Study of Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole as PCP Prophylaxis in CTD Patients

NCT ID: NCT01747278

Last Updated: 2012-12-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-08-31

Study Completion Date

2013-08-31

Brief Summary

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Evaluation the efficacy and safety profile of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis in Patients With Connective Tissue Diseases (CTD) treated with high-dose glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive agents.

Open-labeled, randomized, prospective single-center clinical trial. Observation period of 12 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Prevention & Control

Keywords

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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia prophylaxis trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Placebo

Patients were not treated with Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX).

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

TMP/SMX

Patients received Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) 80 mg/400 mg p.o. every day as PCP Prophylaxis.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole 80 mg/400mg once daily for 12 weeks.

Interventions

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Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole

Oral Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole 80 mg/400mg once daily for 12 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Septra

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18-65 years with informed consent
* SLE, Sjögren syndrome, Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis, defined by consensus classification criteria
* concomitant high dose glucocorticoid, defined as \>1mg/kg/d prednisone or equivalent
* concomitant cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine or mycophenolate mofetil

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or lactating
* WBC\< 4×10\^9/L,PLT\<100×10\^9/L
* Serum ALT or AST \> 2 times upper limit of normal
* Serum creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dL
* Severe hepatic, hematological, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, cardiovascular, neurological, endocrine or cerebral disease
* Active infection, including HIV, HCV, HBV, tuberculosis or PCP
* concomitant antibiotics other than trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
* Patient with malignancy
* Drug allergy, especially trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Peking Union Medical College Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Fengchun Zhang

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Fengchun Zhang, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Locations

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Deptment of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Hua Chen, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +86-10-69158797

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Fengchun Zhang, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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PUMCH-CTD-PCP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id