Early Oseltamivir Treatment of Influenza in Children 1-3 Years of Age

NCT ID: NCT00593502

Last Updated: 2009-06-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

409 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-02-29

Study Completion Date

2009-06-30

Brief Summary

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The main purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of early oseltamivir treatment (started within 24 hours of the onset of influenza symptoms) in preventing the development of acute otitis media as a complication of influenza in children aged 1-3 years.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Influenza

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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1

Oseltamivir

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

oseltamivir

Intervention Type DRUG

Body weight: ≤ 15 kg, 30 mg twice daily; 15 - ≤ 23 kg, 45 mg twice daily; 23 - ≤ 40 kg, 60 mg twice daily; \> 40 kg, 75 mg twice daily, for 5 days

2

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

The dosage of placebo will be similar to the active drug

Interventions

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oseltamivir

Body weight: ≤ 15 kg, 30 mg twice daily; 15 - ≤ 23 kg, 45 mg twice daily; 23 - ≤ 40 kg, 60 mg twice daily; \> 40 kg, 75 mg twice daily, for 5 days

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

The dosage of placebo will be similar to the active drug

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Tamiflu

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 1-3 years
* Fever = or \> 38.0 C and at least one respiratory symptom OR fever = or \> 38.0 C and a positive influenza rapid test

Exclusion Criteria

* Confirmed infection with any other respiratory virus than influenza.
* Suspicion of invasive bacterial infection requiring immediate admission to hospital
* Evidence of a poorly controlled underlying medical condition
* Known immunosuppression (malignancy, transplant, drugs)
* Known allergy to oseltamivir or paracetamol
* Received oseltamivir within 4 weeks
* Participation in another clinical trial with an investigational drug
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Year

Maximum Eligible Age

3 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hospital District of Southwestern Finland

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

Principal Investigators

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Terho J Heikkinen, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

Locations

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Turku University Hospital

Turku, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

References

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Heikkinen T, Silvennoinen H, Peltola V, Ziegler T, Vainionpaa R, Vuorinen T, Kainulainen L, Puhakka T, Jartti T, Toikka P, Lehtinen P, Routi T, Juven T. Burden of influenza in children in the community. J Infect Dis. 2004 Oct 15;190(8):1369-73. doi: 10.1086/424527. Epub 2004 Sep 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15378427 (View on PubMed)

Whitley RJ, Hayden FG, Reisinger KS, Young N, Dutkowski R, Ipe D, Mills RG, Ward P. Oral oseltamivir treatment of influenza in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Feb;20(2):127-33. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200102000-00002.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11224828 (View on PubMed)

Heinonen S, Silvennoinen H, Lehtinen P, Vainionpaa R, Ziegler T, Heikkinen T. Effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in children aged 9 months to 3 years: an observational cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;11(1):23-9. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70255-3. Epub 2010 Nov 22.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21106443 (View on PubMed)

Heinonen S, Silvennoinen H, Lehtinen P, Vainionpaa R, Vahlberg T, Ziegler T, Ikonen N, Puhakka T, Heikkinen T. Early oseltamivir treatment of influenza in children 1-3 years of age: a randomized controlled trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Oct 15;51(8):887-94. doi: 10.1086/656408.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20815736 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EudraCT 2007-004734-17

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MV21118

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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