The purpose of this study is to better define the intensive care unit population at highest risk for developing Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia (HABP/VABP).
This is a prospective, multi-center, observational study of adult patients (≥18 years old) admitted to ICUs. Generally, all patients admitted to the ICU for any indication will be considered at risk for developing HABP/VABP. A subset of the at-risk patients treated with select respiratory modalities for at least 12 hours will be considered high risk for the development of HABP/VABP, will have baseline data collected, and will be screened daily for antibiotic treatment for suspected pneumonia. Patients not meeting high-risk criteria, "other-ICU patients", will be screened twice weekly for antibiotic treatment for suspected pneumonia. Once a high-risk subject or other-ICU patient is treated with antibiotics for either a lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) or undifferentiated sepsis, additional clinical information will be recorded from the subject's medical record. All subjects treated with antibiotics for either indication will subsequently be screened for the development of pneumonia, as defined by the FDA draft guidance document for drug development in HABP/VABP. Subjects who meet the FDA draft guidance definition of pneumonia will have vitals and physiologic data collected and will be followed for 4 days after pneumonia is diagnosed to capture the results of any microbiologic testing and changes to initial antibiotic therapy.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
7,530
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Development of HABP/VABP
Estimate the rate of HABP/VABP diagnosis in ICU subjects who meet the predetermined high-risk criteria.
Time frame: Through completion of the study, up to 12 months
Eligibility for typical antibacterial clinical trial
Estimate the proportion of ICU subjects diagnosed with HABP/VABP who would be eligible for enrollment in a clinical trial of antibacterial therapy for HABP/VABP per FDA draft guidance on HABP/VABP
Time frame: Through completion of the study, up to 12 months
In enrolled subjects, what factors are associated with the development of hospital acquired or ventilator associated pneumonia.
Assess the risk factors, comorbid medical illnesses, and treatment exposures associated with the development of HABP/VABP in ICU subjects at high-risk for developing pneumonia using a logistic regression model with age, sex, height (cm), weight (kg), ICU type, admission source, hospital length of stay at the time of screening (calendar days), ICU length of stay at the time of screening, ICU admission diagnosis, aspiration risk, medical history, type and duration of ventilation, enteral nutrition, medications, and other therapies of interest as factors
Time frame: Through completion of the study, up to 12 months
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
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St Louis, Missouri, United States
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Rochester, New York, United States
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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