Sumamed Phase IV Study: Treatment of respiratory tract infections in adults and children

ISRCTN ISRCTN38391551
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN38391551
Secondary identifying numbers SUM-2006/01-INT
Submission date
13/06/2008
Registration date
22/09/2008
Last edited
23/10/2015
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Infections and Infestations
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mrs Tea Andabaka
Scientific

Ulica grada Vukovara
Zagreb
10000
Croatia

Phone +385 (0)1 6120 717
Email Tea.Andabaka@pliva.com

Study information

Study designPhase IV observational open non-comparative international multicentre study
Primary study designObservational
Secondary study design
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleSafety and efficacy of Sumamed® therapy in the treatment of respiratory tract infections in adults and children: international, multicentre, non-comparative study
Study acronymSuPoRTI
Study objectivesIn the last twenty years resistance of bacteria causing respiratory tract infections increased, but reports on how that affects the results of the treatment are scarce and controversial. This phase IV study is designed to capture real-world efficacy and safety data of Sumamed® (azithromycin) therapy in the population of 2,000 patients, adults and children with bacterial respiratory tract infections. The conditions will include the following:
1. Acute pharyngitis/tonsillitis
2. Acute sinusitis
3. Acute otitis media
4. Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
5. Community acquired pneumonia
Ethics approval(s)Ethics approvals have been obtained for the lead centres in the following countries:
1. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federal Ethics Committee (Federalno ministarstvo zdravstva - Federalno eticko povjerenstvo). Date of approval: 27/02/2008
2. Croatia: Central Ethics Committee for Medicines and Medical Products (Sredinje eticko povjerenstvo za lijekove i medicinske proizvode Ksaverska cesta 4). Date of approval: 31/03/2008
3. Macedonia: Medical Ethics Committee, Skopje (Eticka komisija za medicinski istrauvanja Medicinski fakultet 1000 Skopje). Date of approval: 17/01/2008
4. Slovenia: Ethics Committee, Institute of Clinical Neurophysiology (Intitut za klinicno nevrofiziologijo Republika komisija za medicinsko etiko). Date of approval: 07/04/2008

Approvals are pending for the lead centres in the following countries:
5. Hungary: Central Ethics Committee (Egészségügyi Tudományos Tanács Klinikai Farmakológiai Etikai Bizottság [ETT KFEB])
6. Poland: Ethics Committee, Medical University of Lódz (Komisja Bioetyczna przy Uniwersytecie Medycznym, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lodzi)
7. Romania: National Ethics Committee
8. Russia: Central Ethics Committee attached to the Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development
9. Ukraine: Central Ethics Committee attached to the Ministry of Health

Information on ethics approval to be confirmed for lead centres in the following countries:
10. Belarus
11. Czech Republic
12. Kazahstan
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedBacterial respiratory tract infections
InterventionAdults and children >=45 kg: azithromycin (oral) 500 mg in the form of tablets once daily for 3 days
Children: azithromycin 10 mg/kg, in the form of powder for oral suspension, once daily for 3 days

Total duration of follow-up for each participant:
1. For acute pharyngitis/ tonsillitis, acute sinusitis and acute otitis media patients: 10 - 12 days
2. For acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis and community acquired pneumonia patients: 28 - 32 days

Acute pharyngitis/ tonsillitis, acute sinusitis and acute otitis media patients will visit investigators 3 times (visits 1, 2 and 3). Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis and community acquired pneumonia patients will visit investigators 4 times (visits 1, 2, 3 and 4).

Timepoints:
Visit 1 will take place on Day 1
Visit 2 will take place on Day 4
Visit 3 will take place between Day 10 - 12
Visit 4 will take place between Day 28 - 32
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhasePhase IV
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Azithromycin
Primary outcome measureClinical efficacy of the treatment defined as cure, improvement, failure or not-evaluable, assessed at visits 3 and 4.

Timepoints:
Visit 1 will take place on Day 1
Visit 2 will take place on Day 4
Visit 3 will take place between Day 10 - 12
Visit 4 will take place between Day 28 - 32
Secondary outcome measuresTolerability, assessed through adverse events recorded at visits 2, 3 and 4. Tolerability will be presented as frequencies, percentages and 95% confidence intervals. Results will be presented for the whole group of patients and further stratified according to the clinical diagnosis.

Timepoints:
Visit 1 will take place on Day 1
Visit 2 will take place on Day 4
Visit 3 will take place between Day 10 - 12
Visit 4 will take place between Day 28 - 32
Overall study start date16/06/2008
Completion date15/06/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAll
SexBoth
Target number of participants2,000
Key inclusion criteria1. Male or female out-patients, no age limits
2. Acute onset of disease indicated by presence of fever (>37°C)
3. Presence of at least 2 specific clinical signs and symptoms
4. Signed informed consent (for minors, parent or legal guardian written consent needs to be obtained)
Key exclusion criteria1. Hypersensitivity to macrolides
2. Treatment with any antibiotic within 14 days prior to enrolment
3. Participation in any clinical study within 4 weeks prior to enrolment
4. Prior enrolment in this study
Date of first enrolment16/06/2008
Date of final enrolment15/06/2009

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Hungary
  • Kazakhstan
  • North Macedonia
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Slovenia
  • Ukraine

Study participating centre

Ulica grada Vukovara
Zagreb
10000
Croatia

Sponsor information

PLIVA Hrvatska d.o.o (Croatia)
Industry

Ulica grada Vukovara 49
Zagreb
10000
Croatia

Email Tea.Andabaka@pliva.com
Website http://www.pliva.com/hr
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Funders

Funder type

Industry

PLIVA Hrvatska d.o.o. (Croatia)

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Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/06/2015 Yes No