Study to Measure the Impact of Antibiotics on Bacterial Flora in Adults With Acute Sinusitis

NCT ID: NCT00245440

Last Updated: 2007-10-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

192 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-12-31

Study Completion Date

2006-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to measure the speed of microbial eradication due to azithromycin or telithromycin in acute maxillary sinusitis (AMS).

Detailed Description

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The objectives of this study are:

* To assess the impact of therapy with telithromycin vs. azithromycin on the oral microflora in patients with acute maxillary sinusitis at day 42 and to compare the duration of colonization with resistant oropharyngeal flora in patients treated with azithromycin vs. telithromycin.
* To also compare the two treatment groups for rate of reinfection within 6 weeks and the susceptibility pattern of the organisms appearing during the reinfection and differences in development of resistance and the associated changes in symptom responses.

Conditions

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Maxillary Sinusitis

Keywords

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S.pneumonia sinusitis ams azithromycin

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Subjects assigned Azithromycin

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Azithromycin

Intervention Type DRUG

250 mg tablets; 2 tablets once daily (500 mg) for 3 days

2

Subjects assigned Telithromycin

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Telithromycin

Intervention Type DRUG

400 mg tablets; 2 tablets once daily (800 mg) for 5 days

Interventions

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Azithromycin

250 mg tablets; 2 tablets once daily (500 mg) for 3 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Telithromycin

400 mg tablets; 2 tablets once daily (800 mg) for 5 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patients, either males or non-pregnant females, aged 18 to 75 years of age with clinical findings of acute maxillary sinusitis (AMS), who are amenable to serial sampling of the nasopharynx and oropharynx.
* Patients are required to have specimens of nasal and nasopharyngeal drainage collected for microbiological documentation within 24 hours prior to enrollment. All patients must produce sinus fluid drainage.
* All patients will produce nasal or nasopharyngeal discharge sufficient for baseline culture.
* Female patients of child bearing potential must agree to use an accepted method of contraception (i.e., oral or implanted contraceptive with a barrier method, spermicide and barrier methods, or intrauterine device \[IUD\]). The patient must agree to continue with the same method throughout the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with a history of recurrent sinusitis defined as more than three episodes of sinusitis which required antibiotic therapy in the preceding 12 months
* Patients with a history of chronic sinusitis defined as symptoms lasting greater than 28 days
* Patients with nosocomial acquired sinusitis (e.g., hospitalization or non-ambulatory institutional confinement including nursing homes within 2 weeks)
* Patients with a need for immediate surgery for maxillary sinusitis or previous sinus surgery within the past 6 months or sinus lavage within the past 7 days
* Patients who are long-term (\> 4 weeks) users of nasal decongestants (e.g. oxymetazoline 0.05%)
* Patients with a known or suspected hypersensitivity to, or a known or suspected serious adverse reaction to, any macrolide antibiotic
* Impaired hepatic or renal function (creatinine clearance \[CCL\] \<20 ml/min)
* Severe respiratory tract infections requiring hospitalization and parenteral antibiotic therapy.
* Requirement for a concomitant antimicrobial agent other than topical, antiviral or antifungal agents.
* Treatment with any macrolide, azalide, or ketolide antimicrobial within the 30 days prior to entry into the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sanofi

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

CPL Associates

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Jerome J Schentag, Pharm.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

State University of NY at Buffalo

Joseph Paladino, Pharm.D.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

State University of NY at Buffalo

Locations

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Southeastern Researchs Associates,Inc.

Taylors, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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HMR3647A-6045

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id