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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. PriCara, Unit of Ortho-McNeil, Inc. |
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Information provided by: | Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00210886 |
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of two antibiotics in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infection or acute pyelonephritis (kidney infection). A 5-day course of 750 milligrams of levofloxacin given intravenously and/or by mouth once daily will be compared to a 10-day course of 400 milligrams of ciprofloxacin given intravenously and/or 500 milligrams of ciprofloxacin given by mouth twice daily.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Pyelonephritis Urinary Tract Infections |
Drug: levofloxacin |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Levofloxacin 750 mg Once Daily for Five Days Versus Ciprofloxacin Twice Daily for Ten Days in the Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infection and Acute Pyelonephritis. |
Estimated Enrollment: | 770 |
Study Start Date: | October 2004 |
Study Completion Date: | April 2006 |
Levofloxacin has been approved in both its oral and intravenous forms to treat a large number of infections caused by bacteria. Levofloxacin and other members of a class of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones have been used successfully to treat urinary and kidney infections. This study will compare the effectiveness and safety of levofloxacin given for 5 days to that of another fluoroquinolone, ciprofloxacin, given for 10 days in treating complicated urinary tract infection or acute pyelonephritis (kidney infection). A shorter course of antibiotics may help patients take all of their medication, which is critically important for curing the infection. A shorter course may also help prevent the development of bacteria that cannot be killed by antibiotics. Patients will take 750 milligrams of levofloxacin intravenously and/or by mouth once daily for 5 days or 400 milligrams of ciprofloxacin intravenously and/or 500 milligrams of ciprofloxacin by mouth twice daily for 10 days. To prevent the study doctor, study staff and patients from knowing which study drug they are taking, all study drug will manufactured to look the same and patients on the 5-day regimen will be given placebo for the last 5 days of their participation in the study. The intravenous infusion bags will be covered so that the solution cannot be seen. The objective of the study is to demonstrate that 5 days of levofloxacin once daily is at least as effective as 10 days of ciprofloxacin twice daily in treating complicated urinary tract infection or acute pyelonephritis.
Patients will take 750 milligrams of levofloxacin intravenously and/or by mouth once daily for 5 days or 400 milligrams of ciprofloxacin intravenously and/or 500 milligrams of ciprofloxacin by mouth twice daily for 10 days.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Study Director: | Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, L.L.C. Clinical Trial | Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. |
Study ID Numbers: | CR004705 |
Study First Received: | September 13, 2005 |
Last Updated: | March 31, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00210886 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
urinary tract infection bladder infection pyelonephritis |
complicated urinary tract infection kidney infection acute pyelonephritis |
Ciprofloxacin Urologic Diseases Nephritis Pyelonephritis |
Ofloxacin Urinary Tract Infections Kidney Diseases |
Communicable Diseases Anti-Infective Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Nephritis, Interstitial Enzyme Inhibitors Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary Infection |
Renal Agents Pyelitis Pharmacologic Actions Anti-Bacterial Agents Therapeutic Uses Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors |