Evaluating the Use of Large-dose, Extended Interval Vancomycin Intravenous Administration for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

NCT01037192 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4

Last updated 2015-08-27

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Summary

Our hypothesis is that large-dose, extended-interval vancomycin (30 mg/kg IV q24h) administration provides non-inferior clinical efficacy and microbiological efficacy to standard vancomycin (15 mg/kg IV q12h) administration for skin and soft tissue infections in an outpatient setting.

Conditions

  • Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Interventions

DRUG

vancomycin

vancomycin 30 mg/kg intravenous administered once daily

DRUG

vancomycin

vancomycin 15 mg/kg intravenous administered twice daily (standard dosing)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fraser Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anna Yuen, BSc. Pharm · Fraser Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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