Clindamycin adjunctive therapy for severe Staphylococcus aureus treatment evaluation (CASSETTE) - An open-labelled pilot randomized controlled trial

Campbell, A. J.; Dotel, R.; O'Sullivan, M. V. N.; Price, D. J.; Robinson, J. O.; Whelan, A.; Tong, S. Y. C.; Bowen, A. C.; Davis, J. S.; Braddick, M.; Britton, P. N.; Eisen, D. P.; Francis, J. R.; Lynar, S.; McMullan, B.; Meagher, N.; Nelson, J.

Title: Clindamycin adjunctive therapy for severe Staphylococcus aureus treatment evaluation (CASSETTE) - An open-labelled pilot randomized controlled trial
Creator: Campbell, A. J.; Dotel, R.; O'Sullivan, M. V. N.; Price, D. J.; Robinson, J. O.; Whelan, A.; Tong, S. Y. C.; Bowen, A. C.; Davis, J. S.; Braddick, M.; Britton, P. N.; Eisen, D. P.; Francis, J. R.; Lynar, S.; McMullan, B.; Meagher, N.; Nelson, J.
Relation: JAC - Antimicrobial Resistance Vol. 4, Issue 1, no. dlac014
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlac014
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2022
Description: Background: Combination antibiotic therapy with an antitoxin agent, such as clindamycin, is included in some guidelines for severe, toxin-mediated Staphylococcus aureus infections. The evidence to support this practice is currently limited to in vitro, animal and observational human case-series data, with no previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Objectives: This pilot RCT aimed to determine the feasibility of conducting a clinical trial to examine if adjunctive clindamycin with standard therapy has greater efficacy than standard therapy alone for S. aureus infections. Methods: We performed an investigator-initiated, open-label, multicentre, pilot RCT (ACTRN12617001416381p) in adults and children with severe S. aureus infections, randomized to standard antibiotic therapy with or without clindamycin for 7 days. Results: Over 28 months, across nine sites, 127 individuals were screened and 34 randomized, including 11 children (32%). The primary outcome-number of days alive and free of systemic inflammatory response syndrome ≤14 days-was similar between groups: clindamycin (3 days [IQR 1-6]) versus standard therapy (4 days [IQR 0-8]). The 90 day mortality was 0% (0/17) in the clindamycin group versus 24% (4/17) in the standard therapy group. Secondary outcomes-microbiological relapse, treatment failure or diarrhoea-were similar between groups. Conclusions: As the first clinical trial assessing adjunctive clindamycin for S. aureus infections, this study indicates feasibility and that adults and children can be incorporated into one trial using harmonized endpoints, and there were no safety concerns. The CASSETTE trial will inform the definitive S. aureus Network Adaptive Platform (SNAP) trial, which includes an adjunctive clindamycin domain and participants with non-severe disease.
Subject: therapy; clindamycin; cefazolin; daptomycin; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1469312
Identifier: uon:48189
Identifier: ISSN:2632-1823
Rights: x
Language: eng
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