Study Comparing Tigecycline Versus Ceftriaxone Sodium Plus Metronidazole in Complicated Intra-abdominal Infection
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00195351 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 19, 2005
Results First Posted : June 10, 2009
Last Update Posted : February 25, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Appendicitis Cholecystitis Cross Infection Diverticulitis Peritonitis | Drug: tigecycline Drug: ceftriaxone sodium + metronidazole | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 467 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized Comparative Study of Tigecycline vs Ceftriaxone Sodium Plus Metronidazole for the Treatment of Hospitalized Subjects With Complicated Intra-abdominal Infection |
Study Start Date : | September 2005 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | February 2008 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: A |
Drug: tigecycline
every 12 hours IV (an initial dose of 100 mg followed by 50 mg every 12 hours) |
Active Comparator: B |
Drug: ceftriaxone sodium + metronidazole
Ceftriaxone sodium 2 g once daily intravenously plus metronidazole 1 g to 2 g daily given in divided doses intravenously. Test article should be administered for a minimum of 4 days and up to 14 days at the discretion of the investigator. |
- Number of Clinically Evaluable Patients With Clinical Response of Cure at Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit. [ Time Frame: 10-21 days after the last dose of test article ]The clinical response was assigned by the investigator according to the protocol-specified guidelines. A clinical response of cure was defined as: the test article and the initial intervention (operative and/or radiologically controlled drainage procedure) resolved the intra-abdominal infection.
- Number of Microbiologically Evaluable Patients With a Clinical Response of Cure at Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit. [ Time Frame: 10-21 days after the last dose of test article ]The clinical response was assigned by the investigator according to the protocol-specified guidelines. A clinical response of cure was defined as: the test article and the initial intervention (operative and/or radiologically controlled drainage procedure) resolved the intra-abdominal infection.
- Number of Patients by Microbiologic Response at Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit. [ Time Frame: 10-21 days after the last dose of test article ]Microbiologic response assessed at patient level was combined microbiologic responses for all baseline isolates identified in intra-abdominal/blood cultures. Eradication=baseline isolate not recovered from primary infection site/blood; Presumed Eradication=no material available for culture but response was cure; Persistence=baseline isolate recovered from primary infection site/blood; Presumed Persistence=no material available for culture but response was failure; Superinfection=culture from primary infection site was positive for new isolate not identified at baseline & response was failure.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of complicated intra-abdominal infection that requires surgery within 24 hours.
- Fever over 100.4°F (38.0°C) or high white blood cell count plus other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cancer
- Medicines that suppress the immune system
- Dialysis

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00195351

Study Director: | Medical Monitor | Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer |
Responsible Party: | Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00195351 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
3074A1-400 |
First Posted: | September 19, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | June 10, 2009 |
Last Update Posted: | February 25, 2013 |
Last Verified: | February 2013 |
Complicated intra-abdominal infection Appendicitis with abscess Perforated diverticulitis Purulent peritonitis Complicated cholecystitis |
Infections Communicable Diseases Appendicitis Peritonitis Intraabdominal Infections Cross Infection Cholecystitis Acalculous Cholecystitis Diverticulitis Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Cecal Diseases |
Intestinal Diseases Peritoneal Diseases Gallbladder Diseases Biliary Tract Diseases Diverticular Diseases Iatrogenic Disease Metronidazole Ceftriaxone Tigecycline Anti-Infective Agents Anti-Bacterial Agents Antiprotozoal Agents Antiparasitic Agents Protein Synthesis Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors |