Safety and Efficacy of Prulifloxacin vs Placebo in Treatment of Acute Gastroenteritis in Adult Travelers

September 22, 2010 updated by: Optimer Pharmaceuticals LLC

A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Study to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Prulifloxacin Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Acute Gastroenteritis in Adult Travelers

The objective of this pivotal Phase III study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of prulifloxacin versus placebo in the treatment of patients with acute bacterial gastroenteritis (traveler's diarrhea.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This double-blind trial will compare the safety and efficacy of prulifloxacin versus placebo in adult travelers with acute gastroenteritis characterized by diarrhea with one or more of the following signs or symptoms: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or cramping, fecal urgency, moderate to severe other gastrointestinal-related symptoms, or tenesmus of <72 hours duration.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

268

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

  • India
    • Goa
      • Bambolim, Goa, India
        • Goa Medical College

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:

  • Diagnosis of acute bacterial gastroenteritis
  • Traveler from an industrialized country
  • Capable of giving Informed Consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Fever (>100.3 degrees)
  • Pregnant or Breast Feeding or Not using adequate birth control
  • Known or Suspected (co-)Infection with non-bacterial pathogen
  • Symptoms of acute gastroenteritis of >72 hours duration
  • Bloody Diarrhea
  • Concomitant antibacterial with activity against enteric bacterial pathogens
  • History of IBD
  • Unable/Unwilling to comply with study protocol
  • Greater than two doses of an antidiarrheal medication within 24 hours
  • > 2 doses of anti-diarrheal medication within 24 hours
  • Antimicrobial treatment within 30 days

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: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Tablet
Drug: prulifloxacin
Tablet
Placebo Comparator: 2
Tablet
Drug: prulifloxacin
Tablet

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time to Last Unformed Stool (TLUS)
Time Frame: End of Therapy
End of Therapy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Microbiologic eradication rates
Time Frame: End of therapy/study
End of therapy/study
Clinical cure based on relief of signs and symptoms
Time Frame: End of therapy/study
End of therapy/study

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Optimer Pharmaceuticals LLC

Investigators

  • Study Director: Robert Steffen, MD, University of Zurich

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 15, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 15, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

March 16, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 27, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 22, 2010

Last Verified

September 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • OPT-099-002

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