Status:

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

Lead Sponsor:

Pfizer

Conditions:

Pneumonia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

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 cefuroxim...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 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

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 1 2003

    Estimated Enrollment :

    139 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00648726

    Start Date

    January 1 2003

    End Date

    August 1 2003

    Last Update

    April 1 2008

    Active Locations (5)

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    Pfizer Investigational Site

    Beijing, China, 100853

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    Pfizer Investigational Site

    Shanghai, China, 200003

    3

    Pfizer Investigational Site

    Shanghai, China, 200025

    4

    Pfizer Investigational Site

    Shanghai, China, 200040