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A Clinical Study Intended To Compare Treatment With Voriconazole To Treatment With Amphotericin Followed By Fluconazole In Patients With Candidemia, A Serious Fungus Infection Of The Blood.

Information source: Pfizer
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Candidiasis

Intervention: VFEND® I.V., Oral (Drug); Conventional amphotericin B (Drug); Diflucan IV, oral (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Pfizer

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Pfizer CT.gov Call Center, Study Director, Affiliation: Pfizer

Summary

This is a study to investigate the safety and efficacy of voriconazole for the treatment of candidemia in critically ill non-neutropenic patients

Clinical Details

Official title: A Randomized, Open Label, Comparative Multicenter Study Of Voriconazole Versus Conventional Amphotericin B Followed By Fluconazole In The Treatment Of Candidaemia In Non Neutropenic Subjects.

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: Sustained clinical response for 12 weeks from end of treatment

Secondary outcome: Time to negative blood cultures

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: 70 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with candidemia

Exclusion Criteria:

- Neutropenia

Locations and Contacts

Additional Information

Starting date: September 2000
Ending date: November 2003
Last updated: October 11, 2006

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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