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A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy Study Of Azithromycin SR Versus Amoxicillin For The Treatment Of Strep Throat In Children

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NCT00643149

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Study Location
Pfizer Investigational Site
Hoover, Alabama, 35244 United States
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1-800-718-1021
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Eligibility criteria
Condition
The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.
Tonsillitis
Sex
Females and Males
Age
Pediatric Trials: 0-17 Years
Adult Trials: 18+ Years
2-12 years
Inclusion criteria
The factors, or reasons, that allow a person to participate in a clinical study.
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Patients who had evidence of acute pharyngitis/tonsillitis based on erythematous pharyngeal
mucosa or thick exudate covering the pharynx and tonsillar area, and at least one of the
following signs or symptoms were included: sore/scratchy throat; pain on swallowing; chills
and/or fever cervical adenopathy; scarlet fever rash on the face and skin folds, or red
tongue with prominent papillae ("strawberry tongue"). Subjects were required to have a
positive rapid antigen detection test (RADT) or a positive culture of the pharynx or
tonsils for GABHS.

Exclusion criteria
The factors, or reasons, that prevent a person from participating in a clinical study.
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Patients were excluded if they had previously diagnosed disease(s) of immune function or
treatment with any systemic antibiotic within the previous 7 days.

NCT00643149
Pfizer
Completed
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy Study Of Azithromycin SR Versus Amoxicillin For The Treatment Of Strep Throat In Children

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Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
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    60 mg/kg dose of azithromycin SR was as safe and effective as a 10-day regimen of amoxicillin when used to treat children with strep throat
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identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Completed
693
March 2004
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Inclusion Criteria:

Patients who had evidence of acute pharyngitis/tonsillitis based on erythematous pharyngeal mucosa or thick exudate covering the pharynx and tonsillar area, and at least one of the following signs or symptoms were included: sore/scratchy throat; pain on swallowing; chills and/or fever cervical adenopathy; scarlet fever rash on the face and skin folds, or red tongue with prominent papillae ("strawberry tongue"). Subjects were required to have a positive rapid antigen detection test (RADT) or a positive culture of the pharynx or tonsils for GABHS.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients were excluded if they had previously diagnosed disease(s) of immune function or treatment with any systemic antibiotic within the previous 7 days.
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
2 Years to 12 Years   (Child)
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Canada,   Costa Rica,   Guatemala,   India,   United States
 
 
NCT00643149
A0661071
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Study Director: Pfizer CT.gov Call Center Pfizer
Pfizer
May 2011

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