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Registration number
NCT03213990
Ethics application status
Date submitted
5/06/2017
Date registered
11/07/2017
Date last updated
12/12/2023

Titles & IDs
Public title
Beta-Lactam InfusioN Group Study
Scientific title
A Phase III Randomised Controlled Trial of Continuous Beta-lactam Infusion Compared With Intermittent Beta-lactam Dosing in Critically Ill Patients
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
TGI-CCT254643
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
BLING III
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Sepsis 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Infection 0 0 0 0
Studies of infection and infectious agents
Inflammatory and Immune System 0 0 0 0
Other inflammatory or immune system disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Other interventions - Continuous infusion
Other interventions - Intermittent infusion

Other: Continuous Infusion - The prescribed Beta-lactam is administered by a continuous infusion.

Other: Intermittent infusion - the prescribed Beta-lactam is administered by intermittent infusion over 30 minutes


Other interventions: Continuous infusion
Clinician prescribed beta-lactam antibiotic will be administered via continuous infusion for as long as prescribed whilst in the ICU

Other interventions: Intermittent infusion
Clinician prescribed beta-lactam antibiotic will be administered via intermittent infusion for as long as prescribed whilst in the ICU
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Other interventions
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
All-cause mortality
Timepoint [1] 0 0
90 Days after randomisation
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Clinical Cure
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Day 14 post randomisation
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
New acquisition, colonisation or infection
Timepoint [2] 0 0
up to 14 days post randomisation or hospital discharge, whichever is sooner
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
All cause ICU mortality
Timepoint [3] 0 0
up to 90 days
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
All cause hospital mortality
Timepoint [4] 0 0
up to 90 days

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
1. Documented site of infection or strong suspicion of infection
2. At the time of the assessment of suitability for the study, the treating physician expects the patient will require treatment in the ICU that extends beyond the next calendar day
3. The treating physician has chosen piperacillin-tazobactam or meropenem to treat the episode of infection
4. The treating physician is uncertain if administration of the chosen antibiotic by intermittent or continuous infusion is superior
5. One or more organ dysfunction entry criteria in the previous 24 hours

* i. Mean arterial pressure < 60 mmHg for at least 1 hour
* ii. Vasopressors required for > 4 hours
* iii. Respiratory support using supplemental high flow nasal prongs, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure or invasive mechanical ventilation for at least 1 hour
* iv. Serum creatinine concentration > 220 µmol/L
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
1. Age less than 18 years
2. Receipt of piperacillin-tazobactam or meropenem for more than 24 hours during current infectious episode
3. Patients who are known or suspected to be pregnant
4. Patient has a known allergy to piperacillin-tazobactam or meropenem or penicillin
5. Receiving renal replacement therapy at the time of assessment for eligibility
6. The treating physician is not committed to provision of advanced life-support, including mechanical ventilation, dialysis and vasopressor administration, for at least the next 48 hours
7. Death is deemed imminent and inevitable
8. The patient has previously been enrolled in BLING III

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Not applicable
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
26/03/2018
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
29/06/2023
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
7203
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,NT,QLD,SA,TAS,VIC
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Bankstown Hospital - Bankstown
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Blacktown Hospital - Blacktown
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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital - Camperdown
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St Vincents Hosptial - Darlinghurst
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Gosford Hospital - Gosford
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John Hunter Hospital - New Lambton Heights
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Royal North Shore Hospital - Saint Leonards
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St George Hospital - Sydney
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Westmead Hospital - Westmead
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Royal Darwin Hospital - Casuarina
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The Wesley Hospital - Auchenflower
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Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital - Brisbane
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Caboolture Hospital - Caboolture
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Logan Hospital - Meadowbrook
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Redcliffe Hospital - Redcliffe
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Gold Coast University Hospital - Southport
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Princess Alexandra Hospital - Woolloongabba
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Adelaide
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Lyell McEwin Hospital - Elizabeth Vale
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Royal Hobart Hospital - Hobart
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Bendigo Hospital - Bendigo
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Box Hill Hospital - Eastern Health - Box Hill
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Geelong University Hospital - Geelong
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Austin Hospital - Heidelberg
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Royal Melbourne Hospital - Melbourne
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2200 - Bankstown
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2148 - Blacktown
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2050 - Camperdown
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2010 - Darlinghurst
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2250 - Gosford
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2305 - New Lambton Heights
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2065 - Saint Leonards
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4131 - Meadowbrook
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4020 - Redcliffe
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4102 - Woolloongabba
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5112 - Elizabeth Vale
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7001 - Hobart
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3550 - Bendigo
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3128 - Box Hill
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3220 - Geelong
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3084 - Heidelberg
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3050 - Melbourne
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Charleroi
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Malaysia
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Selangor
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Auckland
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Christchurch
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Hamilton
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Wellington
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Helsingborg
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Lund
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Hull
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Romford
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Salford

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Other
Name
The George Institute
Address
Country
Other collaborator category [1] 0 0
Other
Name [1] 0 0
National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
Address [1] 0 0
Country [1] 0 0
Other collaborator category [2] 0 0
Other
Name [2] 0 0
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group
Address [2] 0 0
Country [2] 0 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to find out whether continuous infusion of beta-lactam antibiotics or intermittent infusion or beta-lactam antibiotics, offers more health advantages to patients or if there is no difference.

The investigators will be looking to see whether patients receiving beta-lactams via one administration method or the other have a better chance of recovering from their illness. They will also be looking at long term outcomes such as quality-of-life and healthcare resource use.

Sepsis is caused by toxic substances (toxins) from bacteria and other organism entering the bloodstream from a site of infection. In some people, the infection can progress to sepsis and septic shock where the functions of organs in the body are affected. Patients suffering from sepsis and septic shock are commonly managed in the intensive care unit (ICU) where they are prescribed antibiotics as standard therapy, as well as other therapies to support the functions of the body.

Beta-lactam antibiotics are a group of antibiotics commonly used to treat infection in patients with sepsis and septic shock.

Currently, beta-lactam antibiotics are most commonly given to patients be intermittent infusions, that is, given at regular intervals throughout 24 hours. New research suggests that giving beta-lactam antibiotics as a continuous infusion may mean that antibiotic concentrations in the blood remain more consistent and may be more effective at killing bacteria.

However, the benefit to the patient by giving beta-lactams via continuous infusion has not been tested in a high-quality, large clinical trial.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03213990
Trial related presentations / publications
Lipman J, Brett SJ, De Waele JJ, Cotta MO, Davis JS, Finfer S, Glass P, Knowles S, McGuinness S, Myburgh J, Paterson DL, Peake S, Rajbhandari D, Rhodes A, Roberts JA, Shirwadkar C, Starr T, Taylor C, Billot L, Dulhunty JM. A protocol for a phase 3 multicentre randomised controlled trial of continuous versus intermittent beta-lactam antibiotic infusion in critically ill patients with sepsis: BLING III. Crit Care Resusc. 2019 Mar;21(1):63-68.
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Jeffrey Lipman
Address 0 0
The George Institute
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Phone 0 0
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Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03213990