Universal Prophylaxis Versus Pre-emptive Therapy With Posaconazole Post-Lung Transplant

NCT03561415 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2018-06-19

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Summary

This trial will examine 2 ways of using the antifungal posaconazole to prevent invasive fungal disease and the precipitation of chronic rejection post lung transplantation.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Universal Posaconazole Prophylaxis

All patients assigned to this arm will start posaconazole between Day 4 and Day 14 post lung or heart-lung transplant for a minimum of 3 months.

OTHER

Pre-emptive Posaconazole Therapy

Posaconazole will be started if a fungal pathogen is identified or there is serological evidence of a fungal pathogen in the absence of any evidence of invasive fungal disease for 3 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Orla Morrissey · The Alfred

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-02
Primary Completion
2020-09-30
Completion
2020-09-30

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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