Documented Candida or Aspergillus Infections in Pediatric Patients - Full Text View

Purpose

This study is an open label, noncomparative study using an investigational agent for the treatment of documented Candida or Aspergillus infections in pediatric patients (ages 3 months-17 years).

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Aspergillosis Candidiasis	Drug: caspofungin acetate	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics:

Yeast Infections

ChemIDplus related topics:

Caspofungin Caspofungin Acetate

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety Study

Official Title:	A Multicenter, Open-Label, Noncomparative Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Caspofungin Acetate in Children With Documented Candida or Aspergillus Infections

Further study details as provided by Merck:

Primary Outcome Measures:

The proportion of patients with one or more drug-related clinical or laboratory adverse experience(s)

Secondary Outcome Measures:

The proportion of patients who discontinued due to a drug-related AE or who have a serious drug-related AE
The proportion of patients with a favorable efficacy response to caspofungin therapy in each infection type

Enrollment:	50
Study Start Date:	May 2004
Primary Completion Date:	July 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Intervention Details:

Duration of Treatment - 7-90 days

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	3 Months to 17 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Children, 3 months through 17 years of age,
with esophageal candidiasis or
invasive candidiasis or
children requiring salvage treatment of invasive aspergillosis.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00082524

Sponsors and Collaborators

Merck

Investigators


Study Director:	Medical Monitor	Merck

More Information

Responsible Party:	Merck & Co., Inc. ( Executive Vice President, Clinical and Quantitative Sciences )
Study ID Numbers:	2004_100, Formerly-0404CCAI, MK0991-043
First Received:	May 11, 2004
Last Updated:	May 14, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00082524
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Mycoses

Candidiasis

Clotrimazole

Miconazole

Caspofungin

Tioconazole

Aspergillosis

Torulopsis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Anti-Infective Agents

Therapeutic Uses

Antifungal Agents

Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 22, 2008

Sponsored by:	Merck
Information provided by:	Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00082524