Clinical Trials in Colorado Springs, CO

Clinical Trials in Colorado Springs, CO

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Aurora, Colorado

Control Group for Blood dyscrasia

Recruiting1 award2 criteria
Aurora, Colorado

Combat and civilian trauma frequently result in open wounds that are at risk for infection. Data from the Department of Defense Trauma Registry demonstrate that 74% of combat trauma casualties have an open wound. The Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, the Prolonged Field Care Working Group, and the Joint Trauma System clinical practice guidelines recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for open wounds after trauma. The civilian setting has similar risks of open wound infection after trauma. In parallel, current practice guidelines recommend the aggressive use of balanced blood products during resuscitation. It remains unclear how the replacement of blood after hemorrhage through transfusion may affect antibiotic concentrations. Data is necessary to better understand this relationship to enhance wound prophylaxis antibiotic dosing, particularly in severely wounded casualties who receive blood products during massive transfusions. It remains unclear how these resuscitation methods may alter pharmacokinetics. The investigators hypothesize that drug concentrations decrease in direct relation to the amount of blood transfused during low-volume, massive, and supermassive transfusion after trauma compared to patients who receive no blood products. The investigators seek to understand the relationship between drug concentrations and blood product administration using a non-compartmentalized model in the setting of hemorrhage. Specifically, they will (1) obtain drug concentrations at regular intervals during the first 12-18 hours after administration of antibiotics, (2) determine how much blood products and fluids are transfused during the 12 hours prior to antibiotic and 24 hours post-administration, and (3) perform data modeling to understand the relationship between blood transfusions and drug concentrations to inform data-driven dosing models. Liquid chromatography methods will be developed to measure drug concentrations. The investigators will conduct a prospective, multicenter study at two large trauma centers - Brooke Army Medical Center and the University of Colorado Hospital. They will seek to enroll any participant who is hospitalized or anticipated hospital admission for acute trauma and receives an antibiotic on the study list during their index hospitalization. They will then model the drug levels against the amount of blood and fluid infused to create an understanding of the pharmacokinetics of antibiotic wound prophylaxis.

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