Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Voriconazole

February 18, 2012 updated by: Wan Beom Park, Seoul National University Hospital

Influence of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Voriconazole on Incidence of Drug Adverse Reaction

The purpose of this study is to determine whether therapeutic drug monitoring of voriconazole is useful in the treatment of invasive fungal infection.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Voriconazole is an anti-fungal agent, which is used in the treatment of invasive fungal infection, especially aspergillosis. The serious side effects of voriconazole include liver function abnormality, encephalopathy, etc. Recently, the several studies showed that the blood level of voriconazole is variable and it is associated with drug side effect and treatment outcome. However, there is no randomized controlled study which proves that therapeutic drug monitoring of voriconazole can improve the clinical outcome in routine clinical practice.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

110

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 110-744
        • Seoul National University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients who were 16 years of age or older
  • receiving voriconazole in order to treat invasive fungal infections or for empirical use

Exclusion Criteria:

  • who experienced the serious side effect of voriconazole
  • were hypersensitive to azoles
  • had an aminotransferase, bilirubin, or alkaline phosphatase level higher than five times the upper limit of normal

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: non-TDM of voriconazole
conventional dose
Experimental: TDM of voriconazole
dosage adjustment according to trough level of voriconazole in plasma
Other Names:
  • plasma drug level

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
side effects
Time Frame: during 3 months
during 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
treatment response to voriconazole
Time Frame: at 3 months
at 3 months
drug discontinuation of adverse events
Time Frame: within 3 month
within 3 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Wan Beom Park, MD, PhD, Seoul National University Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 29, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

April 30, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 22, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 18, 2012

Last Verified

February 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • H-0808-057-254

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