COTRIVAP - Efficacy of cotrimoxazole as a de-escalation treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in intensive care unit

2023-505108-52-00 Protocol APHP220799 Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) Ended

Start 20 Dec 2023 · End 19 Sep 2025 · Status Ended · 1 EU/EEA countries · 31 sites · Protocol APHP220799

Overview

Sponsor-declared trial summary

Phase Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III)
Status Ended
Participants planned 628
Countries 1
Sites 31

Intensive Care

To demonstrate that cotrimoxazole is non-inferior to best standard of care for the treatment of VAP in ICU.

Key facts

Sponsor
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Participant type
Patients
Age range
18-64 years, 65+ years
Gender
Male and Female
Therapeutic area
Diseases [C] - Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01], Diseases [C] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Trial duration
20 Dec 2023 → 19 Sep 2025
Decision date (initial)
2023-07-20
Transition trial
No
Low-intervention
No
Rare-disease indication
No
Vulnerable population
Yes
Funding sources
DGOS - Ministry of Health

External identifiers

EU CT number
2023-505108-52-00
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT05696093

Trial design

CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding

Main objective

Scope: Therapy

To demonstrate that cotrimoxazole is non-inferior to best standard of care for the treatment of VAP in ICU.

Secondary objectives 3

  1. To demonstrate that cotrimoxazole is superior to best standard of care for the treatment of VAP in ICU in terms of: 1) mortality at day 28 2) mortality at day 90 3) mechanical ventilation (MV)-free-days through day 28 4) rate of cure between days 7 and 10 5) VAP recurrence 6) ICU length of stay 7) hospital length of stay 8) overall antibiotic consumption
  2. To assess the safety of cotrimoxazole compared to best standard of care at day 28 in terms of: 9) allergy to antibiotics
  3. To assess the ecological impact of the treatment in terms of: 10) acquisition of MDR bacteria in ICU 11) rate of Clostridioides difficile infection

Conditions and MedDRA coding

Intensive Care

VersionLevelCodeTermSystem organ class
20.1 LLT 10065153 Ventilator associated pneumonia 10021881

Eligibility criteria

Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor

Inclusion criteria 6

  1. 1) Adult (age ≥ 18 years)
  2. 2) Under mechanical ventilation for at least five days
  3. 3) Microbiologically confirmed VAP preferably on a distal lung sample (bronchoalveolar lavage or protected distal specimen) otherwise endotracheal aspiration
  4. 4) Enterobacteriaceae susceptible to cotrimoxazole, and for polymicrobial VAP, all bacteria susceptible to
  5. 5) Treated for at least 24 48 to 72 hours by an appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy (at least one effective antibiotic from the initiation of treatment for this VAP episode) and for polymicrobial VAP, all bacteria susceptible to empiric antibiotic therapy
  6. Stability of haemodynamic (stability or decrease in catecholamine dose) and respiratory (stability or improvement of FIO2) parameters

Exclusion criteria 12

  1. 1) Known contra-indication to cotrimoxazole: o allergy, o advanced liver insufficiency, o renal dysfunction with clearance <15 mL/min/1.73 m² without hemodialysis o G6PD deficiency o history of hypersensitivity to one of the components (in particular, hypersensitivity to sulphonamides) o known macrocytic anaemia defined by VGM > 100 fl and haemoglobin < 11 g/dl o treatment with methotrexate
  2. 10) Subject deprived of freedom, subject under a legal protective measure
  3. 11) No affiliation to any health insurance system
  4. 12) Refusal to participate to the study (patient or legal representative or family member or close relative if present)
  5. 13) Patients previously included in the study
  6. 2) Infection requiring prolonged antibiotic-therapy (pleural empyema, lung abscess, necrotizing pneumonia, etc…)
  7. 3) Cystic fibrosis
  8. 4) Immunosuppression (neutropenia, HIV with CD4 lymphocytes below 200/mm3, immunosuppressive therapy or corticosteroid therapy >0.5 mg/kg/j before ICU admission)
  9. 5) Cardiac arrest without awakening
  10. 6) Moribund state (patient likely to die within 24h)
  11. 8) Enrolment to another interventional study on VAP care/management
  12. 9) Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Endpoints

Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)

Primary endpoints 1

  1. vital status at day 28

Secondary endpoints 11

  1. vital status at day 28
  2. number of mechanical ventilation-free-days from inclusion to day 28 or death.
  3. Clinical, biological and radiological cure evaluated 7 to 10 days after VAP diagnosis, defined as the combination of resolution of signs and symptoms present at enrolment, biological improvement, and improvement or lack of progression of radiological signs, as adjudicated by an independent committee (PROBE methodology)
  4. new episode of VAP with the same Enterobacteriaceae
  5. ICU length of stay
  6. hospital length of stay
  7. number of antibiotic free-days from inclusion to day 28 or death.
  8. safety (rate of allergy due to antimicrobial drug)
  9. ecological impact: o evolution of rate of MDR bacterial colonization on systematic screening at enrolment until ICU discharge
  10. diagnostic of Clostridioides difficile infection between inclusion and day 28
  11. Vital Status at day 90

Investigational products

Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary

Test 1

Co-Trimoxazole

SUB13477MIG · Substance

Active substance
Co-Trimoxazole
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
5.76 g gram(s)
Max total dose
34.56 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Comparator 15

Aztreonam

SUB05664MIG · Substance

Active substance
Aztreonam
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
8 g gram(s)
Max total dose
48 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Ciprofloxacin

SUB07470MIG · Substance

Active substance
Ciprofloxacin
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
INTRAVENIOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
1.2 g gram(s)
Max total dose
7.2 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Cefepime

SUB07390MIG · Substance

Active substance
Cefepime
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
6 g gram(s)
Max total dose
36 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Imipenem Monohydrate

SUB21472 · Substance

Active substance
Imipenem Monohydrate
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
4 g gram(s)
Max total dose
24 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Ofloxacin

SUB09422MIG · Substance

Active substance
Ofloxacin
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
800 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
4.8 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Ertapenem

SUB25388 · Substance

Active substance
Ertapenem
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
2 g gram(s)
Max total dose
12 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Cefotaxime

SUB07405MIG · Substance

Active substance
Cefotaxime
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
8 g gram(s)
Max total dose
48 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Ceftriaxone

SUB07431MIG · Substance

Active substance
Ceftriaxone
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
3 g gram(s)
Max total dose
18 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Piperacillin

SUB09867MIG · Substance

Active substance
Piperacillin
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
16 g gram(s)
Max total dose
96 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Amoxicillin Sodium

SUB00503MIG · Substance

Active substance
Amoxicillin Sodium
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION OR INFUSION
Route of administration
IV INFUSION
Max daily dose
8.8 g gram(s)
Max total dose
52.8 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Amoxicillin

SUB05481MIG · Substance

Active substance
Amoxicillin
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
8 g gram(s)
Max total dose
48 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Temocillin

SUB10886MIG · Substance

Active substance
Temocillin
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
6 g gram(s)
Max total dose
36 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Levofloxacin

SUB08471MIG · Substance

Active substance
Levofloxacin
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
1 g gram(s)
Max total dose
6 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Piperacillin Sodium

SUB03840MIG · Substance

Active substance
Piperacillin Sodium
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
20 g gram(s)
Max total dose
120 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Meropenem

SUB08778MIG · Substance

Active substance
Meropenem
Pharmaceutical form
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION
Route of administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Max daily dose
6 g gram(s)
Max total dose
36 g gram(s)
Max treatment duration
6 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Sponsors and contacts

Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris

Sponsor organisation
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Address
Porte 23, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux
City
Paris Cedex 10
Postcode
75475
Country
France

Scientific contact point

Organisation
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Contact name
Pr. Damien ROUX

Public contact point

Organisation
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Contact name
Pr. Damien ROUX

Locations

1 EU/EEA country · 31 investigational sites

By country

CountryMS statusPlanned subjectsSites
France Ended 628 31
Rest of world 0

Investigational sites

France

31 sites · Ended
Centre Hospitalier De Saint-Denis
medecine intensive réanimation, 2 Rue Du Docteur Delafontaine, 93200, Saint-Denis
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, Place Amelie Raba Leon, 33000, Bordeaux
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
Pôle Urgences Medecine Aigue, Boulevard De La Chantourne, Cs 10217 La Tronche, Grenoble Cedex 9
Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois
Unité de soin intensif, 1 Avenue De L Hopital, Bp 90074 Epagny Metz Tessy, Pringy Cedex
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie
Intensive Care unit, 1 Rond Point Du Professeur Christian Cabrol, 80054, Amiens
CHRU De Nancy
Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, 29 Avenue Du Mal De Lattre De Tassigny, 54000, Nancy
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Toulon La Seine-Sur-Mer
Réanimation polyvalente, 54 Rue Henri Sainte Claire Deville, 83100, Toulon
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Réanimation médico-chirurgicale, 178 Rue Des Renouillers, 92701, Colombes Cedex
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Réanimation médico-chirurgicale, 9 Avenue Charles De Gaulle, 92100, Boulogne-Billancourt
Centre Hospitalier Leon Binet Provins
Réanimation Médicale, Route De Chalautre, 77160, Provins
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Intensive care unit, Rue Emile Laine, 59037, Lille Cedex
University Hospital Of Clermont-Ferrand
Réanimation adulte, 1 Place Lucie Et Raymond Aubrac, 63100, Clermont-Ferrand
Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois
Unité de soin intensif, 1 Avenue De L Hopital, Bp 90074 Epagny Metz Tessy, Pringy Cedex
Centre Hospitalier De Cholet
Intensive Care Unit, 1 Rue De Marengo, 49300, Cholet
Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien
Réanimation polyvalente, 40 Avenue Serge Dassault, 91100, Corbeil Essonnes
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Réanimation médicale, 43 Boulevard De L Hopital, 75013, Paris
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Réanimation Médicale, 20 Rue Leblanc, 75908, Paris Cedex 15
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
Anesthesie et soin intensif, Boulevard Du Professeur Jacques Monod, 44800, Saint Herblain
Groupe Hospitalier Du Sud Ile De France
Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, 270 Avenue Marc Jacquet, 77000, Melun
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
R3S- Médecine Intensive - réanimation, 43 Boulevard De L Hopital, 75013, Paris
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Saint Etienne
Intensive Care unit, Avenue Albert Raimond, 42270, Saint-Priest-En-Jarez
Hopital NOVO
Réanimation, 6 Avenue De L Ile De France, 95300, Pontoise
Departmental Hospital Vendee
Intensive Care unit, Boulevard Stephane Moreau, 85925, La Roche Sur Yon Cedex 9
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
médecine intensive réanimation, 1 Place De L Hopital, Cs 80426, Strasbourg Cedex
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Dijon
medecine intensive réanimation, 14 Rue Paul Gaffarel, 21000, Dijon
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Médecine intensive et réanimation, Place Amelie Raba Leon, 33000, Bordeaux
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, 2 Boulevard Tonnelle, 37044, Tours Cedex 9
Centre Hospitalier Regional D'Angers
Médecine intensive Reanmination et Médecine hyperbare, 4 Rue Larrey, 49100, Angers
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal De Poissy Saint Germain
medecine intensive réanimation, Residence Les Maisonnees, 10 Rue Du Champ Gaillard, Poissy
Centre Jean Perrin
Réanimation/USC, 58 Rue Montalembert, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand
Groupe Hospitalier Nord Essonne
réanimation polyvalente, ZAC De Corbeville, 1 Parvis De L Hopital, Orsay

Country notifications

Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State

Country Trial startTrial end Recruitment startRecruitment end Early termination
France 2023-12-20 2023-12-20 2025-06-18

Results and documents

Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial

Documents 26 files

Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.

TypeTitleVersion
Protocol (for publication) Pregnancy-form_2023-505108-52-00_COTRIVAP 1
Protocol (for publication) Protocol_2023-505108-52-00_COTRIVAP_public 3.0
Protocol (for publication) SAE-form_2023-505108-52-00_COTRIVAP 1
Recruitment arrangements (for publication) 2023-505108-52-00_Recruitment-arrangements-COTRIVAP 2
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) 2023-505108-52-00_nifc1-patient_COTRIVAP 2.0
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) ni5-utilisation-donnees_2023-505108-52-00 1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) nifc2-proche_2023-505108-52-00 2.0
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) nifc3-patient-poursuite_2023-505108-52-00 2.0
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) nifc4-proche-poursuite_2023-505108-52-00 2.0
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC AZACTAM 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC AMOXICILLINE 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC AMOXICILLINE ACIDE CLAVULANIQUE 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC CEFEPIME 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC Cefotaxime 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC CEFTRIAXONE 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC CIPROFLOXACINE 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC COTRIMOXAZOLE 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC ERTAPENEM 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC IMIPENEM CILASTATINE 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC LEVOFLOXACINE 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC MEROPENEM 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC OFLOXACINE 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC PIPERACILLINE 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC PIPERACILLINE TAZOBACTAM 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC TEMOCILLINE 1
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) Protocol_synopsis_FR_2023-505108-52-00_COTRIVAP 3.0

Application history

6 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications

#TypeCodeSubmittedReference MSConclusionDecision date
1 INITIAL IN 2023-05-05 France Acceptable
2023-07-20
2023-07-20
2 SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION SM-1 2023-08-18 France 2023-10-02
3 SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION SM-2 2023-11-09 France Acceptable 2023-12-11
4 SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION SM-3 2024-01-31 France 2024-03-18
5 SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION SM-4 2024-06-21 France Acceptable
2024-08-23
2024-08-23
6 SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION SM-5 2025-02-03 France Acceptable with conditions
2025-04-23
2025-04-23