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Multicenter, Open, Randomized Comparative Trial To Compare The Efficacy Of Azithromycin Versus Amoxicillin In Children With Strep Throat

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NCT00643539

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Study Location
Pfizer Investigational Site
Ancenis, , 44150 France
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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
3-15 years
Inclusion criteria
The factors, or reasons, that allow a person to participate in a clinical study.
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Outpatients with an acute pharyngitis erythematous or erythematopultaceous with
modification of pharynx aspect and fever of ≥38° C, and patients either with or without
spontaneous pharyngeal pain or upon swallowing and enlargement of the cervical lymph node
(mandibular area) were eligible for inclusion. All subjects should have had a positive
rapid strep test and a positive culture for Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus.

Exclusion criteria
The factors, or reasons, that prevent a person from participating in a clinical study.
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Patients with pseudomembranous, vesicular, ulcerous or ulceronecrotic pharyngitis were
excluded.

NCT00643539
Pfizer
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Multicenter, Open, Randomized Comparative Trial To Compare The Efficacy Of Azithromycin Versus Amoxicillin In Children With Strep Throat

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Descriptive Information
Brief Title  ICMJE Multicenter, Open, Randomized Comparative Trial To Compare The Efficacy Of Azithromycin Versus Amoxicillin In Children With Strep Throat
Official Title  ICMJE Multicenter, Open, Randomized Comparative Trial To Compare Bacteriological And Clinical Efficacy Of Azithromycin Versus Amoxicillin In Children With Streptococcus Tonsillitis
Brief Summary The primary objective was to compare the bacteriological efficacy at Day 10 of azithromycin pediatric suspension (20 mg/kg/day once daily for 3 consecutive days) versus amoxicillin pediatric suspension (50 mg/kg/day in 2 doses for 6 consecutive days) in children aged 3-15 years with Group A streptococcal acute pharyngitis/tonsillitis. Secondary objectives were assessments of bacteriological efficacy at Day 30 and clinical efficacy at Day 10 and Day 30.
Detailed Description Not Provided
Study Type  ICMJE Interventional
Study Phase  ICMJE Phase 4
Study Design  ICMJE Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition  ICMJE Tonsillitis
Intervention  ICMJE
  • Drug: Zithromax
    azithromycin (Zithromax) pediatric suspension formulation (200 mg/5 ml) administered as an oral suspension at a dose of 20 mg/kg once a day (maximal dose 500 mg/day) for 3 consecutive days
  • Drug: Clamoxyl
    Amoxicillin (Clamoxyl) pediatric formulation (500 mg/5 ml) administered as an oral suspension at a dose of 25 mg/kg twice daily (maximal dose 2 g/day) for 6 consecutive days
Study Arms  ICMJE
  • Experimental: 1
    Intervention: Drug: Clamoxyl
  • Experimental: 2
    Intervention: Drug: Zithromax
Publications * Not Provided


*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications
identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status  ICMJE Completed
Actual Enrollment  ICMJE
 (submitted: March 19, 2008) 		360
Original Actual Enrollment  ICMJE Same as current
Actual Study Completion Date  ICMJE July 2003
Primary Completion Date Not Provided
Eligibility Criteria  ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

Outpatients with an acute pharyngitis erythematous or erythematopultaceous with modification of pharynx aspect and fever of ?38° C, and patients either with or without spontaneous pharyngeal pain or upon swallowing and enlargement of the cervical lymph node (mandibular area) were eligible for inclusion. All subjects should have had a positive rapid strep test and a positive culture for Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with pseudomembranous, vesicular, ulcerous or ulceronecrotic pharyngitis were excluded.
Sex/Gender  ICMJE
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Ages  ICMJE 3 Years to 15 Years   (Child)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers  ICMJE No
Contacts  ICMJE Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Listed Location Countries  ICMJE France
Removed Location Countries  
 
Administrative Information
NCT Number  ICMJE NCT00643539
Other Study ID Numbers  ICMJE A0661037
Has Data Monitoring Committee No
U.S. FDA-regulated Product Not Provided
IPD Sharing Statement  ICMJE Not Provided
Responsible Party Director, Clinical Trial Disclosure Group, Pfizer, Inc.
Study Sponsor  ICMJE Pfizer
Collaborators  ICMJE Not Provided
Investigators  ICMJE
Study Director: Pfizer CT.gov Call Center Pfizer
PRS Account Pfizer
Verification Date March 2008

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International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the
World Health Organization ICTRP

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