Prophylactic Treatment With Oseltamivir

November 2, 2020 updated by: Daša Stupica, University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Duration of Prophylactic Treatment With Oseltamivir: A Randomized Clinical Trial

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of 5-day versus 10-day oseltamivir prophylactic treatment in patients who had been exposed to influenza.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

222

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Slovenia
      • Ljubljana, Slovenia
        • University Medical Center Ljubljana

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:

  • 18 years or older
  • exposure to influenza during hospitalization
  • risk factors for influenza complications
  • consent for participation obtained

Exclusion Criteria:

  • younger than 18 years
  • hematological malignancy
  • hospitalized in intensive care unit
  • refusal to participate

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 5 days
oral oseltamivir 75 mg once daily for 5 days post-exposure
Drug: Oseltamivir Oral Capsule for 5 days post-exposure
Patients will receive oseltamivir for 5 days after last influenza exposure.
Active Comparator: 10 days
oral oseltamivir 75 mg once daily for 10 days post-exposure
Drug: Oseltamivir Oral Capsule for 10 days post-exposure
Patients will receive oseltamivir for 10 days after last influenza exposure.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Occurrence of influenza like illness 10 days after oseltamivir prophylactic therapy
Time Frame: 10 days after oseltamivir prophylactic therapy
Experiencing influenza like illness as self assessed by a patient and/or as assessed by a medical doctor while on prophylaxis with oseltamivir and during the following 10 days.
10 days after oseltamivir prophylactic therapy

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

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 (Actual)

January 22, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 31, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

April 2, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 3, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 2, 2020

Last Verified

November 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Tamiflu 2019

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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