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Clinical Trials/NCT00764062
NCT00764062
Terminated
Phase 4

Randomized Controlled Trial Short Antibiotic Therapy (3-Day) Versus Long Antibiotic Therapy (7-Day) in Odontology-Stomatology: Impact on the Resistance of Oral Streptococci

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris1 site in 1 country81 target enrollmentSeptember 2005

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Amoxicillin
Conditions
Odontogenic Infection
Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Enrollment
81
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Susceptibility to amoxicillin of oral streptococci
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
17 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide problem closely linked to antibiotic consumption. To limit the risk to select resistant bacteria, the rules of prescription are to use high doses and short durations of treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the interest to reduce amoxicillin treatment from 7 days to 3 days, in cases of odontogenic infection requiring the extraction of the tooth associated with amoxicillin monotherapy. The 3-day treatment will be compared to the classical 7-day treatment for clinical efficacy (pain, wound healing) and impact on the susceptibility of oral streptococci to amoxicillin.

Detailed Description

Amoxicillin treatment starts the day of the inclusion in the study (day 0). Dentists and participants were blinded to treatment assignment for the duration of the study. The infected tooth was extracted 2 days after the beginning of the antibiotic treatment, and the post-operative follow-up was done 1 week after tooth extraction (day 9). An additional follow-up was done one month later (day 30). Clinical parameters were collected one week after tooth extraction (day 9). Pain was evaluated by its intensity during the days following surgery (using an analog visual scale varying from 0 -no pain- to 10 -very intense pain-), and by the total amount (in mg) of paracetamol ingested. The infectious state was evaluated by local wound healing, regional adenopathy and fever. The wound healing score combined local inflammation and sensitivity, and the presence or absence of a blood clot. The streptococci resistance was assessed at the patient-level by the proportion of patient with at least one resistant streptococcus, and at the streptococcus-level by the proportion of resistant streptococcus out of the total streptococci flora. Intermediate susceptibility to amoxicillin was defined as a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 0.5-16 mg/L; resistance was defined as an MIC greater than or equal to 16 mg/L.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
September 2005
End Date
October 2007
Last Updated
17 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • odontogenic infection requiring tooth extraction asociated with amoxicillin monotherapy
  • good condition
  • 18-60 years old
  • written informed consent provided

Exclusion Criteria

  • antibiotic prophylactic treatment
  • special infectious risk (immunodeficiency, diabetes..)
  • pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • amoxicillin contraindication
  • antibiotic treatment during the lasts 45 days

Arms & Interventions

1

7-day amoxicillin treatment (1g per os twice daily)

Intervention: Amoxicillin

2

3-day amoxicillin (1g per os twice daily) + 4-day placebo treatment (1g per os twice daily)

Intervention: Amoxicillin

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Susceptibility to amoxicillin of oral streptococci

Time Frame: at day 0, day 9 and day 30.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Non-inferiority of clinical efficacy(at day 9)

Study Sites (1)

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