Avelox for Treatment of Elderly Patients With Community Acquired Pneumonia

NCT00665327 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 401

Last updated 2014-11-18

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Summary

This study was to assess the safety of sequential intravenous (IV)/oral (PO) moxifloxacin (Avelox®) compared with sequential IV/PO levofloxacin (Levaquin®) in the treatment of elderly subjects (aged \≥ 65 years) with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who required initial IV therapy. This study also included an assessment of the clinical and bacteriologic effectiveness of both drugs.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Avelox (Moxifloxacin, BAY12-8039)

Moxifloxacin 400 mg IV QD for a minimum of two doses followed by moxifloxacin 400 mg PO QD for a total treatment duration of 7 to 14 days

DRUG

Levofloxacin

Levofloxacin 500 mg IV QD for a minimum of two doses followed by Levofloxacin 500 mg PO QD for a total treatment duration of 7 to 14 days. For patients who have a documented or calculated creatinine clearance of 20 - 49 ml/minute, the IV and PO dose of Levofloxacin will be a 500 mg loading dose followed by 250 mg QD for a total treatment duration of 7 to 14 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Bayer Study Director · Bayer

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-11-30
Primary Completion
2004-04-30
Completion
2004-04-30

Countries

  • United States
  • Puerto Rico

Study Locations

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