Trial Outcomes & Findings for Empiric Therapy of Mucopurulent Cervicitis (MPC) (NCT NCT01072136)

NCT ID: NCT01072136

Last Updated: 2014-12-24

Results Overview

The proportion of participants who have cleared MPC by the second follow-up visit. Clinical cure is defined as: absence of cervical mucopus and absence of easily induced cervical bleeding and \< 30 white blood cells per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain.

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

87 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Visit 2 - 2 months (Day 50-70).

Results posted on

2014-12-24

Participant Flow

Participants were recruited from STD or family planning clinics in New Orleans, LA, Birmingham AL, Jackson, MS, and Los Angeles CA between March 2010 and May 2011.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Azithromycin/Cefixime
A single dose of cefixime 400 mg (1 tablet oral at 400 mg) and azithromycin 1 gram (2 tablets oral at 500 mg each)
Placebo
Placebo
Overall Study
STARTED
44
43
Overall Study
Met All Enrollment Criteria
30
25
Overall Study
COMPLETED
21
12
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
23
31

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Empiric Therapy of Mucopurulent Cervicitis (MPC)

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Azithromycin/Cefixime
n=30 Participants
A single dose of cefixime 400 mg (1 tablet oral at 400 mg) and azithromycin 1 gram (2 tablets oral at 500 mg each)
Placebo
n=25 Participants
Placebo
Total
n=55 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous
25.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.6 • n=5 Participants
25.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.3 • n=7 Participants
25.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.4 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
30 Participants
n=5 Participants
25 Participants
n=7 Participants
55 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
30 participants
n=5 Participants
25 participants
n=7 Participants
55 participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
30 Participants
n=5 Participants
25 Participants
n=7 Participants
55 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Visit 2 - 2 months (Day 50-70).

Population: Per protocol. Received study product, met eligibility criteria, had complete primary outcome data, and absence of any major protocol violations.

The proportion of participants who have cleared MPC by the second follow-up visit. Clinical cure is defined as: absence of cervical mucopus and absence of easily induced cervical bleeding and \< 30 white blood cells per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Azithromycin/Cefixime
n=21 Participants
A single dose of cefixime 400 mg (1 tablet oral at 400 mg) and azithromycin 1 gram (2 tablets oral at 500 mg each)
Placebo
n=12 Participants
Placebo
Clinical Cure
Clinical Cure for mucopurulent cervicitis
Evaluate Clinical Cure in Participants Not Treated Versus Participants Empirically Treated With Cefixime and Azithromycin for Mucopurulent Cervicitis (MPC).
19 percentage of participants
33 percentage of participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At 2-3 week and 2 month (Day 50-70) follow-up.

Population: Participants who were randomized and received study product.

The number of participants experiencing PID after randomization.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Azithromycin/Cefixime
n=44 Participants
A single dose of cefixime 400 mg (1 tablet oral at 400 mg) and azithromycin 1 gram (2 tablets oral at 500 mg each)
Placebo
n=43 Participants
Placebo
Clinical Cure
Clinical Cure for mucopurulent cervicitis
Determine Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) in Patients Empirically Treated With Cefixime and Azithromycin for Mucopurulent Cervicitis (MPC) in Comparison to no Treatment.
1 participants
0 participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At 2-3 week and 2 month (Day 50-70) follow-up.

Population: Participants who were randomized and received study product.

The proportion of participants experiencing one or more adverse events after randomization.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Azithromycin/Cefixime
n=44 Participants
A single dose of cefixime 400 mg (1 tablet oral at 400 mg) and azithromycin 1 gram (2 tablets oral at 500 mg each)
Placebo
n=43 Participants
Placebo
Clinical Cure
Clinical Cure for mucopurulent cervicitis
Examine Adverse Events in Patients Empirically Treated With Cefixime and Azithromycin for Mucopurulent Cervicitis (MPC) in Comparison to no Treatment.
36.4 percentage of participants
27.9 percentage of participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At 2 month (Day 50-70) follow-up.

Population: Participants who met eligibility criteria and were not positive for chlamydia, gonorrhea, cervical trichomonas or cervical mycoplasma genitalium at 2 month follow-up.

Proportion of participants with clinical failure, partial response, or clinical cure for mucopurulent cervicitis at 2 month follow-up according to asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis status at 2 month follow-up. Clinical Failure: * Persistent cervical mucopus and/or easily induced cervical bleeding, and the presence of \> 30 WBCs per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain OR * Signs of pelvic inflammatory disease, including cervical motion tenderness, uterine tenderness or adnexal tenderness. Partial Response: * Persistent cervical mucopus and/or easily induced cervical bleeding and \<30 WBCs per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain OR * The presence of ≥ 30 WBCs per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain in the absence of both cervical mucopus and easily induced cervical bleeding. Clinical Cure: • Absence of cervical mucopus and absence of easily induced cervical bleeding and \< 30 WBC's per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Azithromycin/Cefixime
n=9 Participants
A single dose of cefixime 400 mg (1 tablet oral at 400 mg) and azithromycin 1 gram (2 tablets oral at 500 mg each)
Placebo
n=16 Participants
Placebo
Clinical Cure
n=7 Participants
Clinical Cure for mucopurulent cervicitis
Explore the Role of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) in Persistent Mucopurulent Cervicitis (MPC).
No Asymptomatic Bacterial Vaginosis
78 percentage of participants
88 percentage of participants
43 percentage of participants
Explore the Role of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) in Persistent Mucopurulent Cervicitis (MPC).
Asymptomatic Bacterial Vaginosis
22 percentage of participants
13 percentage of participants
57 percentage of participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At 2 month (Day 50-70) follow-up.

Population: Participants who met eligibility criteria and were not positive for chlamydia, gonorrhea, cervical trichomonas at 2-month follow-up.

Proportion of participants with clinical failure, partial response, or clinical cure for mucopurulent cervicitis at 2 months according to mycoplasma genitalium status(positive cervical or vaginal swabs versus both negative) at 2 months. Clinical Failure: * Persistent cervical mucopus and/or easily induced cervical bleeding, and the presence of \> 30 WBCs per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain OR * Signs of pelvic inflammatory disease, including cervical motion tenderness, uterine tenderness or adnexal tenderness. Partial Response: * Persistent cervical mucopus and/or easily induced cervical bleeding and \<30 WBCs per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain OR * The presence of ≥ 30 WBCs per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain in the absence of both cervical mucopus and easily induced cervical bleeding. Clinical Cure: • Absence of cervical mucopus and absence of easily induced cervical bleeding and \< 30 WBC's per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Azithromycin/Cefixime
n=9 Participants
A single dose of cefixime 400 mg (1 tablet oral at 400 mg) and azithromycin 1 gram (2 tablets oral at 500 mg each)
Placebo
n=16 Participants
Placebo
Clinical Cure
n=7 Participants
Clinical Cure for mucopurulent cervicitis
Explore the Role of Mycoplasma Genitalium in Persistent Mucopurulent Cervicitis (MPC).
Negative for mycoplasma genitalium
100 percentage of participants
94 percentage of participants
100 percentage of participants
Explore the Role of Mycoplasma Genitalium in Persistent Mucopurulent Cervicitis (MPC).
Positive for mycoplasma genitalium
0 percentage of participants
6 percentage of participants
0 percentage of participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At 2-3 weeks and 2 month (Day 50-70) follow-up.

Population: Participants who were positive for mycoplasma genitalium in either the cervix or vagina at baseline and who met eligibility criteria and who returned for at least one of the follow-up visits.

The proportion of participants with mycoplasma genitalium at baseline who clear mycoplasma genitalium in either the vagina or cervix at their last follow-up visit.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Azithromycin/Cefixime
n=4 Participants
A single dose of cefixime 400 mg (1 tablet oral at 400 mg) and azithromycin 1 gram (2 tablets oral at 500 mg each)
Placebo
n=3 Participants
Placebo
Clinical Cure
Clinical Cure for mucopurulent cervicitis
Evaluate Microbiological Cure of Mycoplasma Genitalium in Women Treated With Cefixime and Azithromycin Versus Placebo.
2 participants
1 participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At 2 month ( Day 50-70) follow-up.

Population: Per protocol. Received study product, met all eligibility criteria, had complete primary outcome data, and absence of any major protocol violations.

Clinical Failure: * Persistent cervical mucopus and/or easily induced cervical bleeding, and the presence of \> 30 WBCs per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain OR * Signs of pelvic inflammatory disease, including cervical motion tenderness, uterine tenderness or adnexal tenderness. Partial Response: * Persistent cervical mucopus and/or easily induced cervical bleeding and \<30 WBCs per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain OR * The presence of ≥ 30 WBCs per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain in the absence of both cervical mucopus and easily induced cervical bleeding. Clinical Cure: • Absence of cervical mucopus and absence of easily induced cervical bleeding and \< 30 WBC's per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Azithromycin/Cefixime
n=21 Participants
A single dose of cefixime 400 mg (1 tablet oral at 400 mg) and azithromycin 1 gram (2 tablets oral at 500 mg each)
Placebo
n=12 Participants
Placebo
Clinical Cure
Clinical Cure for mucopurulent cervicitis
Determine the Clinical Cure, Partial Response and Failure Proportions for Mucopurulent Cervicitis at 2 Months for Each Study Arm.
Clinical cure
19 percentage of participants
33 percentage of participants
Determine the Clinical Cure, Partial Response and Failure Proportions for Mucopurulent Cervicitis at 2 Months for Each Study Arm.
Partial response
43 percentage of participants
50 percentage of participants
Determine the Clinical Cure, Partial Response and Failure Proportions for Mucopurulent Cervicitis at 2 Months for Each Study Arm.
Clinical failure
38 percentage of participants
17 percentage of participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At 2-3 weeks follow-up.

Population: Received study product, met all eligibility criteria, and had complete outcome data at 2-3 weeks.

Clinical Failure: * Persistent cervical mucopus and/or easily induced cervical bleeding, and the presence of \> 30 WBCs per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain OR * Signs of pelvic inflammatory disease, including cervical motion tenderness, uterine tenderness or adnexal tenderness. Partial Response: * Persistent cervical mucopus and/or easily induced cervical bleeding and \<30 WBCs per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain OR * The presence of ≥ 30 WBCs per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain in the absence of both cervical mucopus and easily induced cervical bleeding. Clinical Cure: • Absence of cervical mucopus and absence of easily induced cervical bleeding and \< 30 WBC's per oil immersion field on cervical gram stain.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Azithromycin/Cefixime
n=27 Participants
A single dose of cefixime 400 mg (1 tablet oral at 400 mg) and azithromycin 1 gram (2 tablets oral at 500 mg each)
Placebo
n=18 Participants
Placebo
Clinical Cure
Clinical Cure for mucopurulent cervicitis
Determine the Clinical Cure, Partial Response and Failure Proportions for Mucopurulent Cervicitis at 2-3 Weeks for Each Study Arm.
Clinical cure
7 percentage of participants
0 percentage of participants
Determine the Clinical Cure, Partial Response and Failure Proportions for Mucopurulent Cervicitis at 2-3 Weeks for Each Study Arm.
Partial response
41 percentage of participants
72 percentage of participants
Determine the Clinical Cure, Partial Response and Failure Proportions for Mucopurulent Cervicitis at 2-3 Weeks for Each Study Arm.
Clinical failure
52 percentage of participants
28 percentage of participants

Adverse Events

Azithromycin/Cefixime

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 11 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 1 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Azithromycin/Cefixime
n=44 participants at risk
A single dose of cefixime 400 mg (1 tablet oral at 400 mg) and azithromycin 1 gram (2 tablets oral at 500 mg each)
Placebo
n=43 participants at risk
Placebo
Gastrointestinal disorders
Abdominal pain
20.5%
9/44 • Number of events 9
0.00%
0/43
Gastrointestinal disorders
Diarrhoea
15.9%
7/44 • Number of events 7
0.00%
0/43
Gastrointestinal disorders
Nausea
9.1%
4/44 • Number of events 4
2.3%
1/43 • Number of events 1

Additional Information

Shelly Lensing

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Phone: 501-686-8203

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place