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An Open, Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Followed by Oral Azithromycin Versus Cefuroxime Alone or With Oral Erythromycin for the Treatment of Chinese Patients Who Were Hospitalized for Pneumonia

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NCT00648726

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Study Location
Pfizer Investigational Site
Beijing, , 100853 China
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Contact
1-800-718-1021
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Eligibility criteria
Condition
The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.
Pneumonia
Sex
Females and Males
Age
Pediatric Trials: 0-17 Years
Adult Trials: 18+ Years
18-70 years
Inclusion criteria
The factors, or reasons, that allow a person to participate in a clinical study.
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Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) as
defined by the presence of new infiltrate(s) including manifestation of consolidation,
patchy, diffuse or interstitial inflammation on chest X-ray with or without pleural
effusion plus at least 1 of the following: new cough and expectoration or progression
of respiratory symptoms with purulent sputum with or without chest pain; fever;
auscultatory findings such as rales or evidence of pulmonary consolidation; blood
leukocyte count >10×109/L or 15% bands or a blood leukocyte
count between 4 and 10 with neutropils greater than or equal to 75%

Exclusion criteria
The factors, or reasons, that prevent a person from participating in a clinical study.
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Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with hospital acquired pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, severe pneumonia,
history of post-obstructive pneumonia, active tuberculosis or bronchitis,
bronchiectasis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without evidence of acute
infection were not eligible for this study

- Patients treated with any systemic antibiotic within 72 hours prior to study entry
were not eligible unless the medication was, in the opinion of the investigators,
classified as having failed

NCT00648726
Pfizer
Completed
An Open, Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Followed by Oral Azithromycin Versus Cefuroxime Alone or With Oral Erythromycin for the Treatment of Chinese Patients Who Were Hospitalized for Pneumonia

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An Open, Prospective, Randomized, Multi-Center Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Followed by Oral Azithromycin vs. Cefuroxime Monotherapy or Plus Oral Erythromycin for the Treatment of Chinese Hospitalized Patients With Community- Acquired Pneumonia
To validate the efficacy and safety of azithromycin for the treatment of Chinese patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), compared with cefuroxime or the combination of cefuroxime plus oral erythromycin.
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Interventional
Phase 3
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Pneumonia
  • Drug: cefuroxime plus erythromycin
    intravenous cefuroxime 1.5 g twice daily for 4 +/-1 days, followed by oral cefuroxime 0.5 g twice daily for a total duration of 9 +/-1 days plus erythromycin ethylsuccinate 0.5 g twice daily, which was given for a total duration of 14 days for subjects with suspected pneumonia due to atypical pathogens
  • Drug: azithromycin (Zithromax)
    intravenous azithromycin 500 mg once daily for 4 +/-1 days, followed by oral azithromycin 500 mg once daily for a total duration of 9 +/-1 days
  • Drug: cefuroxime
    intravenous cefuroxime 1.5 g twice daily for 4 +/-1 days, followed by oral cefuroxime 0.5 g twice daily for a total duration of 9 +/-1 days
  • Active Comparator: Arm 1
    Intervention: Drug: cefuroxime plus erythromycin
  • Active Comparator: Arm 2
    Intervention: Drug: azithromycin (Zithromax)
  • Active Comparator: Arm 3
    Intervention: Drug: cefuroxime
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Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) as defined by the presence of new infiltrate(s) including manifestation of consolidation, patchy, diffuse or interstitial inflammation on chest X-ray with or without pleural effusion plus at least 1 of the following: new cough and expectoration or progression of respiratory symptoms with purulent sputum with or without chest pain; fever; auscultatory findings such as rales or evidence of pulmonary consolidation; blood leukocyte count >10×109/L or <4×109/L with or without >15% bands or a blood leukocyte count between 4 and 10 with neutropils greater than or equal to 75%

Exclusion Criteria:

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with hospital acquired pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, severe pneumonia, history of post-obstructive pneumonia, active tuberculosis or bronchitis, bronchiectasis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without evidence of acute infection were not eligible for this study
  • Patients treated with any systemic antibiotic within 72 hours prior to study entry were not eligible unless the medication was, in the opinion of the investigators, classified as having failed
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
18 Years to 70 Years   (Adult, Senior)
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