Comparative Study of Ceftaroline vs. Ceftriaxone in Adult Subjects With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Bacterial Pneumonia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether ceftaroline is effective and safe in the treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00621504

Run by

Forest Laboratories

People needed

606

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-06-01

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…

• Subjects are required to meet the following inclusion criteria:
• Community-acquired pneumonia
• initial hospitalization, or treatment in an emergency room or urgent care setting
• infection would require initial treatment with IV antimicrobials.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects must NOT meet any of the following exclusion criteria:
• CAP suitable for outpatient therapy with an oral antimicrobial agent
• respiratory tract infections not due to community-acquired bacterial
• Non-infectious causes of pulmonary infiltrates
• Pleural empyema
• Infection with an atypical organism
• History of any hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to any ß-lactam antimicrobial
• History of any hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to clarithromycin or any macrolide/ ketolide

Where it is running

• Investigational Site — Pasadena, California, United States
• Investigational Site — Sacramento, California, United States
• Investigational Site — San Diego, California, United States
• Investigational Site — Orlando, Florida, United States
• Investigational Site — Fort Gordon, Georgia, United States
• Investigational Site — Peoria, Illinois, United States
• Investigational Site — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Investigational site — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
• Investigational Site — Butte, Montana, United States
• Investigational Site — Akron, Ohio, United States
• Investigational Site — Houston, Texas, United States
• Investigational Site — Buenos Aires, C.a.b.a., Argentina
• Investigational Site — San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina
• Investigational Site — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Investigational Site — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Investigational Site — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Investigational Site — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Investigational Site — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Investigational Site — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Investigational Site — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Investigational Site — Vicente López, Argentina
• Investigational Site — Vienna, Austria
• Investigational Site — Vienna, Austria
• Investigational Site — Goiânia, G.o., Brazil
• Investigational site — Los Angeles, California, United States

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