E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
All patients who are suspicious of suffering from invasive fungal infections are included. |
Es werden all jene Patienten in die Studie eingeschlossen, bei welchen der Verdacht auf das Vorliegen einer invasiven Pilzinfektion besteht. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
All patients who are suspicious of suffering from invasive fungal infections are included. |
Es werden all jene Patienten in die Studie eingeschlossen, bei welchen der Verdacht auf das Vorliegen einer invasiven Pilzinfektion besteht. |
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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 |
The main objective is to determine the rate of breakthrough fungal infections in a step down therapy consisting of micafungin followed by fluconazol comparted to fluconazole (or other azoles) monotherapy. |
Das Hauptziel der Studie ist die Erhebung der Rate an fungalen Durchbruchsinfektions von während einer Stufentherapie bestehend aus Micafungin gefolgt von Flucoanzol verglichen mit der Rate an Durchbruchsinfektionen während einer Flucoanzol (oder andere Azole) Monotherapie. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
not applicable |
nicht zutreffend |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Suspicious of suffering from invasive fungal infections
• Female and male patients of > 18 years of age
• Patient receives appropriate antibiotic therapy
• Informed consent form signed by the patient or by the legal representative
• No treatment with antifungal agents 30 days prior to inclusion in the study
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• Verdacht einer bestehenden invasiven Pilzinfektion
• Weibliche und männliche Patienten >18 Jahre
• Patienten mit adäquater antibiotischer Behandlung
• Vorliegende Einwilligungserklärung des Patienten
• Keine antimykotische Therapie 30 Tagen vor Einschluss in die Studie
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Known or expected hypersensitivity to active test substances or excipients
• Chronic liver disease by pathologic confirmation of cirrhosis, or Child-Pugh Stage B or C
• History or present signs of acute liver injury
• Previous enrollment to the present study
• Participation in another clinical trial with an investigational drug or investigational device during the last 30 days
• Received study drugs in the last 30 days prior to randomization.
• Positive pregnancy test
• Detection of Candida krusei or other Candida species resistant to fluconazole or micafungin
• Expected fatal or most likely unfavorable clinical outcome
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•Bekannte oder erwartete Unverträglichkeit der Testsubstanzen
• Chronische Lebererkrankung mit histologischem Nachweis einer Leberzirrhose oder Child-Pugh Stage B oder C
• Anamnese oder Zeichen eines akuten Leberversagens
• Patienten, welche bereits in diese Studie eingeschlossen wurden
• Teilnahme an einer anderen Arzneimittelstudie innerhalb der letzten 30 Tage
• Erhalt einer anderen Testsubstanz innerhalb der letzten 30 Tage
• Patientinnen mit pos. Schwangerschaftstest
• Nachweis einer Candida krusei oder einer anderen Candidaspezies, die resistent auf Fluconazol oder Micafungin getestet wird
• Patienten, bei welchen ein schlechtes klinisches Outcome bzw. tödlicher Ausgang erwartet wird |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary endpoint will be the determation of the rate of breakthrough fungal infections in a step down therapy consisting of micafungin followed by fluconazol comparted to fluconazole (or other azoles) monotherapy. |
Der primäre Endpunkt stellt die Erhebung der Rate an fungalen Durchbruchsinfektions von während einer Stufentherapie bestehend aus Micafungin gefolgt von Flucoanzol dar verglichen mit der Rate an Durchbruchsinfektionen während einer Flucoanzol (oder andere Azole) Monotherapie. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
day 28 ± 2 after starting of antifungal therapy |
Tag 28 ± 2 nach Beginn der antifungalen Therapie |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
The secondary endpoints will be the length of in hospital stay and the length of Intensive Care Unit stay, total days of antifungal treatment, fungal colonization index, changes from baseline values of the SOFA score (=sequential organ failure assessment), incidence of drug related unexpected serious adverse events and survival rate. |
Der sekundäre Endpunkt gelten die Dauer des Krankenhausaufenthaltes/Aufenthalt an der Intensivstation, Gesamtdauer der antifungalen Therapie, Pilzkolonisationindex, SOFA-Score, unerwünschte Arzneimittelwirkungen und die Überlebensrate. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
- days 7 ±1, 14±2 and 28±2 after start of antifungal treatment: Fungal Colonisation
- days -1-0, 1-5, 7 ±1, 14±2, 21±2 and 28±2: changes from baseline values of the sequential organ failure assessment score (determination of laboratory parameters are included)
- Daily screening for adverse drug effects + Screening 6 month after start of antifungal treatment
- days 7±1, 14±2, 28±2 and 6 month after start of therapy: Survival Rate
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- Tag 7 ±1, 14±2 und 28±2 nach Beginn der antifungalen Therapie: Pilzkolonisation
- Tag -1-0, 1-5, 7 ±1, 14±2, 21±2 und 28±2: Veränderungen von Organfunktionen (inklusive Erfassung von laborchemischen Parametern)
- Tägliches Screening auf unerwartete Nebenwirkungen + Screening 6 Monate nach Beginn der antimykotischen Therapie
- Tag 7±1, 14±2, 28±2 und 6 Monate nach Beginn der antimykotischen Therapie: Überlebensrate |
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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 | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
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) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
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
| No |
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 | 8 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
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 | No |
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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The end of the trial will be the follow-up of the last subject included in the study. |
Das Ende der Studie stellt das Follow-up des Patienten, welcher als letzter in die Studie eingeschlossen wurde, dar. |
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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 | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |