Combined Use of a Respiratory Broad Panel mPCR and Procalcitonin to Reduce Duration of Antibiotics Exposure in Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia — MULTI-CAP  

Community-acquired Pneumonia Clinical Trial

Official title: Combined Use of a Respiratory Broad Panel MULTIplex PCR and Procalcitonin to Reduce Antibiotics Exposure in Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Multicentre, Parallel-group, Open-label, Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

To assess the effectiveness of a management strategy combining a broad panel respiratory mPCR and an algorithm of early antibiotic de-escalation and discontinuation based on both the mPCR results and the procalcitonin (intervention) in severe CAP, as compared to a conventional strategy (control).

A multicentre, parallel-group, open-label, randomized controlled trial. The primary assessment criterion est the number of antibiotic-free days at 28 days

Clinical Trial Description

Randomization is performed immediately after the inclusion.

• In the intervention arm, a broad panel respiratory mPCR is performed on a lower respiratory tract sample (bronchoalveolar lavage fluid or tracheal aspirate, otherwise sputum), collected before the 12th hour following inclusion.

• In both arms, an additional lower respiratory tract sample (bronchoalveolar lavage fluid or tracheal aspirate, otherwise sputum) is collected for biological studies and banking.

• In the intervention arm, an algorithm of early antibiotic de-escalation and discontinuation is based on the early microbiological results, including the mPCR results, and the procalcitonin value. This algorithm is applied as soon as possible (before the 24th hour following inclusion if possible).

• In the control arm, initial antibiotic therapy is maintained, according to guidelines.

• In both arms, after 72 hours of antibiotic therapy, ICU physicians are advised to use procalcitonin (values and kinetics) to guide antibiotic therapy discontinuation, with a recommended total duration of 7 days, unless otherwise indicated.

• In both arms, a switch to oral therapy is encouraged ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Community-acquired Pneumonia
• Pneumonia

• NCT number: NCT03452826
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 4, 2018
• Completion date: March 1, 2023