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POS vs FLU for First Line Treatment of Coccidioidomycosis (Study P04558)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsored by: Schering-Plough
Information provided by: Schering-Plough
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00423267
  Purpose

To evaluate the efficacy of posaconazole (POS) in the treatment of coccidioidomycosis by comparing POS to fluconazole (FLU) after 6 months of treatment based on a standardized scoring system ("Mycoses Study Group [MSG] Coccidioidomycosis Scoring System").


Condition Intervention Phase
Coccidioidomycosis
Drug: Posaconazole
Drug: Fluconazole
Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Flu
Drug Information available for: Fluconazole Posaconazole
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Two-Arm Study of Posaconazole vs Fluconazole in the Treatment of Coccidioidomycosis

Further study details as provided by Schering-Plough:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Successful response rate at Month 6, where a successful response is defined as >=50% reduction from the baseline score at the completion of 6 months of initially assigned therapy in the MSG Coccidioidomycosis Scoring System. [ Time Frame: Six months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Successful response rate at Month 12 where a successful response is defined as >=50% reduction from the baseline score at the completion of 12 months of initially assigned therapy in the MSG Coccidioidomycosis Scoring System. Time to successful response [ Time Frame: Twelve months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 250
Study Start Date: May 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: May 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date: May 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental
Eligible subjects will be stratified at Baseline by disease site (skeletal, lung, or soft tissue) and by immune status (immunocompromised or non-immunocompromised) and will then be randomly assigned to receive Posaconazole 400 mg PO (oral suspension 40 mg/mL) administered twice daily with meals or oral nutritional supplements for 12 months.
Drug: Posaconazole
Posaconazole 400 mg PO (oral suspension 40 mg/mL) administered twice daily with meals or oral nutritional supplements for 12 months
2: Active Comparator
Eligible subjects will be stratified at Baseline by disease site (skeletal, lung, or soft tissue) and by immune status (immunocompromised or non-immunocompromised) and will then be randomly assigned to receive Fluconazole 400 mg PO (given as two 200-mg oral encapsulated tablets) administered once daily for 12 months
Drug: Fluconazole
Fluconazole 400 mg PO (given as two 200-mg oral encapsulated tablets) administered once daily for 12 months

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   13 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Thirteen years of age or older, 34 kg (75 lb) or more, either sex, and any race;
  • C. immitis or C. posadasii identified by culture or microscopic examination from skeletal disease, chronic active pulmonary disease, or soft tissue disease;
  • Coccidioidomycosis score of >=6;
  • Clinical laboratory safety tests within normal limits or clinically acceptable to the sponsor;
  • Free of any clinically significant disease that would interfere with study evaluations;
  • Willing to give written informed consent and able to adhere to study medication dose, mandatory procedures (including HIV testing), and visit schedules;
  • Able to swallow food or a nutritional supplement;
  • Use of a medically accepted method of contraception;
  • Negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and negative urine pregnancy test at Randomization;
  • Women of childbearing potential not currently sexually active must agree to use a medically accepted method of contraception should they become sexually active while participating in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Key Exclusion Criteria Excluded Medications at Enrollment

    • Medications that are known to interact with POS or FLU and that may lead to serious or life threatening side effects within 7 days prior to initiating study drug;
    • Medications known to lower the serum concentration/efficacy of azole antifungals within 7 days prior to study drug start;
    • Prior investigational drug use or biologic product administration within 30 days before study drug start;
    • Prior antifungal treatment for the current episode of infection with a total cumulative dose of >=8 g of any azole, >=4 mg/kg of amphotericin B deoxycholate, or >=20 mg/kg of lipid amphotericin B;
    • Antiretrovirals that are substrates of CYP3A4 administered to HIV-positive subjects, as it is not currently known how POS or FLU may affect such drugs or the potential to cause adverse reactions.
  • Excluded Concomitant Conditions

    • Immediately life-threatening coccidioidomycosis;
    • Confirmed or suspected meningeal coccidioidomycosis;
    • Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis in HIV-negative subjects for less than 3 months;
    • Any condition requiring use of prohibited drugs;
    • CD4 count of <200 cells/mm3 or any AIDS-defining illness in HIV-positive subjects in the prior 30 days.
  • Excluded Baseline Laboratory Studies

    • Moderate or severe liver dysfunction (AST or ALT > 5 times ULN) or a total bilirubin level or direct bilirubin > 3 times ULN plus ALT or AST >2 times ULN (Hy's Rule);
    • Moderate or severe renal dysfunction (CrCl <20 mL/min) or dialysis required or expected to be required within the study period;
    • ECG with a prolonged QTc interval by manual reading: QTc >450 msec for males and QTc >470 msec for females.
  • General Exclusion Criteria

    • Prior enrollment in this study or other POS studies;
    • Failed treatment with FLU or POS at any time in the past;
    • History of hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reactions to azole drug therapy;
    • Women who are pregnant, intend to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding;
    • Situation or condition that may interfere with optimal participation in the study; Part of the staff personnel directly involved with this study;
    • Family member of the investigational study staff.
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  More Information

Responsible Party: Schering-Plough ( Head, Clinical Trials Registry & Results Disclosure Group )
Study ID Numbers: P04558
Study First Received: January 17, 2007
Last Updated: January 8, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00423267  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Fluconazole
Mycoses
Clotrimazole
Miconazole
Coccidioidomycosis
Tioconazole
Influenza, Human
Posaconazole

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Trypanocidal Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antiparasitic Agents
Antiprotozoal Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Antifungal Agents
Antibiotics, Antifungal
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009