Real-world Evaluation of Bezlotoxumab for the Management of Clostridioides Difficile Infection
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Clostridium Difficile Infection
- Clostridium Difficile Infection Recurrence
- Type
- Observational
- Design
- Observational Model: Case-ControlTime Perspective: Retrospective
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
This specialty clinic is a unique practice setting where patients with ?1 recurrent CDI and/or refractory disease are referred. The study will represent real-world data on the clinical use of bezlotoxumab as adjunctive therapy in combination with vancomycin or fidaxomicin for the treatment of patien...
This specialty clinic is a unique practice setting where patients with ?1 recurrent CDI and/or refractory disease are referred. The study will represent real-world data on the clinical use of bezlotoxumab as adjunctive therapy in combination with vancomycin or fidaxomicin for the treatment of patients with recurrent CDI. Retrospective chart review will be conducted for patients who visited the specialty CDI clinic between 1/1/2005 through 12/5/2019. Case patients will be defined as patients who have received bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg intravenously in addition to standard CDI treatment. Controls will be defined as patients who have received only standard CDI treatment and will be enrolled in a 2:1 ratio to cases. The primary outcome is recurrence of CDI. Recurrence is defined as a new episode of C. difficile infection that occurs after the initial clinical cure of the baseline episode within 12 weeks of receipt of bezlotoxumab or standard CDI treatment. Clinical cure is defined as no diarrhea for 2 consecutive days after completion of standard-of-care CDI therapy. Recurrent CDI will be diagnosed via clinical signs and symptoms and CDI diagnostic assay.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04317963
- Collaborators
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Eric R Wenzler, PharmD University of Illinois at Chicago