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- Clinical Trial NCT01166932
Comparison Between Amoxycillin/Clavulanic Acid and Oxacillin/Ceftriaxone for Community Acquired-pneumonia
COMPARISON OF CLINICAL EFFICACY OF COMBINATION Amoxycillin Plus Clavulanic Acid and Oxacillin Plus Ceftriaxone for HOSPITAL TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY Acquired PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN : A Randomized Clinical Study
Objective: To compare the clinical effectiveness and hospital costs, the initial empirical treatment, Oxacillin / Ceftriaxone and Amoxicillin / Clavulanate in children with Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) severe.
Methods: Clinical prospective randomized study in children aged two months to five years of age with a diagnosis of severe CAP, according to criteria of World Health Organization (WHO), admitted to the Pediatrics Ward of the Hospital of the Medical School of Botucatu- UNESP. We excluded children with comorbid disorders (primary and secondary immunodeficiency) with acute or chronic kidney disease, referred patients receiving antibiotics proposal and history of allergy to antibiotics proposed. We included 104 children who were randomized into two groups to receive: Oxacillin / Ceftriaxone IV (GCO, n = 48) and Amoxicillin / Clavulanate IV (GAA, n = 56). Patients of the GAA, after clinical improvement, has been receiving the same oral antibiotic, and maintaining clinical stability, were discharged from hospital, the GOC received any IV treatment. The outcomes analyzed were time to clinical improvement (fever and tachypnea), duration of oxygen therapy, hospitalization time, need to expand the antimicrobial spectrum progression to pleural effusion / empyema (DP / E) and hospital costs. Treatment failure was determined by the need to expand the antimicrobial spectrum after 48 hours of hospitalization.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
eligibility: Children aged two months to five years with diagnosis of severe community acquired pneumonia, requiring hospitalization.
Outcomes measures: time to clinical improvement (respiratory rate and fever), duration of oxygen therapy, length of stay in the Division of Pediatrics, evolution with clinical complications, need for broadening the spectrum antimicrobials.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Sao Paulo
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Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 18.618-970
- Cristiane Franco Ribeiro
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- children aged from 2 months to 5 years
- children diagnosed with severe community-acquired pneumonia, who require hospitalization.
Exclusion Criteria:
- chronical diseases
- severe comorbidities
- children admitted at PICU
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: SINGLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
patients who received amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
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100mg/Kg/day/10 days.
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ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: ceftriaxone/oxacillin
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75 mg/Kg/day/10 days.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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length of stay at pediatric ward.
Time Frame: 3 years
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3 years
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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need for broadening the spectrum antimicrobials.
Time Frame: 3 years
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3 years
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Cristiane F Ribeiro, MD, UNESP - Botucatu Medical School
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- upeclin/HC/FMB-Unesp-44
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