E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Neonates with suspected or culture-proven candidiasis |
Neonatos con sospecha de candidiasis o cultivo positivo |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Neonates with suspected or culture-proven candidiasis |
Neonatos con sospecha de candidiasis o cultivo positivo |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of fluconazole and micafungin both administered after randomization in neonates with suspected or culture-proven Candidiasis in order to validate their optimal dosage To compare the time to reach the target drug exposure area under the concentration-time curve from 0 to 24 h (AUC0?24) for candidiasis by the two randomly administered drugs. |
Evaluar la farmacocinética de fluconazol y micafungina tras la randi¡omización en neonatos con sospecha de candidiasis o cultivo positivo para evaluar la mejor dosis. Compararel tiempo para alcanzar el área de exposición al medicamento bajo una curva de concentración de 0 a 24 h (AUC0?24) para candidiasis de los dos fármacos randomizados. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To evaluate the tolerability of fluconazole and micafungin in neonates with suspected or culture-proven Candidiasis
To describe short-term safety
To describe short term outcome of treated episodes |
Evaluar la tolerabilidad de fluconazol y micafungina en neonatos con sospecha de candidiasis o cultivo positivo. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
- Neonates and infant between 24 up to 42 weeks gestational age and with post natal age of 48 hours of life up to day of life (DOL) 120 at the time of culture acquisition. - Requiring antifungal therapy according to medical decision by attending physician for microbiologically documented and clinically suspected candida infection independently from the availability of any positive culture for Candida spp. - Written informed consent from the parents or the legally authorized representative must be obtained prior to entry. - Infant must have sufficient venous access to permit administration of study medication and monitoring of safety variables. |
- Neonatos y niños entre 24 y 42 semanas de gestación con una edad postnatal de 48 horas de vida (DOL) en el momento de la toma de los cultivos. - Que requieran tratamiento antifúngico según criterio médico o fundamento microbiológico y sospecha clínica de candidiasis con un cultivo positivo a cándida. - Consentimiento escrito de los padres o representantes legales antes del comienzo del ensayo. - El niño debe tener un acceso venoso aceptable que permita la administración de la medicación del estudio y la monitorización de las variables de seguridad. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
- Infant exposed to fluconazole or micafungin prophylaxis prior to inclusion - Infant who has received more than 48hours of systemic antifungal therapy (any product) prior to the first dose of study drug for treatment of the current Candida infection - Infant with a concomitant medical condition, whose participation, in the opinion of the investigator and / or medical advisor, may create an unacceptable additional risk - Infant previoulsy enrolled in this study - Infant who is co-infected with a non-Candida fungal organism - Infant with any history of a hypersensitivity or severe vasomotor reaction to any echinocandin or fluconazole product. - Infant with pre existing hepatic or renal disease |
- Niños que ya han recibido profilaxis con fluconazol o micafungina antes de la inclusión. - Niños que hayan recibido antifúngicos sistémicos (cualquiera)durante más de 48h por una infección por cándida. - Niños con otra patología concomitante que a criterio de médico o investigador pueda hacer que el participar en el ensayo le suponga un riesgo inaceptable. - Niños incluidos anteriormente en este estudio. - Niños co-infectado con un organismo diferente a la cándida. - Niños con historia de hipersensibilidad o reacción vasomotora severa a cualquier equinocándida o fluconazol. - Niños con enfermedad hepática o renal. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
PK/PD integration of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics |
PK/PD integración de farmacocinética y farmacodinámica |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Time to reach the AUC breakpoint ant the ratio of AUC/MIC90s in the two treated groups |
Tiempo para alcanzar el punto de corte AUC y el índice AUC/MIC90s en los dos grupos de tratamiento. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Definition of efficacy evaluation criteria (primary and secondary) measurement techniques |
Definición dlas medidas técnicas de los criterios de evaluación de la eficacia (primaria y secundaria) |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The procedures or evaluations will be performed on the days of PK study |
Los procedimientos o evaluaciones se realizarán en los días del estudio PK. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Yes |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 4 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 25 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 45 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 45 |