Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antibiotic Therapy in Adults With Suspect Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI) and a Procalcitonin Level

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2020-03-30

Summary

This is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority multicenter clinical trial of azithromycin vs. placebo in adults presenting as outpatients with suspect Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI) and a Procalcitonin (PCT) level of < / = 0.25 ng/mL, as a strategy for reducing antibiotic prescriptions. The study is designed to compare the efficacy of azithromycin versus placebo on Day 5 (i.e., after 4 days of treatment) in subjects with suspect LRTI and PCT levels of < / = 0.25 ng/mL at enrollment using a non-inferiority approach. The study will recruit potential subjects 18 years of age or older who are suspected to have LRTI. The enrollment cap will be 840 participants, for the goal of approximately 674 randomized participants who will be randomized 1:1 to receive oral azithromycin or placebo for five days. Randomized subjects will have efficacy measured from the time of the first dose of study drug (Day 1) through approximately Day 28. The Primary Objective is to compare the efficacy of azithromycin versus placebo on Day 5 (i.e., after 4 days of treatment) in subjects with suspect LRTI and PCT levels of < / = 0.25 ng/mL at enrollment using a non-inferiority approach.

• Phase: N/A

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Treatments: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Azithromycin; Calcitonin