Comparative Study of Ceftaroline vs. Vancomycin Plus Aztreonam in Adult Subjects With Complicated Skin Infections

NCT ID: NCT00423657

Last Updated: 2017-03-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

680 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-03-31

Study Completion Date

2007-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether ceftaroline is effective and safe in the treatment of complicated skin infections in adults.

Detailed Description

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Additional purpose of this study is to compare ceftaroline effectivity versus Vancomycin plus Aztreonam in the treatment of complicated skin infections in adults.

Conditions

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Bacterial Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Ceftaroline fosamil for Injection

Ceftaroline fosamil 600 mg administered intravenously over 60 minutes every 12 hours, followed by placebo administered over 60 minutes every 12 hours.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ceftaroline

Intervention Type DRUG

600 mg parenteral infused over 60 minutes, every 12 hours for 5 to 14 days

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Ceftaroline fosamil 600 mg administered intravenously over 60 minutes every 12 hours, followed by placebo administered over 60 minutes every 12 hours.

IV Vancomycin plus IV Aztreonam

Vancomycin 1 g administered over 60 minutes every 12 hours followed by aztreonam 1 g administered over 60 minutes every 12 hours.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

vancomycin plus aztreonam

Intervention Type DRUG

vancomycin at 1 g parenteral infused over 60 minutes followed by aztreonam 1 g infused over 60 minutes, every 12 hours, for 5 to 14 days.

Interventions

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ceftaroline

600 mg parenteral infused over 60 minutes, every 12 hours for 5 to 14 days

Intervention Type DRUG

vancomycin plus aztreonam

vancomycin at 1 g parenteral infused over 60 minutes followed by aztreonam 1 g infused over 60 minutes, every 12 hours, for 5 to 14 days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Ceftaroline fosamil 600 mg administered intravenously over 60 minutes every 12 hours, followed by placebo administered over 60 minutes every 12 hours.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Experimental Active Comparator

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Skin and skin structure infection (SSSI) that involves deeper soft tissue or requires significant surgical intervention, or cellulitis or abscess on lower extremity which occurs in subjects with diabetes mellitus or well-documented peripheral vascular disease.

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior treatment of current complicated skin and skin structure infection (cSSSI) with an antimicrobial.
* Failure of vancomycin or aztreonam as therapy for the current cSSSI, or prior isolation of an organism with in vitro resistance to vancomycin or aztreonam.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Forest Laboratories

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Cerexa, Inc

Principal Investigators

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Mark Wilcox, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Old Medical School

Locations

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Buena Park, California, United States

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Hawaiian Gardens, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Pasadena, California, United States

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San Diego, California, United States

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San Jose, California, United States

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Atlantis, Florida, United States

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Columbus, Georgia, United States

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Marietta, Georgia, United States

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Springfield, Illinois, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Butte, Montana, United States

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Somers Point, New Jersey, United States

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Toledo, Ohio, United States

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Tacoma, Washington, United States

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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Córdoba, , Argentina

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Santa Fe, , Argentina

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Braunau am Inn, , Austria

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Graz, , Austria

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Sankt Pölten, , Austria

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Sao Paula, , Brazil

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Temuco, , Chile

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Valdivia, , Chile

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Cottbus, , Germany

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Dortmund, , Germany

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Homburg/Saar, , Germany

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Mainz, , Germany

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Wiesbaden, , Germany

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Riga, , Latvia

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Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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Seattle Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

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Bielsko-Biala, , Poland

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Krakow, , Poland

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Lodz, , Poland

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Lublin, , Poland

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Poznan, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Wroclaw, , Poland

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Moscow, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Moscow Region, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Kharkiv, , Ukraine

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Kyiv, , Ukraine

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Lviv, , Ukraine

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Zaporizhya, , Ukraine

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London, , United Kingdom

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London, , United Kingdom

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United States Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Germany Latvia Mexico Poland Russia Ukraine United Kingdom

References

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Dryden M, Kantecki M, Yan JL, Stone GG, Leister-Tebbe H, Wilcox M. Treatment outcomes of secondary bacteraemia in patients treated with ceftaroline fosamil: pooled results from six phase III clinical trials. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2022 Mar;28:108-114. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2021.10.027. Epub 2021 Dec 16.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34922058 (View on PubMed)

Wilcox M, Yan JL, Gonzalez PL, Dryden M, Stone GG, Kantecki M. Impact of Underlying Comorbidities on Outcomes of Patients Treated with Ceftaroline Fosamil for Complicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Pooled Results from Three Phase III Randomized Clinical Trials. Infect Dis Ther. 2022 Feb;11(1):217-230. doi: 10.1007/s40121-021-00557-w. Epub 2021 Nov 6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34741280 (View on PubMed)

Corey GR, Wilcox MH, Gonzalez J, Jandourek A, Wilson DJ, Friedland HD, Das S, Iaconis J, Dryden M. Ceftaroline fosamil therapy in patients with acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections with systemic inflammatory signs: A retrospective dose comparison across three pivotal trials. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2019 Jun;53(6):830-837. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.01.016. Epub 2019 Feb 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30716446 (View on PubMed)

Cheng K, Pypstra R, Yan JL, Hammond J. Summary of the safety and tolerability of two treatment regimens of ceftaroline fosamil: 600 mg every 8 h versus 600 mg every 12 h. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Apr 1;74(4):1086-1091. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky519.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30597021 (View on PubMed)

Corrado ML. Integrated safety summary of CANVAS 1 and 2 trials: Phase III, randomized, double-blind studies evaluating ceftaroline fosamil for the treatment of patients with complicated skin and skin structure infections. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2010 Nov;65 Suppl 4:iv67-iv71. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkq256.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21115456 (View on PubMed)

Wilcox MH, Corey GR, Talbot GH, Thye D, Friedland D, Baculik T; CANVAS 2 investigators. CANVAS 2: the second Phase III, randomized, double-blind study evaluating ceftaroline fosamil for the treatment of patients with complicated skin and skin structure infections. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2010 Nov;65 Suppl 4:iv53-iv65. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkq255.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21115455 (View on PubMed)

Corey GR, Wilcox M, Talbot GH, Friedland HD, Baculik T, Witherell GW, Critchley I, Das AF, Thye D. Integrated analysis of CANVAS 1 and 2: phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind studies to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ceftaroline versus vancomycin plus aztreonam in complicated skin and skin-structure infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 15;51(6):641-50. doi: 10.1086/655827.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20695801 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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P903-07

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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