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Community-Acquired PneumoniaPhase 4NCT01166932

Comparison Between Amoxycillin/Clavulanic Acid and Oxacillin/Ceftriaxone for Community Acquired-pneumonia

A Phase 4 study testing Amoxycillin/clavulanic acid and ceftriaxone/oxacillin in people with Community-Acquired Pneumonia, run by UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp at 1 site in Brazil.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Objective: To compare the clinical effectiveness and hospital costs, the initial empirical treatment, Oxacillin / Ceftriaxone and Amoxicillin / Clavulanate in children with Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) severe. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 2 months to 5 years
Conditions the study is for
Community-Acquired Pneumonia
What is being tested?
Amoxycillin/clavulanic acid and ceftriaxone/oxacillin
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
104 participants
Where
1 siteBrazil
Study dates
Apr 2005to Apr 2009
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 2 months to 5 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • children aged from 2 months to 5 years
  • children diagnosed with severe community-acquired pneumonia, who require hospitalization.

Who cannot join

  • chronical diseases
  • severe comorbidities
  • children admitted at PICU

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Brazil1 site
  • Cristiane Franco Ribeiro

    Botucatu, São Paulo, 18.618-970

Other trials in Brazil

About this study

Official title: COMPARISON OF CLINICAL EFFICACY OF COMBINATION Amoxycillin Plus Clavulanic Acid and Oxacillin Plus Ceftriaxone for HOSPITAL TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY Acquired PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN : A Randomized Clinical Study

Objective: To compare the clinical effectiveness and hospital costs, the initial empirical treatment, Oxacillin / Ceftriaxone and Amoxicillin / Clavulanate in children with Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) severe.

Methods: Clinical prospective randomized study in children aged two months to five years of age with a diagnosis of severe CAP, according to criteria of World Health Organization (WHO), admitted to the Pediatrics Ward of the Hospital of the Medical School of Botucatu- UNESP. We excluded children with comorbid disorders (primary and secondary immunodeficiency) with acute or chronic kidney disease, referred patients receiving antibiotics proposal and history of allergy to antibiotics proposed. We included 104 children who were randomized into two groups to receive: Oxacillin / Ceftriaxone IV (GCO, n = 48) and Amoxicillin / Clavulanate IV (GAA, n = 56). Patients of the GAA, after clinical improvement, has been receiving the same oral antibiotic, and maintaining clinical stability, were discharged from hospital, the GOC received any IV treatment. The outcomes analyzed were time to clinical improvement (fever and tachypnea), duration of oxygen therapy, hospitalization time, need to expand the antimicrobial spectrum progression to pleural effusion / empyema (DP / E) and hospital costs. Treatment failure was determined by the need to expand the antimicrobial spectrum after 48 hours of hospitalization.

Read the detailed description

eligibility: Children aged two months to five years with diagnosis of severe community acquired pneumonia, requiring hospitalization.

Outcomes measures: time to clinical improvement (respiratory rate and fever), duration of oxygen therapy, length of stay in the Division of Pediatrics, evolution with clinical complications, need for broadening the spectrum antimicrobials.

Being tested
Amoxycillin/clavulanic acid, ceftriaxone/oxacillin
Keywords
pneumonia, children, antibiotics
Medical subject headings
Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Pneumonia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Amoxycillin/clavulanic acidDrug

    100mg/Kg/day/10 days.

  • ceftriaxone/oxacillinDrug

    75 mg/Kg/day/10 days.

Study groups in NCT01166932
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
amoxicillin/clavulanic acidActive comparatorpatients who received amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
Receives: Drug: Amoxycillin/clavulanic acid
ceftriaxone/oxacillinActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: ceftriaxone/oxacillin

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. length of stay at pediatric ward.

    Measured: 3 years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. need for broadening the spectrum antimicrobials.

    Measured: 3 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Jul 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2005
  3. Primary completionApr 2007
  4. Study completionApr 2009

Resources

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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Care provider
Enrolment
104 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01166932
Sponsor's protocol ID
upeclin/HC/FMB-Unesp-44
Status last verified
Oct 2010
First submitted
11 May 2010
Last updated
1 Nov 2010
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Ribeiro CF, Ferrari GF, Fioretto JR. Antibiotic treatment schemes for very severe community-acquired pneumonia in children: a randomized clinical study. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2011 Jun;29(6):444-50.

    PubMed 21829969

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Amoxycillin/clavulanic acid and ceftriaxone/oxacillin in people with Community-Acquired Pneumonia, run by UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp at 1 site in Brazil.

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 2 inclusion and 3 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 1 Nov 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Brazil. 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 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

length of stay at pediatric ward. (time frame: 3 years). 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 NCT01166932, 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 1 Nov 2010.

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