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Randomized, Multicenter, Double-blind, Vancomycin-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Ethanol Lock Solution for the Curative Treatment of Implantable Venous Access Port Infection Due to Coagulase-negative Staphylococci

Randomized, Multicenter, Double-blind, Vancomycin-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Ethanol Lock Solution for the Curative Treatment of Implantable Venous Access Port Infection Due to Coagulase-negative Staphylococci

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02411331
Acronym
Etha-LOCK
Enrollment
180
Registered
2015-04-08
Start date
2015-03-31
Completion date
2017-01-31
Last updated
2016-07-26

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

Conditions

Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections, Central Venous Catheter Infection, Coagulase-negative Staphylococci Infection, Intravenous Drug Delivery Systems, Lock Solution

Keywords

Lock Solution, Catheter related blood stream infections, Central venous catheter infection, Intravenous Drug Delivery Systems, Coagulase-negative staphylococci infection, Ethanol lock solution, Vancomycin lock solution

Brief summary

Implantable venous access port infections are mainly due to coagulase negative staphylococci and may be managed by antibiotic lock therapy with retention of the port. Most of the time a vancomycin lock is used. Experimental data show that vancomycin may be poorly effective in eradicating the staphylococcal biofilm in the port. Another disadvantage of Vancomycin-containing lock solution is the occurrence of resistant organisms and the risk of catheter occlusion. Ethanol-containing lock solution is highly effective in vitro and does not expose to the risk of emergence resistance.

Detailed description

Type of study: multi-center, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, controlled clinical trial. Number of centers: 9 French centers in Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes regions Medical product Ethanol 40% + Enoxaparine 400UI/ml Versus Vancomycin 5 mg/ml + Héparine 2500UI/ml Patients Patients eligible for inclusion will be randomized to one of the two groups: * Experimental group: 90 patients will receive 10 injections of ethanol lock solution in implantable venous access port during the first 10 days of the study. * Control group: 90 patients will receive 10 injections of vancomycin lock solution in implantable venous access port during the first 10 days of the study. * For each group, in case of bacteraemia, the lock therapy is associated with a systemic antibiotic therapy using another venous line and optimized by a specialist in infectious diseases. Study Performance Patients will be assessed at baseline D0, 3 days (D3), 10 days (D10), 14 weeks (W14) after D0 as follows: Visit 1 (D0 - baseline): * Signature of an informed consent form. * Demographic and clinical characteristics (sex, age, disease associated with implantable venous access port, implantable venous access port infection data, bacteraemia data) Days 1 to 10 * Injection of ethanol or vancomycin lock solution in implantable venous access port * Ethanolemia 30 minutes after injection, on first day * Side effects evaluation Visit 2 (D3) and Visit 3 (D10) * Side effects evaluation * Blood culture * Bacteraemia data (antibiotic therapy modification) Phone contact each week from week 2 to week 13 End Visit (W14) * Side effects evaluation * Blood culture * Bacteraemia data (antibiotic therapy modification)

Interventions

DRUGEthanol 40% + Enoxaparine 400UI/ml
DRUGVancomycine 5 mg/ml + Héparine 2500UI/ml

Sponsors

Centre Jean Perrin
CollaboratorOTHER
Jacques Lacarin Hospital Center
CollaboratorOTHER
CH Henri Mondor (Aurillac)
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Hôpital Nord (Saint-Etienne)
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
University Hospital, Grenoble
CollaboratorOTHER
CH de Chambéry
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse
CollaboratorOTHER
Centre Leon Berard
CollaboratorOTHER
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Man or woman from 18 years old * With probable or definite implantable venous access port infection * With or without bacteraemia * Infection due to coagulase-negative staphylococci (except for lugdunensis Staphylococci) * Blood culture results available within 48 hours before inclusion * With health insurance

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Allergy to ethanol * Patient with prosthetic cardiac valve * Necessity of venous access port withdrawal * Prior infection on the same venous access port * Patients under supervision or (legal) guardianship

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Recovery at 12 week following the lock solution treatment completionat 12 week
Favorable evolution without complication up to the end of implantable venous access port useat 12 week
Favorable evolution without complication until the implantable venous access port withdrawalat 12 week

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mechanical complication rateat day 1
Negative peripheral and port blood culturesat day 3 and day 10
Side effects evaluationat day 1
Blood alcohol concentration30 min after the first lock solution treatment
Mortality due to infection of the portat day 1
Implantable venous access port withdrawal rateat day 1

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactPatrick LACARIN
placarin@chu-clermontferrand.fr04 73 75 11 95

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026