Clinical trial NCT06035055: Ceftolozane/Tazobactam Continuous Infusion for Infective Exacerbations of Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis
Official title: The Feasibility of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam Continuous Infusion for Exacerbations of Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis Treated in an Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) Setting
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: PHASE4
Conditions: Bronchiectasis
Cystic Fibrosis
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Burkholderia Cepacia Infection
Lead sponsor: Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: The Prince Charles Hospital
name: Mater
First posted: 2023-09-13
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: 30 patients will be recruited and will receive the study intervention.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the feasibility of ceftolozane/tazobactam (C/T) administered on an outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy programme to patients with a current infective exacerbation of bronchiectasis or cystic fibrosis related to pseudomonas aeruginosa or burkholderia cepacia spp. organisms. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

* Is C/T effective, safe, well-tolerated and able to induce clinical and microbiologic response?
* What are mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance are induced by administration of C/T?

Detailed description: For patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis, chronic airway infection with Gram-negative organisms such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia complex species (BCC) is highly challenging to treat and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. These organisms are naturally resistant towards many antibiotic classes, limiting the available arsenal of effective antibiotics for their treatment and eradication. Therefore, there is a pressing need for new antimicrobial therapy options for infective exacerbations associated with these organisms.

There are clear logistical and financial benefits for acute infective exacerbations of CF and non-CF bronchiectasis to be managed on OPAT programs. Many acute infective exacerbations can be safely managed in this way, and a substantial body of evidence supports non-inferiority of OPAT compared with inpatient care. From a logistical perspective, feasibility of OPAT programs is greatly improved by antibiotics being infused over a 24-hour period rather than via bolus several times per day. Unfortunately, many mainstay anti-pseudomonal and anti-Burkholderia antibiotics (including meropenem, imipenem and ceftazidime) are not stable for 24 hours at room/body temperature therefore are unsuitable for use on OPAT.

This study aims to assess viability of ceftolozane/tazobactam (C/T) administered via OPAT in adult patients with exacerbations of CF or non-CF bronchiectasis. Secondary aims are to describe clinical outcomes of patients receiving C/T, tolerability of C/T, relative sputum bacterial load throughout treatment and assess development of resistance to C/T and other antibiotics. We aim to recruit 30 patients, colonized with either pseudomonas aeruginosa or burkholderia cepacia complex, with a current infectious exacerbation requiring intravenous antibiotic treatment. We propose to administer C/T via infusion for 10-14 days with review at day 0-3, 5-7 and 10-14. Blood testing, sputum testing, lung function testing, administration of CF- and bronchiectasis-specific questionnaires and adverse event reporting will be carried out at these times. Serum levels of C/T will be monitored using a validated assay. Clinical review at day 28-42 will be carried out to assess for recrudescence of symptoms and further need for antibiotics and a follow-up phone call will be made at 3 months to assess whether any further antibiotics were needed for new/recrudescent symptoms of infection.

We expect to find that C/T is safe, well-tolerated and effective in treating infective exacerbations of bronchiectasis in OPAT settings. We expect to find that bacterial density in sputum samples reduces over the course of treatment, and that development of antimicrobial resistance is minimal.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of CF or non-CF bronchiectasis
* Colonised with P. aeruginosa or BCC species
* Current infectious exacerbation requiring treatment with intravenous antibiotics
* Productive of sputum

Exclusion Criteria:

* Unable to consent
* Active pregnancy (as confirmed by urine beta-HCG)
* Not appropriate for OPAT (as determined by treating clinician)
* Estimated Creatinine Clearance \< 50 millilitres/min
* History of hypersensitivity reaction to piperacillin/tazobactam or members of the cephalosporin class of antibiotics
* Unable to expectorate

Primary outcomes:
measure: The feasibility of the use of ceftolozane/tazobactam given via continuous infusion in an OPAT setting for the treatment of acute exacerbations of CF and bronchiectasis.
timeFrame: Day 0 to day 90 post commencement of intervention.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Safety and tolerability
timeFrame: Day 0 to day 90 post commencement of intervention.
measure: Relative bacterial load
timeFrame: Day 0-1, Day 5-7, Day 10-14, Day 28-42
measure: In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility/resistance
timeFrame: Day 0-1, Day 5-7, Day 10-14, Day 28-42
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Sunshine Coast University Hospital
name: Julia J Bashford, BSc, MBBS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: The Prince Charles Hospital
name: Andrew Burke, MBBS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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