Status:

UNKNOWN

Accelerated Treatment of Endocarditis

Lead Sponsor:

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Collaborating Sponsors:

Herlev Hospital

Nordsjaellands Hospital

Conditions:

Infectious Endocarditis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Existing guidelines recommend a duration of antibiotic treatment of endocarditis of 4-6 weeks with one or two types of intravenously administered antibiotics. The long hospitalization increases severa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients hospitalized and diagnosed with bacterial, left-sided endocarditis as determined by the department clinician responsible based on the revised Duke criteria.
  • The patient may be included \<14 days after beginning of relevant antibiotic treatment.
  • Left-sided endocarditis with one of the following microorganisms: Streptococci; Enterococcus faecalis; Staphylococcus aureus.
  • Patients ≥ 18 years.

Exclusion

  • Known / suspected immunocompetence (HIV, chemotherapy, prednisolone treatment (\> 20 mg / day)).
  • Incapability to give informed consent for participation.
  • Relapse Endocarditis (Endocarditis with the same bacteria within six months).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 17 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 10 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

750 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03851575

Start Date

January 17 2019

End Date

December 10 2023

Last Update

February 6 2020

Active Locations (7)

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1

Skejby Sygehus

Aarhus, Denmark, 8200

2

Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100

3

Gentofte Hospital

Copenhagen, Denmark

4

Herlev Hoslpital

Copenhagen, Denmark