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CompletedNCT01014013

Safety and Tolerability of Ertapenem Sodium in the Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (0826-055)

A Prospective, Multicenter, Partially-Blinded, Randomized, Comparative Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of INVANZ Versus Ceftriaxone Sodium in the Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections in Adults

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

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of ertapenem sodium (Invanz) in treatment of complicated urinary tract infections with respect to the proportion of patients with a favorable microbiological response at 5-9 days post therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGertapenem sodium (MK0826)a single daily dose of ertapenem sodium 1.0g IV infused over 30 minutes, for 7-14 days (patients may be switched to oral ciprofloxacin after 3 doses of IV therapy if needed)
DRUGComparator: ceftriaxone sodiuma single daily dose of ceftriaxone 2.0g IV infused over 30 minutes, for 7-14 days (patients may be switched to oral ciprofloxacin after 3 doses of IV therapy)

Timeline

Start date
2008-04-01
Primary completion
2009-02-01
Completion
2009-02-01
First posted
2009-11-16
Last updated
2017-03-22
Results posted
2010-03-01

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01014013. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.