InfectionPhase 3NCT00492726
Therapy of Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections With Moxifloxacin or Ertapenem
A Phase 3 study testing Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039) and Ertapenem intravenous in people with Infection, run by Bayer at 52 sites in 14 countries.
Trial summary
A study to compare the safety and efficacy of moxifloxacin to ertapenem in patients with intra-abdominal infections. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Infection
- What is being tested?
- Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039) and Ertapenem intravenous
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 804 participants
- Where
- 52 sitesin 14 countries
- Study dates
- Jul 2006to Feb 2009
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Hospitalized men or women >/=18 years of age
- Expected duration of treatment with intravenous antibiotics anticipated to be >/= 5 full days but not exceeding 14 days
- Ability to provide documented and signed written informed consent
- Confirmed or suspected intra abdominal infection defined as follows:
- For a confirmed intra abdominal infection, a surgical procedure (laparotomy or laparoscopy) must have been performed within 24 hours prior to enrollment and reveal at least one of the following:
- Gross peritoneal inflammation with purulent exudates (i.e. peritonitis)
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- Intra abdominal abscess
- Macroscopic intestinal perforation with localized or diffuse peritonitis
- Subjects enrolled on the basis of a suspected intra abdominal infection must have:
- Radiological evidence [abdominal plain films, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or ultrasound] of gastrointestinal perforation or intra-abdominal abscess and the following signs and symptoms:
- Symptoms referable to the abdominal cavity (e.g. anorexia, nausea, vomiting or pain), lasting for at least 24 hours
- Tenderness (with or without rebound), involuntary guarding, absent or diminished bowel sounds, or abdominal wall rigidity
- At least two of the following SIRS criteria:
- Temperature > 38.0°C rectal or tympanic membrane, or temperature < 36.0°C rectal or tympanic
- Heart rate > 90/min
- Respiratory rate > 20/min
- WBC >12,000 cells/mm3 or < 4,000 cells/ mm3
- The subject must be scheduled for a surgical procedure (laparotomy or laparoscopy) within 24 hours of enrollment of the study
Who cannot join
- Known hypersensitivity to quinolones, and/or to carbapenems and/or to any other type of beta lactam antibiotic drugs (e.g. penicillins or cephalosporins), or any of the excipients
- Women who are pregnant or lactating or in whom pregnancy cannot be excluded
- History of tendon disease/disorder related to quinolone treatment
- Known congenital or documented acquired QT prolongation; uncorrected hypokalemia; clinically relevant bradycardia; clinically relevant heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction; previous history of symptomatic arrhythmias
- Concomitant use of any of the following drugs, reported to increase the QT interval: antiarrhythmics class IA (e.g. quinidine, hydroquinidine, disopyramide) or antiarrhythmics class III (e.g., amiodarone, sotalol, dofetilide, ibutilide), neuroleptics (e.g. phenothiazines, pimozide, sertindole, haloperidol, sultopride), tricyclic antidepressive agents, certain antimicrobials (sparfloxacin, erythromycin IV, pentamidine, antimalarials, particularly halofantrine), certain antihistaminics (terfenadine, astemizole, mizolastine), and others (cisapride, vincamine IV, bepridil, diphemanil)
- Known severe end stage liver disease
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- Creatinine clearance </= 30 mL/min/1.73 m2
- Systemic antibacterial therapy administered for more than 24 hours within 7 days of enrollment
- Need for systemic antibacterial therapy with agents other than those described in the study protocol
- Indwelling peritoneal catheter
- Pre existing ascites and presumed spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- Perforation of the stomach or duodenum, if the duration of perforation is less than 24 hours or if operated on within 24 hours of perforation
- Perforation of the small bowel (excluding the duodenum) or large bowel, if the duration of perforation is less than 12 hours or if operated on within 12 hours of perforation
- All pancreatic processes including pancreatic sepsis, peri-pancreatic sepsis, or an intra abdominal infection secondary to pancreatitis
- Liver and splenic abscess
- Transmural bowel ischemia or necrosis without perforation or established peritonitis or abscess
- Acute and gangrenous cholecystitis without perforation
- Acute cholangitis
- Early acute, suppurative, or gangrenous non-perforated appendicitis
- Subjects requiring antibiotic irrigations of the abdominal cavity or surgical wound
- Treatment with "open abdomen" or marsupialization, or multiple planned re laparotomies
- Infections originating from the female genital tract
- Peri-nephric infections
- Evidence of sepsis with shock requiring the administration of vasopressors for more than 4 consecutive hours
- Known rapidly fatal underlying disease (death expected within 6 months)
- Neutropenia (neutrophil count < 1,000/mL) caused by immunosuppressive therapy or malignancy
- Receiving chronic treatment with known immunosuppressant therapy (including chronic treatment with > 15 mg/day of systemic prednisone or equivalent)
- Subjects known to have AIDS (CD4 count < 200/mL) or HIV seropositives who are receiving HAART (HIV positive subjects may be included. HIV testing is not required for this study protocol)
- Subjects with a malignant or pre malignant hematological condition, including Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (subjects with solid tumor can be included in the study)
- Subjects with a Body Mass Index >/= 45 kg/m2
- Previous enrollment in this study
- Participation in any clinical investigational drug study within the previous 4 weeks
Trial locations and contacts
52 sites in 14 countries.
52 sites in 14 countries
Argentina9 sites
Study site
Buenos Aires, Ciudad Auton. de Buenos Aires, C1180AAX
Study site
Capital Federal
Study site
Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, B1702FWM
Study site
Córdoba, Córdoba Province, 5000
Study site
De Febrero 3, Buenos Aires, 1657
Study site
Mendoza, Mendoza Province
Study site
Merlo, Buenos Aires, B1712FJN
Study site
Rosario, Santa Fe Province
Study site
San Juan Bautista, Buenos Aires, 1888
Latvia6 sites
Study site
Daugavpils, LV-5417
Study site
Liepāja, 3402
Study site
Rēzekne
Study site
Riga, 1002
Study site
Riga, LV-1038
Study site
Valmiera, LV-4201
Germany5 sites
Study site
Beeskow, Brandenburg, 15848
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Hanover, Lower Saxony, 30625
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Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69120
Study site
Homburg, Saarland, 66424
Study site
Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, 33098
Romania5 sites
Study site
Brasov
Study site
Bucharest, 022328
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Cluj-Napoca, 400006
Study site
Oradea
Study site
Timișoara, 300748
Bulgaria4 sites
Study site
Pleven, 5800
Study site
Rousse, 7002
Study site
Sofia, 1431
Study site
Sofia, 1606
Lithuania4 sites
Study site
Kaunas, 45130
Study site
Klaipėda, LT-92231
Study site
Vilnius, 10207
Study site
Vilnius, LT-04130
Belgium3 sites
Study site
Bruxelles - Brussel, 1070
Study site
Bruxelles - Brussel, 1090
Study site
Ghent, 9000
Estonia3 sites
Study site
Kohtla-Järve, 30322
Study site
Tallinn, EE-13419
Study site
Tartu, EE-51014
Russia3 sites
Study site
Moscow, 115280
Study site
Moscow, 119048
Study site
Smolensk, 214019
South Africa3 sites
Study site
Cape Town, Cape, 7500
Study site
Pretoria, Gauteng, 0001
Study site
Somerset West, Western Cape, 7130
Spain2 sites
Study site
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08907
Study site
Madrid, Madrid, 28007
About this study
Official title: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-dummy, Double-blind, Multicenter Trial Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Moxifloxacin 400 mg IV QD 24 Hours to That of Ertapenem 1.0 g IV QD 24 Hours for 5 to 14 Days for the Treatment of Subjects With Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections (PROMISE Study)
A study to compare the safety and efficacy of moxifloxacin to ertapenem in patients with intra-abdominal infections.
- Conditions
- Infection
- Being tested
- Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039), Ertapenem intravenous
- Keywords
- Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections
- Medical subject headings
- Infections
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039)Drug
Moxifloxacin, 400mg, administered intravenously once daily
Ertapenem intravenousDrug
Active treatment: Ertapenem 1.0g, administered intravenously once daily
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039) | Experimental | Subjects received placebo matching the comparator (Ertapenem dummy) and Moxifloxacin 400 mg in 250 mL for intravenous infusion every 24 hours. Receives: Drug: Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039) |
| Ertapenem | Active comparator | Subject received Ertapenem 1.0 g in 50 mL for intravenous infusion and placebo matching Moxifloxacin (Moxifloxacin dummy) every 24 hours. Receives: Drug: Ertapenem intravenous |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of Subjects Achieving Clinical Cure at Test of Cure (TOC) Visit in the Per Protocol Population
Clinical cure at TOC = resolution or improvement of clinical signs and symptoms related to the infection without the occurrence of a wound infection requiring a systemic antibiotic treatment. Clinical failure at TOC = either failure to respond or insufficient lessening of the signs and symptoms of infection at end of treatment (EOT) or reappearance of the signs and symptoms of the original infection from EOT up to TOC or wound infection requiring additional systemic antimicrobial therapy at any time up to TOC.
Measured: 21 to 28 days after completion of study drug therapy
Secondary outcomes (9)
Number of Subjects Achieving Clinical Improvement During Treatment in the Per Protocol Population
Clinical improvement = Reduction in the severity and/or number of signs and symptoms of infection.Clinical failure = Failure to respond/insufficient lessening of signs and symptoms of infection requiring a modification/addition of antibacterial therapy, or a second surgical intervention (unless the original surgery was deemed inadequate). Development of a wound infection requiring alternative/additional antibiotic therapy was considered a failure. Failed subjects must have had 3 full days of therapy administered.
Measured: During treatment at day 5 +/- 1 day
Number of Subjects Achieving Bacteriological Success During Treatment in the Per Protocol Population With Causative Organism(s)
Bacteriological success = response classified as 'eradication' or 'presumed eradication' without occurrence of a superinfection. Bacteriological failure = response classified as 'persistence', 'presumed persistence', or 'superinfection'.
Measured: During treatment at day 5 +/- 1 day
Number of Subjects Achieving Clinical Cure at End of Therapy (EOT) Visit in the Per Protocol Population
Clinical cure = resolution/improvement of clinical signs and symptoms related to the infection without wound infection requiring systemic antibiotic treatment. Clinical failure = Failure to respond/insufficient lessening of signs and symptoms of infection requiring a modification/addition of antibacterial therapy, or a second surgical intervention (unless the original surgery was deemed inadequate). Development of a wound infection requiring alternative/additional antibiotic therapy was considered a failure. Failed subjects must have had 3 full days of therapy administered.
Measured: after 5 - 14 days of therapy
Number of Subjects Achieving Bacteriological Success at EOT Visit in the Per Protocol Population With Causative Organism(s)
Bacteriological success = response classified as 'eradication' or 'presumed eradication' without occurrence of a superinfection. Bacteriological failure = response classified as 'persistence', 'presumed persistence', or 'superinfection'.
Measured: After 5 - 14 days of therapy
Number of Subjects Achieving Bacteriological Success at TOC Visit in the Per Protocol Population With Causative Organism(s)
Bacteriological success = response classified as 'eradication' or 'presumed eradication' without occurrence of a superinfection. Bacteriological failure = response classified as 'persistence', 'presumed persistence', or 'superinfection' - additionally, any recurrence or reinfection was treated as bacteriological failure at TOC.
Measured: 21 - 28 days after end of therapy
Number of Subjects Achieving Clinical Cure at TOC Visit in the Per Protocol Population With Causative Organism(s)
Clinical cure at TOC = resolution or improvement of clinical signs and symptoms related to the infection without the occurrence of a wound infection requiring a systemic antibiotic treatment. Clinical failure at TOC = either failure to respond or insufficient lessening of the signs and symptoms of infection at end of treatment (EOT) or reappearance of the signs and symptoms of the original infection from EOT up to TOC or wound infection requiring additional systemic antimicrobial therapy at any time up to TOC.
Measured: 21 - 28 days after end of therapy
Number of Subjects Who Died Due to Intra-abdominal Infections
Number of subjects who had died due to intra abdominal infections by the time of TOC visit.
Measured: 21 - 28 days after end of treatment at TOC Visit
Duration of Hospitalization
Duration of hospitalization in the per protocol population.
Measured: From the first admission date to the discharge date (from 4 to 71 days after start of study medication)
Duration of Hospitalization Postoperatively
Duration of hospitalization after the first surgery until discharge in the per protocol population.
Measured: Duration of hospitalization after the first surgery until discharge date (from 4 to 71 days after start of study medication)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Jun 2007 (estimated)
- Study startJul 2006
- Primary completionFeb 2009
- Study completionFeb 2009
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for InfectionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by BayerThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 804 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Bayer
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Bayer Study Director, Study director, Bayer
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00492726
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 11976
- Other IDs
- 2006-000874-56
- Status last verified
- Nov 2014
- First submitted
- 26 Jun 2007
- Last updated
- 7 Nov 2014
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
De Waele JJ, Tellado JM, Alder J, Reimnitz P, Jensen M, Hampel B, Arvis P. Randomised clinical trial of moxifloxacin versus ertapenem in complicated intra-abdominal infections: results of the PROMISE study. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2013 Jan;41(1):57-64. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.08.013. Epub 2012 Nov 13.
PubMed 23153963
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Nov 2014. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Prospective, Randomized, Double-dummy, Double-blind, Multicenter Trial Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Moxifloxacin 400 mg IV QD 24 Hours to That of Ertapenem 1.0 g IV QD 24 Hours for 5 to 14 Days for the Treatment of Subjects With Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections (PROMISE Study)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00492726
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 11976
- Conditions
- Infection
- Keywords
- Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 804 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- BayerIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- Jul 2006
- Primary completion
- Feb 2009 (actual)
- Study completion
- Feb 2009 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Jun 2007 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 3 Mar 2010
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
A study to compare the safety and efficacy of moxifloxacin to ertapenem in patients with intra-abdominal infections.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039) | Experimental | Drug: Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039)Subjects received placebo matching the comparator (Ertapenem dummy) and Moxifloxacin 400 mg in 250 mL for intravenous infusion every 24 hours. |
| Ertapenem | Active comparator | Drug: Ertapenem intravenousSubject received Ertapenem 1.0 g in 50 mL for intravenous infusion and placebo matching Moxifloxacin (Moxifloxacin dummy) every 24 hours. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (18 listed)
- Hospitalized men or women >/=18 years of age
- Expected duration of treatment with intravenous antibiotics anticipated to be >/= 5 full days but not exceeding 14 days
- Ability to provide documented and signed written informed consent
- Confirmed or suspected intra abdominal infection defined as follows:
- Subjects enrolled on the basis of a suspected intra abdominal infection must have:
Key exclusion criteria (32 listed)
- Known hypersensitivity to quinolones, and/or to carbapenems and/or to any other type of beta lactam antibiotic drugs (e.g. penicillins or cephalosporins), or any of the excipients
- Women who are pregnant or lactating or in whom pregnancy cannot be excluded
- History of tendon disease/disorder related to quinolone treatment
- Known congenital or documented acquired QT prolongation; uncorrected hypokalemia; clinically relevant bradycardia; clinically relevant heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction; previous history of symptomatic arrhythmias
- Concomitant use of any of the following drugs, reported to increase the QT interval: antiarrhythmics class IA (e.g. quinidine, hydroquinidine, disopyramide) or antiarrhythmics class III (e.g., amiodarone, sotalol, dofetilide, ibutilide), neuroleptics (e.g. phenothiazines, pimozide, sertindole, haloperidol, sultopride), tricyclic antidepressive agents, certain antimicrobials (sparfloxacin, erythromycin IV, pentamidine, antimalarials, particularly halofantrine), certain antihistaminics (terfenadine, astemizole, mizolastine), and others (cisapride, vincamine IV, bepridil, diphemanil)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039)Moxifloxacin, 400mg, administered intravenously once daily | Drug | Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039) |
| Ertapenem intravenousActive treatment: Ertapenem 1.0g, administered intravenously once daily | Drug | Ertapenem |
Primary outcome
Number of Subjects Achieving Clinical Cure at Test of Cure (TOC) Visit in the Per Protocol Population
Time frame: 21 to 28 days after completion of study drug therapy
Clinical cure at TOC = resolution or improvement of clinical signs and symptoms related to the infection without the occurrence of a wound infection requiring a systemic antibiotic treatment. Clinical failure at TOC = either failure to respond or insufficient lessening of the signs and symptoms of infection at end of treatment (EOT) or reappearance of the signs and symptoms of the original infection from EOT up to TOC or wound infection requiring additional systemic antimicrobial therapy at any time up to TOC.
9 secondary outcomes
Number of Subjects Achieving Clinical Improvement During Treatment in the Per Protocol Population
Time frame: During treatment at day 5 +/- 1 day
Number of Subjects Achieving Bacteriological Success During Treatment in the Per Protocol Population With Causative Organism(s)
Time frame: During treatment at day 5 +/- 1 day
Number of Subjects Achieving Clinical Cure at End of Therapy (EOT) Visit in the Per Protocol Population
Time frame: after 5 - 14 days of therapy
Number of Subjects Achieving Bacteriological Success at EOT Visit in the Per Protocol Population With Causative Organism(s)
Time frame: After 5 - 14 days of therapy
Number of Subjects Achieving Bacteriological Success at TOC Visit in the Per Protocol Population With Causative Organism(s)
Time frame: 21 - 28 days after end of therapy
Number of Subjects Achieving Clinical Cure at TOC Visit in the Per Protocol Population With Causative Organism(s)
Time frame: 21 - 28 days after end of therapy
Number of Subjects Who Died Due to Intra-abdominal Infections
Time frame: 21 - 28 days after end of treatment at TOC Visit
Duration of Hospitalization
Time frame: From the first admission date to the discharge date (from 4 to 71 days after start of study medication)
Duration of Hospitalization Postoperatively
Time frame: Duration of hospitalization after the first surgery until discharge date (from 4 to 71 days after start of study medication)
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Nov 2014.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Results publication: PubMed 23153963De Waele JJ, Tellado JM, Alder J, Reimnitz P, Jensen M, Hampel B, Arvis P. Randomised clinical trial of moxifloxacin versus ertapenem in complicated intra-abdominal infections: results of the PROMISE study. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2013 Jan;41(1):57-64. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.08.013. Epub 2012 Nov 13.
- Click here and search for information of Bayer products for EuropeLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Moxifloxacin (Avelox, BAY12-8039) and Ertapenem intravenous in people with Infection, run by Bayer at 52 sites in 14 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 18 inclusion and 32 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Nov 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 52 sites in Argentina, Latvia, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria and 9 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 3 Mar 2010). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Number of Subjects Achieving Clinical Cure at Test of Cure (TOC) Visit in the Per Protocol Population (time frame: 21 to 28 days after completion of study drug therapy). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00492726, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Nov 2014.