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Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Children With Pyelonephritis
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by University of Alberta, October 2009
First Received: September 11, 2008   Last Updated: October 1, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: University of Alberta
Collaborator: Canadian Urological Association
Information provided by: University of Alberta
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00752375
  Purpose

Children who present with pyelonephritis undergo many investigations, and long term care to prevent renal damage. The focus is primarily on preventing renal failure however along the way and particularly with children, other issues arise which impact their lives, as well as their family's lives. Parents are concerned about subjecting their children to invasive procedures and long term antibiotic use, particularly if they are not sure of the benefit. This study seeks to provide information on the impact of investigation and long term antibiotic treatment in reference to long term health and quality of life in children who present with febrile urinary tract infections in the absence of anatomic abnormalities.


Condition Intervention Phase
Pyelonephritis
Drug: Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole
Drug: placebo
Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Children With Pyelonephritis in the Abscence of Vesicoureteral Reflux

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Further study details as provided by University of Alberta:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To determine whether antibiotic prophylaxis prevents recurrent urinary tract infections by assessing if there is a decreased incidence of urinary tract infections. [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To determine whether antibiotic prophylaxis prevents long-term renal scarring by assessing results of DMSA scans to look at long term renal scarring. [ Time Frame: One year and five years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • To determine whether recurrent infections and involvement with the medical system impacts quality of life by assessing how this medical condition affects children using standardized quality of life questionnaires. [ Time Frame: Yearly for five years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 140
Study Start Date: February 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2018
Estimated Primary Completion Date: October 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
A: Active Comparator
Eligible children will be randomized to antibiotic prophylaxis. Children under 3 months will receive amoxicillin 10mg/kg once per day. Children >3months will receive Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole (2mg/kg Trimethoprim component). Those children with a Sulfa allergy will receive nitrofurantoin (1mg/kg) once per day.
Drug: Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole
  • Children >3months of age will receive Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole (2mg/kg Trimethoprim component)per day for one year.
  • Children under 3 months of age will receive amoxicillin 10mg/kg once per day for one year.
  • Those children with a Sulfa allergy will receive nitrofurantoin (1mg/kg) once per day for one year.
B: Placebo Comparator
Eligible children will then be randomized to placebo.
Drug: placebo
  • Placebo matching Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole (2mg/kg Trimethoprim component)for children more than 3 months of age
  • Placebo matching amoxicillin 10mg/kg once per day for children under 3 months of age
  • Placebo matching nitrofurantoin (1mg/kg) once per day for children with a sulfa allergy.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 12 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children 0 to 12 years of age presenting with first episode of acute pyelonephritis in the absence of vesicoureteral reflux.
  • Acute pyelonephritis defined as presence of fever, a positive urine culture (growth of a single urinary tract pathogen at =10(8) CFU/ml for catheterization specimens and =10(4) CFU/ml for clean catch specimens), and a positive DMSA scan (a discreet defect or generalized decrease in activity).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Neurogenic bladder
  • anatomic congenital anomaly
  • allergy to all prophylactic antibiotics
  • children whose parents do not wish to participate
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00752375

Contacts
Contact: Darcie Kiddoo, MD (780) 407-7808 Darcie.Kiddoo@albertahealthservices.ca
Contact: Faye Murdoch, RN, CCRP (780) 407-8093 faye.murdoch@albertahealthservices.ca

Locations
Canada, Alberta
Stollery Children's Hospital Recruiting
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7
Principal Investigator: Darcie Kiddoo, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Maury Pinsk, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Conor Maguire, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Alberta
Canadian Urological Association
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Darcie Kiddoo, MD University of Alberta
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: University of Alberta ( Dr. Darcie Kiddoo )
Study ID Numbers: 6545
Study First Received: September 11, 2008
Last Updated: October 1, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00752375     History of Changes
Health Authority: Canada: Health Canada

Keywords provided by University of Alberta:
pyelonephritis
pediatric pyelonephritis
vesicoureteral reflux
DMSA scan

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Infective Agents
Antiprotozoal Agents
Trimethoprim
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Sulfamethoxazole
Nephritis, Interstitial
Pyelonephritis
Urinary Bladder Diseases
Enzyme Inhibitors
Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Combination
Folic Acid Antagonists
Renal Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Pyelitis
Antimalarials
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antiparasitic Agents
Urologic Diseases
Therapeutic Uses
Nephritis
Kidney Diseases

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