Comparative Study of Ceftaroline vs. Ceftriaxone in Adults With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

NCT ID: NCT00509106

Last Updated: 2017-03-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

622 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-07-31

Study Completion Date

2009-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to determine if the antibiotic ceftaroline is safe and effective in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in adults.

Detailed Description

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Clinical trials is being held in different countries. The purpose of the study is to determine if the antibiotic ceftaroline is safe and effective in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in adults.

Conditions

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Bacterial Pneumonia

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 was administered in two consecutive 300 mg IV infusions over 30 minutes, every 12 hours (q12h).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ceftaroline fosamil for Injection

Intervention Type DRUG

2 consecutive, 300 mg dose parenteral infused over 30 minutes, every 12 hours for 5 to 7 days

IV Ceftriaxone

Ceftriaxone was administered as a 1-g IV infusion over 30 minutes followed by IV saline placebo infused over 30 minutes, every 24 hours (q24h).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Ceftriaxone

Intervention Type DRUG

1 g dose parenteral infused over 30 minutes, every 24 hours for 5 to 7 days

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Subjects randomized to receive ceftriaxone will receive ceftriaxone at a dose of 1 g infused over 30 minutes followed by IV saline placebo infused over 30 minutes, every 24 hours (q24h). Twelve hours after each dose of ceftriaxone and saline placebo (ie, between ceftriaxone doses), subjects in this group will receive two consecutive saline placebo infusions, each infused over 30 minutes q24h. The ceftriaxone and saline placebo infusions will correspond to the q12h infusions of ceftaroline, thereby maintaining the blind

Interventions

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Ceftaroline fosamil for Injection

2 consecutive, 300 mg dose parenteral infused over 30 minutes, every 12 hours for 5 to 7 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Ceftriaxone

1 g dose parenteral infused over 30 minutes, every 24 hours for 5 to 7 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Subjects randomized to receive ceftriaxone will receive ceftriaxone at a dose of 1 g infused over 30 minutes followed by IV saline placebo infused over 30 minutes, every 24 hours (q24h). Twelve hours after each dose of ceftriaxone and saline placebo (ie, between ceftriaxone doses), subjects in this group will receive two consecutive saline placebo infusions, each infused over 30 minutes q24h. The ceftriaxone and saline placebo infusions will correspond to the q12h infusions of ceftaroline, thereby maintaining the blind

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Experimental Active comparator

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Subjects with community-acquired pneumonia requiring:

* initial hospitalization or treatment in an emergency room or urgent care setting
* infection requiring initial treatment with IV antimicrobial

Exclusion Criteria

* Community-acquired pneumonia suitable for outpatient therapy with an oral antimicrobial agent
* Respiratory tract infections not due to community-acquired bacterial pathogens
* Infections resistant to ceftriaxone
* Any condition requiring concomitant systemic corticosteroids
* History of any hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to any ß-lactam antimicrobial
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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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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IM Hoepelman, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UMC Utrecht

Locations

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Autonoma, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Merlo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina

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Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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Santa Fe, , Argentina

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Grieskirchner, Wels, Austria

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Steyr, , Austria

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Plovdiv, , Bulgaria

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Rousse, , Bulgaria

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Varna, , Bulgaria

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San Ignacio, Región de Valparaíso, Chile

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Santiago, , Chile

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United States Argentina Austria Bulgaria Chile Germany Hungary India Latvia Mexico Peru Poland Romania Russia Ukraine

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
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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)

Taboada M, Melnick D, Iaconis JP, Sun F, Zhong NS, File TM, Llorens L, Friedland HD, Wilson D. Ceftaroline fosamil versus ceftriaxone for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Apr;71(4):862-70. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv415. Epub 2015 Dec 24.

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Lodise TP, Anzueto AR, Weber DJ, Shorr AF, Yang M, Smith A, Zhao Q, Huang X, File TM. Assessment of time to clinical response, a proxy for discharge readiness, among hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia who received either ceftaroline fosamil or ceftriaxone in two phase III FOCUS trials. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Feb;59(2):1119-26. doi: 10.1128/AAC.03643-14. Epub 2014 Dec 8.

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Shorr AF, Kollef M, Eckburg PB, Llorens L, Friedland HD. Assessment of ceftaroline fosamil in the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae: insights from two randomized trials. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Mar;75(3):298-303. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.12.002. Epub 2013 Jan 26.

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Rank DR, Friedland HD, Laudano JB. Integrated safety summary of FOCUS 1 and FOCUS 2 trials: Phase III randomized, double-blind studies evaluating ceftaroline fosamil for the treatment of patients with community-acquired pneumonia. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2011 Apr;66 Suppl 3:iii53-9. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkr099.

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PMID: 21482570 (View on PubMed)

Low DE, File TM Jr, Eckburg PB, Talbot GH, David Friedland H, Lee J, Llorens L, Critchley IA, Thye DA; FOCUS 2 investigators. FOCUS 2: a randomized, double-blinded, multicentre, Phase III trial of the efficacy and safety of ceftaroline fosamil versus ceftriaxone in community-acquired pneumonia. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2011 Apr;66 Suppl 3:iii33-44. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkr097.

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PMID: 21482568 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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P903-09

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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