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CompletedNCT01265173

Comparison of Efficacy of Cefotaxime, Ceftriaxone, and Ciprofloxacin for the Treatment of SBP in Patients With LC

Comparison of Efficacy of Cefotaxime, Ceftriaxone, and Ciprofloxacin for the Treatment of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
261 (actual)
Sponsor
Korea University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
16 Years – 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the most serious complications of liver cirrhosis. Mainstay of treatment for SBP is use of proper antibiotics. Although, several antibiotics including cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, or ciprofloxacin are being used, it is unclear which drug is most effective. Our aim of study is to compare the efficacy of the three current antibiotics for the treatment of SBP in patients with liver cirrhosis. The primary hypothesis is that the efficacy of all the antibiotics will not significantly different. This is non-inferiority trial.

Detailed description

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the most serious complications of liver cirrhosis. Mainstay of treatment for SBP is use of proper antibiotics. Although, several antibiotics including cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, or ciprofloxacin are being used, it is unclear which drug is most effective. Our aim of study is to compare the efficacy of the three current antibiotics for the treatment of SBP in patients with liver cirrhosis. The primary hypothesis is that the efficacy of all the antibiotics will not significantly different. The expected success rates (infection resolution rates) are 83%, 87%, and 78% for cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, and ciprofloxacin. This is non-inferiority trial. The level of significance is 5%. The power of this stuy is 80%. Non-inferiority margin is 15%. Therefore 87 patients for each group are needed.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGCefotaxime3 g
DRUGCeftriaxone2 g
DRUGCiprofloxacin400 mg

Timeline

Start date
2007-04-01
Primary completion
2018-06-01
Completion
2018-06-01
First posted
2010-12-23
Last updated
2020-04-06

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: South Korea

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01265173. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.