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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2012-003234-16-DE
EUCTR2012-003234-16-DE
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1

Randomized double blind placebo-controlled study to demonstrate that antibiotics are not needed in moderate acute exacerbations of COPD – The ABACOPD Study

Hannover Medical School represented by Hannover Clinical Trial Center GmbH0 sites980 target enrollmentFebruary 26, 2013

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
MedDRA version: 19.0 Level: LLT Classification code 10010953 Term: COPD exacerbation System Organ Class: 100000004855
Sponsor
Hannover Medical School represented by Hannover Clinical Trial Center GmbH
Enrollment
980
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 26, 2013
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Investigators

Sponsor
Hannover Medical School represented by Hannover Clinical Trial Center GmbH

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults, either sex, older than 40 years of age
  • For female patients, the following conditions are to be met:
  • \-has been postmenopausal for at least 1 year, or
  • \-is surgically incapable of bearing children, or
  • \-is of childbearing potential, and the following conditions are met:
  • ohas a negative pregnancy test (urine\- or serum\-based) immediately before study entry (i.e., before the start of treatment or any other study procedure that could potentially harm the fetus), and one or more of following criteria
  • omust agree to abstinence or use an accepted method of contraception .The subject must agree to continue with the same method throughout the study.
  • ohaving only female sexual partners
  • osexual relationship with sterile male partners only
  • Patients diagnosed with COPD stages I\-IV as defined by the Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung disease (GOLD).

Exclusion Criteria

  • Severe exacerbation: defined by need for ventilatory support (indicated by severe dyspnea with failure to respond to emergency treatment and/or persistent hypoxemia (PaO2 \<50 mm Hg despite O2 administration and / or respiratory acidosis (pH \<7\.35 and PaCO2\> 45mmHg)) or mental confusion or circulatory insufficiency (need of vasopressors)
  • Fever (\>38\.5°C) (more than 4 days)
  • Known impaired hepatic or renal function
  • Active or suspected tuberculosis infection of the respiratory tract
  • Acute exacerbation of asthma
  • Suspected or known hypersensitivity to, or suspected serious adverse reaction to Sultamicillin
  • Immunosuppression or Immunosuppressive therapy (cytostatic chemotherapy within last 28 days or neutropenia (neutrophils \< 1000/µ)l; systemic corticosteroids (\=20 mg prednisolon equivalent/day \> 14 days; HIV\-infection; immunosuppression after organ\- or bone marrow transplant)\- Patients with metastatic or hematological malignancy, splenectomized patients or patients with known hyposplenia or asplenia
  • Oral/parenteral antibiotic use within 30 days prior to randomization (a singular administration of antibiotics prior to randomization is allowed)
  • In\-patient treatment within the last 30 days days (because of actual respiratory infections as primary or secondary diagnosis)
  • An antibiotic is clearly indicated for treatment of a known infection

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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