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Preliminary study of caspofungin sequential posaconazole in prevention of invasive fungal infection in high-risk liver transplant recipients

Preliminary study of caspofungin sequential posaconazole in prevention of invasive fungal infection in high-risk liver transplant recipients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100047646
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-06-21
Start date
2021-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-28

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Conditions

Invasive fungal infection after liver transplantation

Interventions

The control group:Treated with Caspofungin
The experimental group:Treated with Caspofungin and posaconazole

Sponsors

The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult liver transplantation recipients in the Liver Transplantation Center of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University with at least one of the following major or two minor risk factors: 1. Main risk factors: (1) Retransplantation of the liver; (2) Fulminant liver failure was diagnosed; (3) MELD-NA score >= 30; (4) Renal failure, requiring renal replacement therapy; (5) Preoperative ICU admission >= 48 hours; 2. Secondary risk factors: (1) MELD-NA score 20-30; (2) Split or living donor liver transplantation; (3) Roux-EN-Y choledochostomy; (4) Massive intraoperative blood transfusion (>= 20U, CRBC); (5) Acute kidney injury had not been treated with renal replacement therapy, and GFR < 50mL /min; (6) Preoperative candida colonization; (7) Early postoperative technical complications of Clavein GRADE III or above.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Have received any systemic antifungal therapy in the past 2 weeks; 2. Have diagnosed or suspected fungal infection; 3. Allergic to echinocandins or azoles; 4. Expected to survive less than 7 days at the time of enrollment; 5. Unable to take oral medication for active upper gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of fungal infection;Infection marker;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYi Shuhong

The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

gxn851225@163.com+86 18922102773

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026