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CompletedNCT00330395

Open, Pharmacokinetic Study of Caspofungin in Neonates and Infants (0991-058)

A Multicenter, Sequential-Panel, Open-Label, Noncomparative Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Caspofungin Acetate in Neonates and Infants Less Than 3 Months of Age.

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
16 (actual)
Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Industry
Sex
All
Age
3 Months
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the amount of caspofungin found in the blood of neonate and infants \<3 months of age following treatment with caspofungin at 25 mg/m2. Another purpose is to test the safety of caspofungin in treating neonates and infants with Candida infections (a certain type of fungal infection).

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGcaspofungin acetateDuration of Treatment 28 Days

Timeline

Start date
2006-05-01
Primary completion
2006-10-01
Completion
2006-10-01
First posted
2006-05-26
Last updated
2017-02-23

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00330395. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.