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Prospective Observational Study of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Asian Pacific Countries

Completed
Conditions
Clostridium Difficile Infection
Interventions
Other: CDI Pts
Registration Number
NCT02223715
Lead Sponsor
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to conduct an Asia-Pacific, multi-center, prospective observational study to characterize patients with CDI as well as to understand treatment and management of the disease.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of CDI, as documented by diarrheal symptoms and positive stool test result for CDT or toxigenic C. difficile, or colonoscopic findings of PMC
  • Patients and/or legal guardian willing to provide informed consent and/or informed assent or data release, according to local regulations
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with diarrheal symptoms caused by bacteria other than C. difficile, such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, Vibrio, Shigella, and Escherichia coli.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
CDICDI Pts-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Status at the End of CDI EpisodeFrom the time of CDI diagnosis to the end of the treatment

The patients were observed from the diagnosis to the end of the treatment and got a telephone follow up call after two month from the end of treatment. The categories of the status indicating below are at the end of the treatment, not at the follow up call. Lost to follow-up means the patient number who were lost during the treatment course.

Patient DemographicsAt the study at the time of CDI diagnosis enrollment

Medical history is information which was collected at the CDI diagnosis in this study. The items of the Medical history are indicated below. Concomitant diseases at the CDI diagnosis were included in the Medical history.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical ComplicationFrom the time of CDI diagnosis to recovery or recurrence

This study was non-interventional observational study. There were no restriction on the CDI treatment and we did not define to collect AE data. We just defined to collect the data for complications with CDI treatments indicating below. The complications to be checked were defined in the protocol. The information of other complications and AEs were not collected.

Recurrence or Not After 2 Months Follow-upFrom the time of CDI diagnosis to 2 months follow-up

The patients were observed from the diagnosis to the end of the treatment and got a telephone follow up call after two month from the end of treatment.

Unknown includes patient lost, data missing

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