Comparative Study of Ertapenem Versus Another Antibiotic in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections in Adults (0826-034)

February 16, 2017 updated by: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

A Prospective, Multicenter, Double-Blind With In-House Blinding, Randomized, Comparative Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability, of Ertapenem Versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections in Adults.

This study will compare the efficacy, safety and tolerability of intravenous ertapenem versus another intravenous antibiotic in the treatment of moderate to severe diabetic foot infections.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

400

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 and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Type 1 or 2 Diabetes Mellitus treated with diet or medication
  • Clinically or microbiologically documented foot infection below the knee
  • Osteomyelitic bone must be removed within 48 hours of study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncomplicated skin infections
  • Infected burn wounds
  • Necrotizing fascitis
  • Wounds with gangrene that cannot be removed with debridement
  • Infections of prosthetic materials
  • Foreign materials that can not be removed by surgical debridement
  • Patients with another antibiotic 3 days prior to enrollment without evidence of treatment failure and presence of a positive culture
  • Insufficient blood flow to the limb requiring a revascularization procedure

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
  • Masking: DOUBLE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Clinical Cure/Improvement at discontinuation of IV antibiotic therapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Clinical Cure: 1. Day 5 of IV antibiotic therapy; 2.10 days after completion of all antibiotic therapy.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2001

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

April 1, 2004

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

April 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 27, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 27, 2005

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

September 29, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

February 17, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 16, 2017

Last Verified

February 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0826-034
  • 2005_083

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Study Data/Documents

  1. CSR Synopsis

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