Comparative Study of Ceftaroline vs. Vancomycin Plus Aztreonam in Adult Subjects With Complicated Skin Infections

Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Bacterial Infections

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether ceftaroline is effective and safe in the treatment of complicated skin infections in adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00423657

Run by

Forest Laboratories

People needed

680

Starts

2007-03-01

Expected to finish

2007-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Skin and skin structure infection (SSSI) that involves deeper soft tissue or requires significant surgical intervention, or cellulitis or abscess on lower extremity which occurs in subjects with diabetes mellitus or well-documented peripheral vascular disease.

You may not qualify if…

• Prior treatment of current complicated skin and skin structure infection (cSSSI) with an antimicrobial.
• Failure of vancomycin or aztreonam as therapy for the current cSSSI, or prior isolation of an organism with in vitro resistance to vancomycin or aztreonam.

Where it is running

• Investigational Site — Pasadena, California, United States
• Investigational Site — San Diego, California, United States
• Investigational Site — San Jose, California, United States
• Investigational Site — Atlantis, Florida, United States
• Investigational Site — Columbus, Georgia, United States
• Investigational Site — Marietta, Georgia, United States
• Investigational Site — Springfield, Illinois, United States
• Investigational Site — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Investigational Site — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
• Investigational Site — Butte, Montana, United States
• Investigational Site — Somers Point, New Jersey, United States
• Investigational Site — Toledo, Ohio, United States
• Investigational Site — Tacoma, Washington, United States
• Investigational Site — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
• Investigational Site — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Investigational Site — Córdoba, Argentina
• Investigational Site — Santa Fe, Argentina
• Investigational Site — Braunau am Inn, Austria
• Investigational Site — Graz, Austria
• Investigational Site — Sankt Pölten, Austria
• Investigational Site — Sao Paula, Brazil
• Investigational Site — Temuco, Chile
• Investigational Site — Valdivia, Chile
• Investigational Site — Cottbus, Germany
• Investigational Site — Los Angeles, California, United States

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