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Partial oral antibiotic treatment for bacterial brain abscess: An open-label randomised non-inferiority trial (ORAL)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2023-505483-11-00
Enrollment
370
Registered
2023-07-28
Start date
2021-05-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-27

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Conditions

Brain abscess

Brief summary

6-month risk of death, rupture of brain abscess, unplanned aspiration or excision of brain abscess, relapse, or recurrence.

Detailed description

Occurence of each component of the primary composite endpoint after 6 months since randomisation, All-cause mortality at 3-, 6-, and 12-months after randomisation, Unfavourable outcome at end of treatment as well as 3-, 6-, and 12-months since randomisation using sliding dichotomy of E-GOS stratified by level of comorbidity at time of randomisation, Completion and adherence to assigned treatment strategy, Line complications, Durations of admission and antibiotic treatment for brain abscess, Number of readmissions within 6 months since randomisation, Occurrence of Clostridioides difficile associated diarrhoea during brain abscess treatment, Oedema on cranial imaging at 3 months since randomisation., Severe adverse events during brain abscess treatment, Quality of life scores and cognitive evaluations (SF-36, EQ-5D-5L, MoCA) at time of randomisation, end of treatment and 3-, 6-, and 12-months since randomisation

Interventions

DRUGCefotaxime MIP 1 g
DRUGsüste-/infusioonilahuse pulber
DRUGLINEZOLIDE VIATRIS 600 mg
DRUGcomprimé pelliculé
DRUGhard
DRUGFlagyl 500 mg κάψουλες
DRUGCEFTRIAXONE ARROW 1 g/3
DRUG5 ml
DRUGAMOXICILLIN

Sponsors

Aalborg University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
6-month risk of death, rupture of brain abscess, unplanned aspiration or excision of brain abscess, relapse, or recurrence.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Occurence of each component of the primary composite endpoint after 6 months since randomisation, All-cause mortality at 3-, 6-, and 12-months after randomisation, Unfavourable outcome at end of treatment as well as 3-, 6-, and 12-months since randomisation using sliding dichotomy of E-GOS stratified by level of comorbidity at time of randomisation, Completion and adherence to assigned treatment strategy, Line complications, Durations of admission and antibiotic treatment for brain abscess, Number of readmissions within 6 months since randomisation, Occurrence of Clostridioides difficile associated diarrhoea during brain abscess treatment, Oedema on cranial imaging at 3 months since randomisation., Severe adverse events during brain abscess treatment, Quality of life scores and cognitive evaluations (SF-36, EQ-5D-5L, MoCA) at time of randomisation, end of treatment and 3-, 6-, and 12-months since randomisation

Countries

Denmark, France, Netherlands, Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026