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Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Modeling to Optimize Dosage Regimen of Levofloxacin

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Healthy Volunteers
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02699658
Lead Sponsor
Prince of Songkla University
Brief Summary

Levofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, is the optical S-(-) isomer of ofloxacin with a broad spectrum of activity. In common with other fluoroquinolones, the main pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) index that correlates with its therapeutic efficacy is the area under the plasma time-concentration curve/the minimum inhibitory concentration ratios.

The aims of the study were to:

1. reveal the population pharmacokinetics, and

2. assess the efficacy of various dosage regimens in achieving the probability of target attainment (PTA) and the cumulative fraction of response (CFR) of levofloxacin when oral levofloxacin was prescribed as the switching therapy after intravenous levofloxacin treatment.

The study was conducted in 45 healthy volunteers. Each subject received one 500 mg tablet of levofloxacin, after which PK studies were carried out, using a Monte Carlo simulation to determine the PTA. By referral to the EUCAST MIC distributions database, the dosage regimens were predicted to achieve CFR greater than or equal to 90%.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
levofloxacin in healthyLevofloxacin-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
concentration of levofloxacin in plasmaup to 2 week after blood collection
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University

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Hat Yai, Songkla, Thailand

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