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Safety and Efficacy of a Weekly Oral Cyclic Antibiotic Programme in the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infection on Neurological Bladder

A Randomized, Multicenter, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of a Weekly Oral Cyclic Antibiotic Programme in the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infection on Neurological Bladder

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01388413
Acronym
PACHIU
Enrollment
45
Registered
2011-07-06
Start date
2011-08-31
Completion date
2017-02-28
Last updated
2025-12-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Neurogenic Bladder, Urinary Tract Infection

Keywords

neurogenic bladder, urinary tract infection

Brief summary

Symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the main causes of morbidity and the main cause of re-hospitalization in subjects with neurogenic bladder. Long-term antibiotic therapy increases the risk of multi-resistant bacterial infections, without reducing the rate of symptomatic UTIs. Our non-comparative preliminary study has shown that Weekly Oral Cyclic Antibiotic Programme (single, weekly dose of antibiotic X on even weeks, and antibiotic Y on odd weeks) seem to drastically reduce both the number of symptomatic UTIs and the number of hospitalizations in patients with neurogenic bladder, without affecting bacterial ecology. The objective of this study is to validate this preliminary work with a large-scale randomized, parallel-group, multicenter study.

Interventions

DRUGWeekly Oral Cyclic Antibiotic programme

The Weekly Oral Cyclic Antibiotic Programme consisted of the alternate administration of an antibiotic once per week. The antibiotics that were chosen (efficient for urinary tract infection, well tolerated, low selection pressure) included : Amoxicillin 6000 mg, Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 3000 mg, Cefixime 400 mg, Fosfomycin trometamol 6000 mg, Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole 2400 mg. During week A,the patient received a single antibiotic (A), and the following week B the patient was given another antibiotic (B). For each patient, antibiotics were specifically chosen according to the results of urine cultures.

Sponsors

University Hospital, Tours
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* subject over 18 years of age * having a neurogenic bladder with automatic catheter and pharmacologic disconnection of the detrusor muscle * having at least 4 symptomatic UTIs per year with bacterial sensitivity to the chosen antibiotics * having given full consent to participate in the study * being the recipient of social security benefits

Exclusion criteria

* known allergy or hypersensitivity to useful antibiotics (to which the bacterium or bacteria are sensitive) or to one of their components * other contraindication in the administering of useful antibiotics * urinary volume flow \>500 ml during automatic catheter * different urinary drainage method than automatic catheter * occurrence of stones in the urinary tract * infection due to endo urinary material (urinary prosthesis, ureteral stent) * creatinine clearance \<60 ml/min * patient under guardianship * women who are pregnant, nursing, or who may become pregnant

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of symptomatic UTIsDuring the 6-month follow-upSymptomatic UTIs are defined by the presence of infection or reinfection by the same bacteria, in combination with the presence of definite clinical signs of infection (autonomous hyper-reflexivity, spasticity, leakage, contractures, pyuria, fever, shivers).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The number of hospitalizationsDuring the 6-month follow-up.The number of hospitalizations
The duration of UTI-related hospitalizationsDuring the 6-month follow-upThe duration of UTI-related hospitalizations
The tolerance level to the Weekly Oral Cyclic Antibiotic Programme, measured by any adverse effects to antibioticsDuring the 6-month follow-up.The tolerance level to the Weekly Oral Cyclic Antibiotic Programme, measured by any adverse effects to antibiotics
The number of feverish UTIsDuring the 6-month follow-upThe number of feverish UTIs
The number of urine culture negativeDuring the 6-month follow-upThe number of urine culture negative
The emergence of multi-resistant bacteria in urine (cultures), digestive bacteria (anal swabs), oro-pharynx bacteria (nasal swabs), and semi-quantitative research of multi-resistant bacteria in the stool.During the 6-month follow-upThe emergence of multi-resistant bacteria in urine (cultures), digestive bacteria (anal swabs), oro-pharynx bacteria (nasal swabs), and semi-quantitative research of multi-resistant bacteria in the stool.
the quality of lifeDuring the 6-month follow-upA scale to measure the quality of life.
The global antibiotic consumption.During the 6-month follow-upThe global antibiotic consumption.

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026