Efficacy of Oral Famciclovir 125mg Comparing to Aciclovir 200 mg Treatment in Patients With Active Recurrent Genital Herpes
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified February 2013 by EMS
Sponsor:
EMS
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
EMS
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01281007
First received: January 20, 2011
Last updated: February 26, 2013
Last verified: February 2013
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Purpose
Recurrent genital herpes is a commonly occurring sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are effective oral prescription antiviral medicines available to reduce the discomfort of symptoms as famciclovir and aciclovir.
This is a phase III, multicenter, randomized, parallel-group study to compare the efficacy and safety of treatment with famciclovir (125 mg) comparing to aciclovir (200 mg) in patients with active recurrent genital herpes.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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GENITAL HERPES |
Drug: Famciclovir Drug: Aciclovir |
Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED, MULTICENTER STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF FAMCICLOVIR 125MG COMPARING TO ACICLOVIR 200MG IN PATIENTS WITH ACTIVE RECURRENT GENITAL HERPES |
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Further study details as provided by EMS:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Efficacy will be evaluated by the proportion of subjects with non herpes manifestation [ Time Frame: Day 5 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Symptoms evaluated: erythema, papule, vesicle, ulcer, crust, or healed skin.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Safety will be evaluated by the Adverse events occurence [ Time Frame: Day 5 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Adverse events will be collected and followed in order to evaluate safety and tolerability
| Estimated Enrollment: | 100 |
| Study Start Date: | July 2012 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | October 2014 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | July 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: Famciclovir 125 mg
Each 12 hours for 5 days
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Drug: Famciclovir
Famciclovir 125 mg each 12 hours for 5 days
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Active Comparator: Aciclovir 200 mg
Each 4 hours for 5 days
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Drug: Aciclovir
Aciclovir 200 mg each 4 hours fo 5 days
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Detailed Description:
STUDY DESIGN
- Open-label, prospective, parallel group, intent to treat trial
- Experiment duration: 5 days
- 2 visits (days 1, and 5)
- Reduction symptoms
- Adverse events evaluation
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
- Patients must be able to understand the study procedures agree to participate and give written consent.
- Patients with clinical diagnosis of recurrent genital herpes;
- Score symptoms higher than 4;
- Negative pregnant urine test.
Exclusion criteria:
- Pregnancy or risk of pregnancy.
- Lactation
- Any pathology or past medical condition that can interfere with this protocol.
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug , hormonal anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive drugs (in the last 30 days and during the study);
- Patients with immunodeficiency and/or immunosuppressive disease;
- Hypersensitivity to components of the formula;
- Other conditions deemed reasonable by the medical investigator as to the disqualification of the individual from study participation.
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01281007
Contacts
| Contact: Pesquisa Clínica | 55 11 38879851 | pesquisa.clinica@ems.com.br |
Locations
| Brazil | |
| Centro de Referência e Treinamento DST/AIDS | Recruiting |
| São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Contact: Roberto José Carvalho da Silva, MD | |
| Principal Investigator: Robero José Carvalho da Silva, MD | |
| Hospital e Maternidade Leonor Mendes de Barros | Recruiting |
| São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Contact: Corintio Manriani Neto, MD | |
| Principal Investigator: Corintio Mariani Neto, MD | |
| Hospital das Clínicas | Recruiting |
| São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Contact: Lana Maria de Aguiar, MD | |
| Principal Investigator: Lana Maria de Aguiar, MD | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
EMS
Investigators
| Study Director: | Felipe Pinho, MD | EMS |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | EMS |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01281007 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | F125EMS1010 |
| Study First Received: | January 20, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | February 26, 2013 |
| Health Authority: | Brazil: National Health Surveillance Agency |
Keywords provided by EMS:
|
Herpes Simplex Virus |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|
Herpes Simplex Herpes Genitalis Herpesviridae Infections DNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Genital Diseases, Male Genital Diseases, Female |
Acyclovir Famciclovir 2-Aminopurine Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
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