Status:

UNKNOWN

Flufenamic Acid for Hospitalised Influenza Infection

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

Influenza A

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

It is well recognized that respiratory viruses cause substantial disease burden every year. Among all known respiratory viruses, influenza virus is the greatest cause of disability-adjusted life years...

Detailed Description

This double blind randomized-controlled trial will assess the clinical efficacy, mortality reduction and viral load reduction of clarithromycin and FFA in patients hospitalized for pneumonia secondary...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Recruited subjects include all adult patients ≥18 years hospitalised for virologically confirmed influenza infection.
  • Auditory temperature ≥38°C with at least one of the following symptoms (cough, sputum production, sore-throat, nasal discharge, myalgia, headache or fatigue) upon admission
  • Symptom duration ≤72 hours
  • Radiological changes of pulmonary infiltrate by chest radiography or computerised tomography
  • All subjects give written informed consent. Subjects must be available to complete the study and comply with study procedures. Willingness to allow for serum samples to be stored beyond the study period, for potential additional future testing to better characterise immune response.

Exclusion

  • Inability to comprehend and to follow all required study procedures.
  • Allergy or severe reactions including renal or hepatic dysfunctions to clarithromycin, FFA, oseltamivir, amoxicillin-clavulanate or esomeprazole will be excluded
  • Patient with moderate renal impairment (creatinine clearance \<30mL/min)
  • Prolonged QT or ventricular cardiac arrhythmias, including torsade de pointes.
  • Patient with a history of cholestatic jaundice and/or liver dysfunction associated with prior clarithromycin use
  • Patient on cisapride, pimozide, astemizole, terfenadine, ergotamine, dihyroergotamine, or statins medications which could not be stopped
  • Patient on colchicine with renal or hepatic impairment.
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Inability to comprehend and to follow all required study procedures
  • Have known human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Received an experimental agent (vaccine, drug, biologic, device, blood product, or medication) within 1 month prior to recruitment in this study or expect to receive an experimental agent during this study. Unwilling to refuse participation in another clinical study through the end of this study.
  • Have a history of alcohol or drug abuse in the last 5 years. Have any condition that the investigator believes may interfere with successful completion of the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 8 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 31 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03238612

Start Date

January 8 2018

End Date

October 31 2020

Last Update

October 22 2019

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Ivan Hung

Hong Kong, Hong Kong