Status:

COMPLETED

Long Term Influenza Prophylaxis With Inhaled Zanamivir or Oral Oseltamivir

Lead Sponsor:

University of Oxford

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Conditions:

Influenza

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This is a multicenter, randomised, four arms placebo controlled study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of 10 mg inhaled zanamivir once a day and 75 mg oseltamivir capsule orally once a day rela...

Detailed Description

We plan to recruit 130 non-pregnant subjects including Health Care Workers, which refer to anyone who works in the hospital, into each active arm and 65 healthy, non-pregnant subjects including Health...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • A subject will be eligible for inclusion in this study only if all of the following criteria apply:
  • Healthy male or female aged 20 - 65 years. Healthy determined by the Investigator based on medical history and screening examinations.
  • Read and understand study related materials intended for subject.
  • Signed informed consent prior to study participation.
  • Willingness and ability to comply with the study protocol for the duration of the trial.
  • Female subject who is of reproductive potential agrees to use an acceptable method of birth control (e.g., intrauterine device, abstinence or hormonal contraceptive drug) throughout the study (D120+2).
  • For male subject, he must agree to use an acceptable method of birth control (e.g. abstinence or condom) throughout the study (D120+2).

Exclusion

  • A subject will not be eligible for inclusion in this study if any of the following apply:
  • Females who are pregnant, trying to get pregnant or are lactating.
  • Current or a history of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease within the last 5 years.
  • Abnormal pulmonary function test according to The Thoracic Society of Thailand Guidelines for Pulmonary Function Tests: (i) FVC \< 80% of the predicted value for age and sex or (ii) FEV1/FVC \<70%. (see Appendix 2)
  • Any other chronic or acute diseases requiring treatment.
  • An abnormal ECG indicating disease that requires immediate investigation or treatment
  • An abnormal chest x-ray indicating an active disease process.
  • A creatinine clearance \< 30 mL/min as determined by Cockcroft-Gault equation (see below)
  • AST or ALT ≥ 1.5 x ULN
  • Use of a live attenuated influenza vaccine or any anti-influenza drug within 14 days prior to the first dose of study drugs/placebos.
  • History of alcohol or substance abuse or dependence which in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with subject compliance or safety
  • Subjects who have a history of allergy to the study drug or drugs of the same class, or a history of severe drug (e.g. toxic epidermal necrolysis) or other allergy (e.g. previous history of anaphylaxis) that, in the opinion of the investigator, contraindicates participation in the trial.
  • The subject has participated in a clinical trial and has received investigational drugs within 60 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
  • Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, are unlikely to comply fully with study procedures.
  • History of any mental illness requiring hospitalisation or outpatient psychiatric treatment within the last 12 months
  • Any suicidal attempt within the previous 5 years.
  • Screening HADS anxiety or depression score \> 8.
  • Hemoglobin \<11g/dL or neutropenia of \< 1000 per microlitre or a platelet count of less than 100,000 cells/mm3 Cockroft formula: CrCl (mL/min) = (140 - age) x Wt / 72 x serum creatinine (females x 0.85), age in years, Wt in kg, serum creatinine in mg/dL.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

390 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00980109

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2010

Last Update

September 22 2010

Active Locations (2)

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Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

Bangkok, Bangkoknoi, Thailand, 10700

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Hospital for Tropical Diseases

Bangkok, Thailand, 10400