Phase III Randomized Study of the Inhalation of Tobramycin in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

This study has been completed.

First Received: February 24, 2000 Last Updated: June 23, 2005 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
Information provided by:	FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00004829

Purpose

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety and efficacy of tobramycin in patients with cystic fibrosis who are chronically colonized with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. II. Determine whether this treatment produces tobramycin-resistant bacteria at a frequency different from the placebo group and whether the emergence of resistance is associated with a lack of clinical response.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Cystic Fibrosis Bacterial Infection	Drug: tobramycin	Phase III

Genetics Home Reference related topics: cystic fibrosis

MedlinePlus related topics: Bacterial Infections Cystic Fibrosis

Drug Information available for: Tobramycin Tobramycin sulfate

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control

Further study details as provided by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development:

Estimated Enrollment:	200
Study Start Date:	June 1995
Estimated Study Completion Date:	May 1998

Detailed Description:

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, multicenter study.

Patients receive tobramycin or placebo by inhalation twice daily for 28 days followed by 28 days of rest. This treatment is repeated twice, for a total of 3 courses of therapy. Patients are followed every 2 weeks for the first 8 weeks, then every 4 weeks, and then at 4 weeks after the last treatment.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	6 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

--Disease Characteristics--

Documented cystic fibrosis with Pseudomonas aeruginosa present in a sputum or throat culture within 6 months prior to screening

Sweat chloride at least 60 mEq/L

--Prior/Concurrent Therapy--

At least 14 days since prior intravenous or aerosolized tobramycin or other antipseudomonal antibiotic

At least 4 weeks since prior administration of any investigational drug

No concurrent antibiotics by aerosol

--Patient Characteristics--

Renal:

Creatinine less than 2 mg/dL
BUN less than 40 mg/dL
No proteinuria of 2+ or greater

Pulmonary:

FEV1 at least 75% and at least 25% of predicted
Room air oximetry at least 88% saturation
Able to perform pulmonary function tests
No hemoptysis of 60 mL or greater within 30 days prior to study
No abnormal chest X-ray

Other:

Not pregnant
Fertile females must use effective contraception
No history of positive culture with Burkholderia cepacia
No history of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
No known local or systemic hypersensitivity to aminoglycosides, albuterol, or other beta-2 agonists

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004829

Sponsors and Collaborators

FDA Office of Orphan Products Development

Investigators

Study Chair:

Alan Bruce Montgomery

Pathogenesis

More Information

Publications:

Ramsey BW, Pepe MS, Quan JM, Otto KL, Montgomery AB, Williams-Warren J, Vasiljev-K M, Borowitz D, Bowman CM, Marshall BC, Marshall S, Smith AL. Intermittent administration of inhaled tobramycin in patients with cystic fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis Inhaled Tobramycin Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1999 Jan 7;340(1):23-30.

Study ID Numbers:	199/13390, PATH-PG-TNDS-002/003, PATH-FDR001235
Study First Received:	February 24, 2000
Last Updated:	June 23, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00004829 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development:

bacterial infection
cardiovascular and respiratory diseases
cystic fibrosis

genetic diseases and dysmorphic syndromes
immunologic disorders and infectious disorders
rare disease

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Bacterial Infections
Tobramycin
Fibrosis
Respiration Disorders
Rare Diseases
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Digestive System Diseases

Cystic Fibrosis
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Lung Diseases
Pancreatic Diseases
Infant, Newborn, Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Bacterial Infections
Anti-Infective Agents
Tobramycin
Fibrosis
Infection
Pharmacologic Actions
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Digestive System Diseases

Pathologic Processes
Cystic Fibrosis
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Therapeutic Uses
Lung Diseases
Pancreatic Diseases
Infant, Newborn, Diseases

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