RecruitingPhase 4NCT04140903

Partial Oral Antibiotic Treatment for Bacterial Brain Abscess

Partial Oral Antibiotic Treatment for Bacterial Brain Abscess: an Open-label Randomised Non-inferiority Trial


Sponsor

Henrik Nielsen

Enrollment

400 participants

Start Date

Nov 6, 2020

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The investigators aim to determine if oral antibiotics are clinically acceptable as treatment of brain abscess. Following 2 weeks of standard intravenous antibiotic therapy, half of patients will continue with this treatment for another 4 weeks or longer while the other half will be assigned to oral antibiotics for the remaining duration of treatment.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

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This clinical trial is studying a drug called Early transition to oral antibiotics and a drug called Standard treatment of intravenous antibiotics for people with brain abscess and cerebral abscess. The study is currently recruiting participants at 4 locations. People eligible for this study include aged 18 Years and older.

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Interventions

DRUGEarly transition to oral antibiotics

Patients will be treated with an oral antibiotic regimen (e.g. amoxicillin + metronidazole) based upon pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the drugs, pathogen susceptibility, and any existing drug allergies or interactions

DRUGStandard treatment of intravenous antibiotics

Patients will continue standard intravenous antibiotic therapy for brain abscess (e.g. 3rd generation cephalosporin + metronidazole) according to international guidelines and pathogen susceptibility patterns.


Locations(4)

Aalborg University Hospital

Aalborg, Denmark

Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark

Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, Denmark

Odense University Hospital

Odense, Denmark

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