A Study of SMT19969 Compared With Vancomycin for the Treatment of Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhoea (CDAD)
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Clostridium Difficile Infection
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT02092935
- Lead Sponsor
- Summit Therapeutics
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new oral antibiotic called SMT19969 in treating C. difficile Infection (CDI).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
- Informed consent
- Clinical diagnosis of CDAD plus laboratory diagnostic test
- No more than 24 hrs antimicrobial treatment for current CDAD episode
- No more than 3 episodes of CDAD in prior 12 months
- No previous episode of CDAD within 30 days of study enrollment
- Female subjects of childbearing potential must use adequate contraception
Exclusion Criteria
- Life-threatening or fulminant colitis
- Concurrent use of antibiotics or any other treatments for CDAD
- History of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease)
- Participation in other Clinical research studies within one month of screening
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description SMT19969 SMT19969 200 mg capsule of SMT19969 twice a day for 10 days with alternating 200 mg placebo twice a day Vancomycin Vancomycin 125 mg capsule four times a day for 10 days
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluate the clinical outcome by assessment of sustained clinical response 30 days post End of Therapy Sustained clinical response is defined as clinical cure at the Test of Cure Visit (Day 12) and no recurrence of CDAD within 30 days of End of Therapy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Plasma and faecal concentrations of SMT19969 40 Days Using laboratory analysis
To assess the safety and tolerability of SMT19969 compared with vancomycin 40 days Assessment of the Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) reported within the study