Status:

COMPLETED

Cytomegalovirus Control in Critical Care

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

Conditions:

Critical Illness

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether reactivation of latent cytomegalovirus infection in critically ill patients looked after in the intensive care unit can be successfully and safely pre...

Detailed Description

Background: \* Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus which infects around half the UK population. Infection is usually mild, but after infection the virus is never completely eradicated, and may re...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Total hospital stay of less than 7 days
  • CMV seropositive
  • Critical care stay of \>24 hours
  • Mechanically ventilated, anticipated to continue for \> 48 hours

Exclusion

  • Known Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Expected to survive less than 48 hours
  • Confirmed immunosuppression
  • Known or suspected Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection
  • Known or suspected underlying immunodeficiency (organ transplantation including stem cell transplantation on immunosuppression, congenital immunodeficiency, in receipt of immunosuppressive medication e.g. azathioprine, methotrexate, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, sirolimus, cyclophosphamide within 30 days)
  • Corticosteroids: Prednisolone chronic administration may be used up to a dose of 10mg/day on average over the preceding 30 days, stress dose hydrocortisone (up to 400mg/day) may be used, topical steroids may be used, short duration of higher dose steroids for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) up to 1mg/kg prednisolone or equivalent are permitted for up to 14 days
  • Receipt of chemotherapeutic agent within the last 6 months
  • Use of systemic antiviral medication other than oseltamivir within the last 7 days.
  • Intubated and mechanically ventilated secondary to brain injury alone.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

124 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01503918

Start Date

January 1 2012

End Date

March 1 2014

Last Update

January 12 2015

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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B15 2WB