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Community Acquired Bacterial PneumoniaPhase 3CAPNCT01605864

Use of Ceftaroline in Hospitalized Patients With Community Acquired Pneumonia

A Phase 3 study testing Efficacy of ceftaroline in people with Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia, run by Albany Medical College at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, which is often called CAP, is a bacterial infection in the lungs and is treated with antibiotics. Sometimes people need to be in the hospital to be treated for CAP. Usually, hospitalized persons with CAP are given two antibiotics together. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia
What is being tested?
Efficacy of ceftaroline
How many people
12 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 2012to Mar 2013
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • age 18 years or older
  • met ATS/ISDA criteria rule of CABP
  • CABP requiring hospitalization and treatment with a IV antimicrobial
  • anticipated hospitalization for > 48 hours
  • received ceftaroline in combination with a macrolide (clarithromycin, or azithromycin) for > 48 hours within the first 24 hours after presentation to the hospital and must have remained on therapy for at least 48 hours after admission
  • Pneumonia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT)risk class III or IV

Who cannot join

  • CABP PORT Risk class I, II, III
  • CABP requiring admission to an ICU
  • CABP suitable for outpatient therapy with an oral microbial agent
  • confirmed or suspected respiratory tract infection attributed to a source other than CABP pathogens
  • noninfectious case of pulmonary infiltrates or pleural empyema
  • infection with a pathogen know to be resistant to ceftaroline or epidemiological/ clinical context suggesting a high likelihood of a resistant pathogen
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  • previous therapy with another intravenous beta-lactam for CABP for between 24 and 96 hours prior to randomization
  • receipt of chronic concomitant systemic steroids > 40 mg of prednisone equivalent
  • significant hepatic disease
  • hematologic disease
  • Immunological disease
  • history of a hypersensitivity reaction to beta-lactams
  • pregnant or nursing females

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Albany Medical Center

    Albany, New York, 12204

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About this study

Official title: Ceftaroline Fosamil Versus Standard of Care for Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP): Clinical Outcomes Among Hospitalized Adults at a Single United States Hospital

Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, which is often called CAP, is a bacterial infection in the lungs and is treated with antibiotics. Sometimes people need to be in the hospital to be treated for CAP. Usually, hospitalized persons with CAP are given two antibiotics together. These antibiotics usually include a cephalosporin and a macrolide. The most commonly used cephalosporin at Albany Medical Center Hospital is ceftriaxone. The most commonly used macrolides at Albany Medical Center Hospital are azithromycin and doxycycline.

This research is being done to find out how well a new cephalosporin antibiotic, called ceftaroline, works in combination with a macrolide for the treatment of CAP. Ceftaroline is similar to ceftriaxone. Ceftaroline was recently approved by the FDA to treat pneumonia in hospitalized patients based on two research studies. In one study, ceftaroline was better than ceftriaxone. In the second study, ceftaroline was just as good as ceftriaxone. Ceftaroline was very well tolerated in both clinical studies and it was found to be as safe as ceftriaxone.

Being tested
Efficacy of ceftaroline
Keywords
pneumonia, community acquired bacterial pneumonia, CAP, CABP, bacterial pneumonia
Medical subject headings
Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Bacterial

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Efficacy of ceftarolineDrug

    Determining the efficacy of ceftaroline compared to other cephalosporins

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Achieving clinical stability

    definition of clinically stable: temperature ≤37.8°C, heart rate ≤100 beats/min, systolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, respiratory rate ≤24 breaths/min, oxygen saturation ≥90% or pO2 ≥ 60 mm Hg on room air, and normal mental status; none of the following symptoms worsening: cough, dyspnea, chest pain, sputum production; and ≥ 1 of the aforementioned symptoms improving.

    Measured: day 2

  2. Achieving clinical stability

    definition of clinically stable: temperature ≤37.8°C, heart rate ≤100 beats/min, systolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, respiratory rate ≤24 breaths/min, oxygen saturation ≥90% or pO2 ≥ 60 mm Hg on room air, and normal mental status; none of the following symptoms worsening: cough, dyspnea, chest pain, sputum production; and ≥ 1 of the aforementioned symptoms improving.

    Measured: day 3

  3. Achieving clinical stability

    definition of clinically stable: temperature ≤37.8°C, heart rate ≤100 beats/min, systolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, respiratory rate ≤24 breaths/min, oxygen saturation ≥90% or pO2 ≥ 60 mm Hg on room air, and normal mental status; none of the following symptoms worsening: cough, dyspnea, chest pain, sputum production; and ≥ 1 of the aforementioned symptoms improving.

    Measured: day 4

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Achieving clinical stability

    definition of clinically stable: temperature ≤37.8°C, heart rate ≤100 beats/min, systolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, respiratory rate ≤24 breaths/min, oxygen saturation ≥90% or pO2 ≥ 60 mm Hg on room air, and normal mental status; none of the following symptoms worsening: cough, dyspnea, chest pain, sputum production; and ≥ 1 of the aforementioned symptoms improving.

    Measured: day 5

  2. Hospital Readmission

    medical record review to note if subject re-admitted within past 30 days

    Measured: day 30

  3. All-cause mortality

    medical record review to identify if subject mortality occured within past 30 days

    Measured: day 30

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 May 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2012
  3. Primary completionMar 2013
  4. Study completionMar 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
12 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01605864
Sponsor's protocol ID
3216
Acronym
CAP
Status last verified
May 2012
First submitted
16 May 2012
Last updated
24 Mar 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Efficacy of ceftaroline in people with Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia, run by Albany Medical College at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Mar 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Achieving clinical stability (time frame: day 2). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Mar 2014.

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