Status:

COMPLETED

Imipenem/Cilastatin/Relebactam PK in ECMO

Lead Sponsor:

Joseph L. Kuti, PharmD

Collaborating Sponsors:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Conditions:

Sepsis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a from of cardiopulmonary life-support for critically ill patients where blood is extracted from the vascular system and circulated by a mechanical pump w...

Detailed Description

This is a single center, open-label study to determine imipenem-cilastatin-relebactam pharmacokinetics in critically ill patients receiving ECMO. Eight patients with suspected suspected sepsis and who...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 years or older;
  • On support with Veno-venous- or Veno-arterial-ECMO;
  • Documented infection or presumed infection as confirmed by the presence of at least one of the following criteria within the past 72 hours:
  • Documented fever (oral, rectal, tympanic, or core temperature \> 38.5° C)
  • Hypothermia (oral, rectal, tympanic, or core temperature \< 35.0° C)
  • An elevated white blood cell (WBC) count ≥ 12,000 cells/mm3

Exclusion

  • If female, currently pregnant or breast feeding;
  • History of any moderate or severe hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to any β-lactam agent (a history of mild rash to a β-lactam followed by uneventful re-exposure is not a contraindication);
  • Severe renal dysfunction defined as a creatinine clearance \< 15 mL/min (calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation using actual body weight) or requirement for continuous renal replacement therapy or hemodialysis;
  • Hemoglobin less than 8 mg/dL at baseline;
  • Use of probenecid, valproic acid, or imipenem within 3 days before study drug infusion;
  • Acute liver injury, defined as aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 5 times the upper limit of normal, or AST or ALT \> 3 times the upper limit of normal with an associated total bilirubin \> 2 times upper limit of normal;
  • Any rapidly-progressing disease or immediately life-threatening illness (defined as imminent death within 48 hours in the opinion of the investigator);
  • Any condition or circumstance that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of study data;
  • Planned or prior participation in any other interventional drug study within 30 days.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04493151

Start Date

January 1 2021

End Date

June 30 2023

Last Update

August 7 2024

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Hartford Hospital

Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06102