Oral Versus Intravenous Dexamethasone (OVID)

January 14, 2014 updated by: E.M.W. van de Garde, PharmD, St. Antonius Hospital

Oral Versus Intravenous Dexamethasone in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

The purpose of this study is to assess bioequivalence for dexamethasone administered orally versus intravenously in patients admitted to hospital for pneumonia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

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

  • Netherlands
    • Utrecht
      • Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands, 3435CM
        • St. Antonius 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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 18 years and older
  • Presenting to the emergency room with suspected pneumonia (to be confirmed within 24 hours from admission) Pneumonia is defined as a new or progressive infiltrate on a chest X-ray plus at least two of the following criteria: cough, sputum production, temperature >38°C or <35°C, auscultatory findings consistent with pneumonia, leucocytosis or leucopenia (>10 g/l, <4 g/l or >10% rods in leucocyte differentiation), C-reactive protein >3 times the upper normal limit Corticosteroid naive at time of presentation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients needing corticosteroid treatment above study medication
  • Failure to obtain written consent to participate
  • Patients using medication drugs that interact with dexamethasone (i.e. phenytoin, barbiturates, rifampicin, erythromycin, clarithromycin, aprepitant, colchicine, everolimus, itraconazole, ketoconazole, pazopanib, tipranavir, and vinorelbine)
  • Moribund patients (defined as expected to die within 24 hours)
  • Patients with proven or suspected allergy to dexamethasone
  • Patients not capable of taking tablets orally

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

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Dexamethasone oral
Drug: Dexamethasone tablet 6 mg
Dexamethasone tablet 6 mg
Active Comparator: Dexamethasone intravenous
Drug: Dexamethasone injection 4 mg
Dexamethasone injection 4 mg

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Area Under the Concentration time curve
Time Frame: 0-24 hours
0-24 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

St. Antonius Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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

August 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 6, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 7, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

July 8, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 15, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2014

Last Verified

January 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • OVID

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