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An Open, Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Followed by Oral Azithromycin Versus Cefuroxime Alone or With Oral Erythromycin for the Treatment of Chinese Patients Who Were Hospitalized for Pneumonia

NCT00648726 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 139

Last updated 2008-04-01

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Summary

To validate the efficacy and safety of azithromycin for the treatment of Chinese patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), compared with cefuroxime or the combination of cefuroxime plus oral erythromycin.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

cefuroxime plus erythromycin

intravenous cefuroxime 1.5 g twice daily for 4 +/-1 days, followed by oral cefuroxime 0.5 g twice daily for a total duration of 9 +/-1 days plus erythromycin ethylsuccinate 0.5 g twice daily, which was given for a total duration of 14 days for subjects with suspected pneumonia due to atypical pathogens

DRUG

azithromycin (Zithromax)

intravenous azithromycin 500 mg once daily for 4 +/-1 days, followed by oral azithromycin 500 mg once daily for a total duration of 9 +/-1 days

DRUG

cefuroxime

intravenous cefuroxime 1.5 g twice daily for 4 +/-1 days, followed by oral cefuroxime 0.5 g twice daily for a total duration of 9 +/-1 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Pfizer CT.gov Call Center · Pfizer

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-01-31
Completion
2003-08-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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