Study of the Clinical Effectiveness of a Human Monoclonal Antibody to C. Difficile Toxin A and Toxin B in Patients With Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease
Clostridium Infections
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Clostridium Infections focused on measuring Monoclonal antibody,, Clostridium difficile Associated Diarrhea
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Patient > 18 years of age with diarrhea associated with a positive stool test for C. difficile toxin(s). Patients may be diagnosed with C. difficile by hospital/clinic/reference microbiology laboratory test or by a rapid diagnostic test performed by the study staff and positive test result must be within 14 days of enrollment. Patient must receive standard of care treatment for C. difficile associated disease. Standard of care treatment should include either metronidazole by mouth or intravenously or vancomycin by mouth. Patient or legal representative must have read, understood, and provided written informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization after the nature of the study has been fully explained. Exclusion Criteria: History of chronic diarrheal illness such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Score of 4 on modified Horn's index Severe C. difficile colitis with planned surgery in less than 24 hours. Positive pregnancy test within 24 hours of study infusion or an unwillingness to undergo pregnancy testing in females of child-bearing potential. Females capable of child-bearing must agree not to become pregnant from the time of study enrollment until at least 3 months after completion of study infusion. If a woman is sexually active and has no history of hysterectomy or tubal ligation, she must agree to use hormonal or barrier birth control with spermicidal gel. Breastfeeding. Receipt of other investigational study agent within previous 30 days. Any other condition that in the opinion of the investigator would jeopardize the safety or rights of the patient participating in the study or make it unlikely the patient could complete the study.
Sites / Locations
- LAC/USC Medical Center
- UCLA CURE Digestive Diseases Center
- Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center
- Christiana Care Health Systems
- Dr. Kiran C. Patel Research Institute
- Idaho Falls Infectious Diseases, PLLC
- Central Indiana Gastroenterology Group
- Chest, Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Assoc., PC
- University of Kentucky Medical Center
- Henry Ford Health System
- Mayo Clinic
- Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
- Saint James Healthcare
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- All-Trials Clinical Research, LLC
- Summa Health System
- Remington-Davis Clinical Research
- Rapid City Regional Hospital
- St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital
- Scott and White Memorial Hospital
- MultiCare Health System Research Services
- University of Calgary Foothills Medical Center
- Vancouver Island Health Research Centre
- Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba
- Kingston General Hospital
- Windsor Regional Hospital
- Centre de Sante et Services Sociaux de Chicoutimi
- Centre Hospitalier Regional de Trois-Rivieres
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
GS-CDA1/MDX-1388
Placebo
Biological: GS-CDA1/MDX-1388 One Intravenous dose
Biological: normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride) One Intravenous dose