon as the 10th subject who is prescribed fidaxomicin enrolls, then enrollment will be closed to patients prescribed fidaxomicin. Enrollment will be closed to subjects taking metronidazole and vancomycin as soon as the 10th subject in each group is enrolled. The subject will begin treatment with the medication prescribed by the PCP in hospital. No compensation is being offered for participation in this study. Consent Process: The consent process will be conducted by a study coordinator or the principal investigator. This will typically occur in the patient's hospital room.. Subject's Capacity to Give Legally Effective Consent: Subjects will need to be able to give consent to participate in this study. Risk/Benefit Assessment: The risks are minimal for this study. First, patients may experience adverse effects from the antibiotics that they consent to receive. Each of three agents is recommended for the treatment of CDAD. Second, the microbiological samples that will be taken may cause some discomfort and minor bleeding which will be discussed with the patient during the consenting process. Declining to participate in the study will not affect the clinical care of the patient. Results of study specimens will not be analyzed in real-time and will not be sent back to clinicians. SAEs are not anticipated for this study. Any standard SAE events that may occur will be reported to the manufacturer and to the IRB. There is no direct benefit to the patient in the study. The sponsor will supply Fidaxomicin if this is prescribed for a patient enrolled in the study. The data from this study may prompt future studies that examine the use oral antibiotics to reduce the transmissibility of C. difficile. Data Analysis and Statistical Considerations: Descriptive statistics will be used to correlate culture results from the environment and the patient. Data and Safety Monitoring: PI will review and sign off on all adverse events or problems as they occur and will submit reports of such events to the IRB in accordance with HRPP policies and to the sponsor in accordance with the protocol. Privacy, Data Storage and Confidentiality: Privacy during swabbing shall be maintained by swabbing the patient in the patient's room with the door closed as would be appropriate for other patient care, using Universal Precautions. To ensure privacy the patient and environmental samples will use an automatically generated ID and room number in place of name, MRN or other personal identifiers. Data collected by the study will be entered into secure Access databases. All connections to the system, both external and internal, occur over encrypted channels. Access to components of the system is role-based and can only be granted by administrators of the system. All collected information is stored on a server hosted by Duke Medicine.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
C. Difficile, Diarrhea, Enterocolitis

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 4
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
33 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Fidaxomicin
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
200 mg. 2 times a day for 10 days
Arm Title
Metronidazole
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
500 mg.orally 3 times daily for 10 days
Arm Title
Vancomycin
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
125 mg. orally 4 times a day for 10 days
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Fidaxomicin
Other Intervention Name(s)
Drug class(es): macrolides, Dificid
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Metronidazole
Other Intervention Name(s)
Drug class(es): amebicides, Flagyl, Flagyl IV, Metro, Flagyl ER
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Vancomycin
Other Intervention Name(s)
Drug Class:Glycopeptide antibiotics, Vancocin HCl Pulvules, Vancocin, Lyphocin, Vancocin HCl
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change in Total Median Total Colony Forming Units (CFU) of C. Difficile Identified in the Hospital Room Environment for Each Antibiotic Treatment Group.
Description
Rodac plates were used to take environmental samples from 5 different sites within each patient's hospital room (bedrail, overbed table, sink, toilet seat, bathroom floor). Each Rodac plate samples a surface area of ~25 cm2. 5 replicates were taken for each site and repeated on days 0, 3, 7, and 14. Median total colony counts are reported for each treatment group. Data from the specified time points were combined to construct a decay slope, representing the reduction in log(CFUs)/day for each treatment group. We compared the slope (rate of change) between treatment groups using mixed effects models.
Time Frame
Days 0, 3, 7 and 14.
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Total Environmental Contamination According to Antibiotic Treatment Group
Description
In addition to total colony counts over time, the investigators also assessed the proportion of positive cultures over time (from the 5 replicate Rodac plate samplings repeated at each of 5 sites within each patient room: bedrail, overbed table, sink, toilet seat and bathroom floor). The cumulative proportion of positive cultures (including days 0, 3, 7, 14) is reported according to each treatment group.
Time Frame
Days 0, 3, 7, and 14
Title
Molecular Relatedness of Isolates
Description
When sufficient growth was available to permit sub-culture and ribotyping, we conducted ribotyping of each patient's stool C. difficile isolate for comparison to isolates from the same patient's hospital environment. Reported is the total percent of hospital room environmental isolates that match the ribotyping of the associated patient's stool sample (there is no averaging).
Time Frame
Days 0-14
Title
C. Difficile Shedding in Stool Over Time
Description
C. difficile was isolated and serially diluted to permit colony counts (CFU/g stool) over time for each patient.
Time Frame
Days 0, 3, 7, 14
Title
Count of Stool Specimens From Patients That Are Positive for C. Difficile
Description
Count of stool cultures positive for C. difficile at each time point
Time Frame
Days 0, 3, 7, 14
Title
Percentage of Stool Specimens From Patients That Are Positive for C. Difficile
Description
Percentage of stool cultures positive for C. difficile at each time point
Time Frame
Days 0, 3, 7, 14

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: adult patients with microbiology-proven CDAD provides informed consent eligible to receive oral antibiotic therapy Exclusion Criteria: prisoners pregnant women children <18 years patients who have contra-indications for perianal swabs, those who has medical conditions that would invalidate the results of the swabs patients requiring intravenous therapy for treatment of CDAD patients who do not consent and those who withdraw consent
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Daniel J Sexton, MD
Organizational Affiliation
Duke University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Duke University Medical Center
City
Durham
State/Province
North Carolina
ZIP/Postal Code
27710
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
34017999
Citation
Turner NA, Warren BG, Gergen-Teague MF, Addison RM, Addison B, Rutala WA, Weber DJ, Sexton DJ, Anderson DJ. Impact of Oral Metronidazole, Vancomycin, and Fidaxomicin on Host Shedding and Environmental Contamination With Clostridioides difficile. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Mar 1;74(4):648-656. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab473.
Results Reference
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