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Intravenous Azithromycin Plus Intravenous Ceftriaxone Followed by Oral Azithromycin With Intravenous Levofloxacin Followed by Oral Levofloxacin for the Treatment of Moderate to Severely Ill Hospitalized Patients With Community Acquired Pneumonia

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00035347
First received: May 2, 2002
Last updated: April 25, 2011
Last verified: April 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

A trial in which patients over 18 years of age who are hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia and are otherwise eligible for entry into the study are randomly selected to receive one of two treatment regimens. After written informed consent is obtained, patients will receive one of the following two treatment regimens: 1) intravenous administration of azithromycin and ceftriaxone followed by azithromycin tablets, or 2) intravenous administration of levofloxacin followed by levofloxacin tablets. At least four study visits are normally conducted up to approximately one month after starting therapy. The objective of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of the two treatment regimens.


Condition Intervention Phase
Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
 Drug: IV azithromycin
Drug: ceftriaxone
Drug: oral azithromycin
Drug: IV levofloxacin
Drug: oral levofloxacin
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Multicenter, Open Label Trial Comparing Intravenous Zithromax® (Azithromycin) Plus Intravenous Rocephin® (Ceftriaxone) Followed By Oral Zithromax® (Azithromycin) With Intravenous Levaquin® (Levofloxacin) Followed By Oral Levaquin® (Levofloxacin) For The Treatment Of Moderate To Severely Ill Hospitalized Subjects With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Pneumonia
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Pfizer:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Efficacy of sequential therapy with IV Zithromax® plus IV Rocephin® followed by oral Zithromax® to IV Levaquin® (levofloxacin) followed by oral Levaquin® in the treatment of moderate to severely ill subjects with community-acquired pneumonia. [ Time Frame: Duration of trial ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Safety and toleration of IV Zithromax® plus IV Rocephin® followed by oral Zithromax® to IV Levaquin® followed by oral Levaquin®, and to compare the bacteriological response rates in subjects with a baseline pathogen. [ Time Frame: Duration of trial ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 219
Study Start Date: January 2001
Study Completion Date: June 2002
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Azithromycin plus ceftriaxone group (AZY+CEF group)
IV azithromycin (500 mg once daily) plus ceftriaxone (1 gram once daily) for 2 to 5 days followed by oral azithromycin (2 x 250 mg once daily) to complete a total of 7 to 10 days of therapy
 Drug: IV azithromycin
500 mg once daily
Other Name: Zithromax®
Drug: ceftriaxone
1 gram once daily for 2 to 5 days
Other Name: Rocephin®
Drug: oral azithromycin
2 x 250 mg once daily
Other Name: Zithromax®
Experimental: Levofloxacin group (LEV group)
IV levofloxacin (500 mg once daily) for a minimum of 2 days followed by oral levofloxacin (500 mg once daily) to complete a total of 7 to 14 days of therapy.
 Drug: IV levofloxacin
500 mg once daily
Other Name: Levaquin®
Drug: oral levofloxacin
500 mg once daily
Other Name: Levaquin®

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient must be 18 years or older.
  • Patient must be hospitalized and require intravenous therapy for treatment of pneumonia.
  • Patient must have pneumonia as documented by relevant signs and symptoms and a positive chest X-ray.
  • Patients cannot have certain underlying diseases or conditions as defined in the study protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women, nursing mothers, or women of childbearing potential not practicing adequate contraception.
  • Known or suspected hypersensitivity or intolerance to any quinolone, penicillin, cephalosporin, or macrolide antibiotic.
  • Treatment with any systemic antibiotic for 24 hours or longer within 72 hours prior to the baseline visit.
  • Subjects with clinically significant renal dysfunction.
  • Subjects with clinically significant hepatic dysfunction.
  • Subjects with clinically significant cardiovascular disorders.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00035347

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Pfizer
Investigators
Study Director: Pfizer CT.gov Call Center Pfizer
  More Information

Additional Information:
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No publications provided

Responsible Party: Director, Clinical Trial Disclosure Group, Pfizer, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00035347     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: A0661035
Study First Received: May 2, 2002
Last Updated: April 25, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pneumonia
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Ceftriaxone
Ofloxacin
Azithromycin
Anti-Bacterial Agents
 Anti-Infective Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
Renal Agents

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