Study Comparing Tigecycline vs. Levofloxacin in Subjects Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

February 7, 2013 updated by: Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Comparative Study Of The Efficacy And Safety Of Intravenous Tigecycline Vs Intravenous Levofloxacin To Treat Subjects Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

To compare the efficacy and safety of IV tigecycline to IV levofloxacin in the treatment of subjects with CAP requiring hospitalization.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

434

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male and female subjects ≥ 18 years of age and in Bulgaria only ≤ 70 years of age
  • Subjects hospitalized with CAP with a severity that requires IV antibiotic treatment for at least 7 days
  • The presence of fever (within 24 hours before randomization)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any concomitant condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude an evaluation of a response or make it unlikely that the contemplated course of therapy could be completed (eg, life expectancy <30 days).
  • Hospitalization within 14 days before the onset of symptoms.
  • Residence in a long-term care facility or nursing home ≥14 days before the onset of symptoms.

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
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Clinical response in the clinically evaluable population and the clinical modified intent-to-treat population at the TOC visit.
Determine whether tigecycline is noninferior to levofloxacin.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 15, 2004

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 16, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

April 19, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 8, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 7, 2013

Last Verified

February 1, 2013

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 3074A1-313

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