Clinical Trial: Anti-mold Azole in the Prophylaxis for Invasive Fusariosis
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Evaluation of the Efficacy of Anti-mold Azole Prophylaxis in High-risk Hematologic Patients With Baseline Superficial Skin Lesions Positive for Fusarium Spp
Brief Summary: Patients admitted for autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, induction-remission chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplasia or acute lymphoid leukemia, or to receive immunosuppressive therapy for aplastic anemia will be screened with dermatologic examination. In the presence of any skin lesion in the extremities, direct exam and fungal culture will be performed. If these exams indicate the presence of Fusarium species, patients will receive anti-mold azole prophylaxis
Detailed Summary:
Patients admitted for autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, induction-remission chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplasia or acute lymphoid leukemia, or to receive immunosuppressive therapy for aplastic anemia will be screened on admission. Patients may be included more than once, provided that a new treatment is administered and >30 days elapses from one to other admission (episode).
Screening will consist of a thorough physical examination in the extremities. In case of a skin lesion, direct exam and fungal culture will be performed. Nail samples will be obtained by scrapping the nails with a curette, and samples from interdigital areas will be obtained using swabs.
In a first phase no intervention will be performed. In a second phase, if direct exam and /or culture indicate the presence of Fusarium spp., primary antifungal therapy with an anti-mold azole (voriconazole (200 mg BID) or posaconazole (200 mg TID) will be started.
Patients will be followed until discharge. The primary endpoint is invasive fusariosis, comparing the observational period with the intervention period.
Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Current Primary Outcome: Proportion of patients who develop invasive fusariosis until neutrophil recovery [ Time Frame: Until neutrophil recovery, for an average of 4 weeks ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
Original Secondary Outcome:
Information By: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Dates:
Date Received: March 8, 2016
Date Started: August 2008
Date Completion:
Last Updated: March 18, 2016
Last Verified: March 2016
