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Phase 4 N=473 Randomized Treatment

Study Comparing Tigecycline Versus Ceftriaxone Sodium Plus Metronidazole in Complicated Intra-abdominal Infection (cIAI)

Appendicitis · Cholecystitis · Diverticulitis · Intra-Abdominal Abscess · Intra-Abdominal Infection

Enrolled (actual)
473
Serious AEs
16.1%
Results posted
Apr 2010
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Clinically Evaluable (CE) Patients With Clinical Response of Cure at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit — 162; 150 participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Interventions
tigecycline (Drug); ceftriaxone plus metronidazole (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Primary completion
Sep 2008

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Clinically Evaluable (CE) Patients With Clinical Response of Cure at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit
162; 150
SECONDARY
Number of Microbiologically Evaluable (ME) Patients With a Clinical Response of Cure at Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit
97; 86 0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Number of Microbiologically Evaluable (ME) Patients by Microbiological Response at Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit
98; 86; 21; 22; 3; 0
SECONDARY
Number of Days of Inpatient Healthcare Resource Utilization on or Before Test-of-Cure
13.03; 12.69; 12.62; 12.16; 8.24; 6.14 0.750

Summary

This is a study of the safety and efficacy of tigecycline to ceftriaxone sodium plus metronidazole in hospitalized subjects with cIAI. Subjects will be followed for efficacy through the test-of-cure assessment. Safety evaluations will occur through the treatment and post-treatment periods and continue through resolution or stability of the adverse event(s).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of complicated intra-abdominal infection that requires surgery within 24 hours.
  • Fever plus other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Cancer
  • Medicines that suppress the immune system
  • Dialysis
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00230971). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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