NCT06093269

Pharmacokinetics Study of Cefazolin in Hemodialysis (CEFAZODIAL)

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Tours · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In chronic hemodialysis patients, bacteremia is most commonly caused by dialysis catheter infections. It is estimated that the vast majority (52-84%) of these infections are due to Gram-positive cocci, particularly Staphylococcus aureus (21-43%). Penicillin M (oxacillin and cloxacillin in France) is the reference beta-lactam for the treatment of invasive methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) infections, but has not shown a prognostic benefit in large retrospective cohorts comparing penicillin M and cefazolin, at the expense of more frequent adverse events. Dosage in the chronic hemodialysis population is unclear because it is based on old studies.

Detailed description

In chronic hemodialysis patients, bacteremia is most commonly caused by dialysis catheter infections. It is estimated that the vast majority (52-84%) of these infections are due to Gram-positive cocci, particularly Staphylococcus aureus (21-43%). The uremia associated with kidney replacement therapy affects the immune system as a whole and is associated with an increased risk of infection. Bacterial infections are a major cause of mortality and morbidity in these patients. They are a major cause of hospitalization and the third leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease and treatment discontinuation. Penicillin M (oxacillin and cloxacillin in France) is the reference beta-lactam for the treatment of invasive methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) infections, but large retrospective cohorts comparing penicillin M and cefazolin have shown no prognostic benefit at the expense of more frequent adverse events. What's more, its short half-life means that it requires a more time-consuming hemodialysis protocol. Cefazolin is therefore the preferred treatment for invasive MSSA infections in the target population. This is because its clearance is slow in chronic renal failure patients during the replacement phase, and it can be administered as a single dose during hemodialysis sessions. The most recent French recommendations for cefazolin plasma concentration targets are to maintain the free form concentration at more than 4 times the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for documented invasive MSSA infections or 40 - 80 mg/L (total form) for probabilistic treatment. However, the pharmacokinetics of cefazolin at these high doses have been little studied in renal failure and dialysis patients, and dosing recommendations are mainly based on the doses recommended in the Summary of Product Characteristics (500mg at each hemodialysis session) up to 2-3g according to later pharmacokinetic and efficacy studies, or a fairly similar dosage but adapted to the weight of each patient (20mg/kg). To our knowledge, there are no pharmacokinetic studies in infected chronic hemodialysis patients using modern assessment tools. Given the high interest in this drug in the target population, it seems essential to conduct such a study. In a second phase, a larger study could be conducted to validate the doses proposed in this study.

Conditions

• Hemodialysis Catheter Infection
• Infection, Bacterial

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BIOLOGICAL	Blood samples	For all subjects (short kinetics): * Pre-injection of cefazolin * Start of next dialysis * Two hours after start of subsequent dialysis * End of next dialysis, before cefazolin administration Only in hospitalized subjects (rich kinetics): * 30 minutes, 1h and 2h after cefazolin injection, to describe the cefazolin peak and possible post-dialysis rebound * 12h, 24h and 36h after cefazolin injection, to better describe cefazolin elimination and distribution

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-20
• Primary completion: 2025-12-01
• Completion: 2025-12-01
• First posted: 2023-10-23
• Last updated: 2025-12-05

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: France