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InfluenzaFLU-EENCT02983019

Treatment of Influenza in Routine Clinical Practice

An observational study of Influenza and Acute Upper Respiratory Infection, run by Nearmedic Plus LLC at 4 sites in 4 countries.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

This study evaluates the statistics of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) management in outpatient sites in Russia, Armenia, Moldova and Georgia (epidemiology: disease severity and bacterial exacerbations; patients demography; treatment duration and timelines; safety; quality of treatment) in… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 100 years
Conditions the study is for
Influenza, Acute Upper Respiratory Infection
What is being tested?
Kagocel
How many people
18,946 participants
Where
4 sitesin 4 countries
Study dates
Dec 2013to Sep 2016
Phase
Observational
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 18 to 100 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: patients with confirmed diagnosis of influenza or influenza-like illness caused by a different type of virus which are on anti-flu therapy

Who may be able to join

  • patients ≥ 18 years old,
  • patients diagnosed with influenza or influenza-like illness caused by a different type of virus,
  • patients to whom anti-flu treatment administered,
  • patients who have signed informed consent for management of their personal data.

Who cannot join

  • no exclusion criteria except participating in a current clinical trial because of non-interventional sudy design

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 4 countries.

4 sites in 4 countries

Armenia1 site
  • Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi

    Yerevan, 0025

Other trials in Armenia

Georgia1 site
  • Vl.Bakhutashvili Institute of Medical Biotechnology of Tbilisi State Medical University

    Tbilisi, 01059

Other trials in Georgia

Moldova1 site
  • State University of Medicine and Pharmacy Nicolae Testemitanu

    Chisinau

Other trials in Moldova

Russia1 site
  • Kazan State Medical University

    Kazan', 420012

Other trials in Russia

About this study

Official title: Non-interventional Study: Treatment of Influenza in Routine Clinical Practice (FLU-EE)

This study evaluates the statistics of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) management in outpatient sites in Russia, Armenia, Moldova and Georgia (epidemiology: disease severity and bacterial exacerbations; patients demography; treatment duration and timelines; safety; quality of treatment) in routine clinical practice with focus on drug therapy and usage of interferons' inducers.

Read the detailed description

This non-interventional study covers more than 15000 patients from outpatient sites in Russia, Armenia, Moldova and Georgia.

Influenza and acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) diagnosis validate according to "World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines for Pharmacological Management of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 and other Influenza Viruses". All patients' examinations are carried out according to the local routine clinical practice and local and international standards of care.

The following data will be collected and analyzed after the end of treatment:

  • demography
  • disease severity
  • body temperature
  • chills and fever (no/mild/severe)
  • weakness (no/mild/severe)
  • muscle or joint pain (no/mild/severe)
  • rhinitis (yes/no)
  • throat irritation (no/mild/severe)
  • headache (no/mild/severe)
  • cough (no/mild/severe)
  • conjunctivitis (no/mild/severe)
  • timelines: disease onset, first visit to physician, start of treatment
  • therapy (drug name, dose, with focus on interferons' inducers)
  • bacterial exacerbations (yes/no)
  • therapy of bacterial exacerbations (drug name)
  • adverse events
  • results of treatment satisfaction questionnaire for medication (TSQM-9), if completed by patient
Being tested
Kagocel
Keywords
influenza, flu, acute respiratory viral infection, ARVI, acute upper respiratory infection, AURI
Medical subject headings
Influenza, Human

What participants receive

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

  • KagocelDrug

    Investigators could prescribe other drugs in frame of routine clinical practice

Study groups in NCT02983019
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Therapy with interferons' inducersTherapy according to routine practice (including Kagocel) Groups will be splitted during the final data analysis
Receives: Drug: Kagocel
Therapy without interferons' inducersTherapy according to routine practice Groups will be splitted during the final data analysis

What is being measured

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

  1. The socio-demographic data and symptoms of disease in the joint population of patients with influenza and influenza-like illness caused by different types of viruses

    socio-demographic data, symptoms of disease

    Measured: up to 14 days

  2. The treatment description: names of drugs, dose, time of administration with regards to disease onset ("early" - from 1 to 3 days of symptoms; "late" - 4 or more days of symptoms)

    Measured: up to 14 days

  3. The efficacy (yes or no) of the treatment schemas with regards to severity of disease (mild, moderate, severe)

    Measured: up to 14 days

  4. Frequency of influenza complications with antibacterial drugs administration requirement

    Measured: up to 14 days

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events (AE) with regards to type and severity of AE (mild, moderate, severe; according to physician's opinion)

    Measured: up to 14 days

  2. Anti-influenza treatment schemas satisfaction rate according to TSQM-9 questionnaire (if completed by patient)

    Measured: up to 14 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 Dec 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2013
  3. Primary completionDec 2015
  4. Study completionSep 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
18,946 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02983019
Sponsor's protocol ID
ISIM-LCR
Acronym
FLU-EE
Status last verified
Feb 2017
First submitted
24 Nov 2016
Last updated
17 Feb 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Fazylov VK, Sitnikov IG, Silina EV, Shevchenko SB, Mozhina LN, Zamyatina LL, Yeganyan GA, Groppa LG, Korsantia BM. [Treatment for acute respiratory viral infection and influenza in daily clinical practice: Results of the multicenter international observational FLU-EE study]. Ter Arkh. 2016;88(11):68-75. doi: 10.17116/terarkh2016881168-75. Russian.

    PubMed 28005034

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Influenza and Acute Upper Respiratory Infection, run by Nearmedic Plus LLC at 4 sites in 4 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 4 inclusion and 1 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 17 Feb 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 4 sites in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia. 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.

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?

The socio-demographic data and symptoms of disease in the joint population of patients with influenza and influenza-like illness caused by different types of viruses (time frame: up to 14 days). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT02983019, 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 17 Feb 2017.

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