E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
nosocomial pneumonia (NP), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) |
polmonite nocosomiale (NP) inclusa polmonite associata a ventilazione meccanica (VAP) |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
lung infection |
Infezione Polmonare |
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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 assess the non-inferiority of ceftazidime-avibactam compared to meropenem with respect to clinical cure at the test of cure visit in patients in the clinically modified intent-to-treat population and patients in the clinically evaluable population |
• Valutare la non-inferiorità della associazione ceftazidime- avibactam (CAZ-AVI) verso meropenem rispetto alla guarigione clinica valutata mediante verifica della negativizzazione della coltura batterica (visita al 21 ° giorno dalla randomizzazione) nei pazienti inseriti nella intent-to-treat clinicamente modificata (cMITT) e nella totalità dei pazienti clinicamente valutabili (CE). |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To determine the efficacy of CAZ-AVI compared to meropenem with respect to the clinical cure at end of treatment in the clinically modified intent-to-treat, clinically evaluable, microbiologically modified intent-totreat, microbiologically evaluable and extended microbiologically evaluable populations and at test of cure in the microbiologically modified intent-to-treat, microbiologically evaluable and extended microbiologically evaluable populations. |
• Determinare l'efficacia di CAZ-AVI verso meropenem per quanto riguarda la guarigione clinica a fine trattamento (EoT) nei pazienti inseriti nella intent-to-treat clinicamente modificata (cMITT), nella totalità dei pazienti clinicamente valutabili (CE), nei pazienti inseriti nella intent-to-treat microbiologicamente modificata (mMITT), nei pazienti microbiologicamente valutabili (ME) e nella popolazione estesa di pazienti microbiologicamente valutabili (extended-ME) & alla visita di valutazione della guarigione clinica (ToC) nei pazienti inseriti nella intent-to-treat microbiologicamente modificata (mMITT), nei pazienti microbiologicamente valutabili (ME) e nella popolazione estesa di pazienti microbiologicamente valutabili (extended-ME) |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• 18 to 90 years of age inclusive • Females can participate if surgically sterile or completed menopause; if able to have children, must have negative serum pregnancy test, agree not to attempt pregnancy and use acceptable contraception while receiving study therapy and for 1 week after • Onset of symptoms ≥48 hours after admission or <7 days after discharge from an inpatient acute or chronic care facility • New or worsening infiltrate on chest X-ray obtained within 48 hours prior to randomization • At least 1 of the following systemic signs: - Fever (temperature >38°C) or hypothermia (rectal/core temperature <35°C) - White blood cell count >10,000 cells/mm3, or White blood cell count<4500 cells/mm3, or >15% band forms |
• Adulti tra i 18 e i 90 anni di età.
• Le pazienti di sesso femminile possono partecipare allo studio se chirurgicamente sterili o se in menopausa completa; se potenzialmente fertili devono avere il test di gravidanza sierico negativo, essere d’accordo a non pianificare gravidanze e utilizzare un metodo contraccettivo accettabile per tutto il periodo di trattamento con il farmaco di studio e per la settimana successiva.
• Insorgenza dei sintomi oltre le 48 ore dal ricovero o entro 7 giorni dalla dimissione dalla struttura ospedaliera.
• Nuovo infiltrato o infiltrato in peggioramento ai raggi X al torace entro 48 ore dalla randomizzazione
• Almeno una delle seguenti manifestazioni sistemiche:
- Febbre (temperatura > 38°C) o ipotermia (temperatura rettale/centrale <35 °C)
- Conta dei globuli bianchi (WBC) > 10000 cellule/mm3 o conta WBC < 4500 cellule/mm3 o >15% cellule a banda |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Pulmonary disease that precludes evaluation of therapeutic response (including, but not limited to, lung cancer, active tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, granulomatous disease, fungal pulmonary infection or recent pulmonary embolism). • Patients with lung abscess, pleural empyema or post obstructive pneumonia. • Patients with an estimated creatinine clearance <16ml/min by Cockcroft Gault formula or patients expected to require haemodialysis or other renal support while on study therapy. • Acute hepatitis in the prior 6 months, cirrhosis, acute hepatic failure or acute decompensation of chronic hepatic failure. • Patients receiving hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. |
• Patologie polmonari che precludono la valutazione della risposta terapeutica (inclusi, ma non solo, tumore polmonare, tubercolosi attiva, fibrosi cistica, malattia granulomatosa, infezione polmonare fungina o recente embolia polmonare)
• Pazienti con ascessi polmonari, empiema pleurico o polmonite post ostruttiva.
• Pazienti con una clearance della creatinina stimata <16 ml/min secondo la formula di Cockcroft Gault o pazienti per i quali si prevede una necessaria emodialisi o altri supporti renali durante il trattamento di studio.
• Epatite acuta nei 6 mesi precedenti, cirrosi, insufficienza epatica acuta o scompenso acuto da insufficienza epatica cronica.
• Pazienti in emodialisi o dialisi peritoneale. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The proportion of patients with clinical cure in the clinically modified intent-to-treat and clinically evaluable analysis sets (co-primary analyses) |
. La percentuale di pazienti con guarigione clinica nella popolazione di pazienti cMITT e CE (analisi co-primaria). |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
at test of cure visit |
alla Visita ''Test of Cure'' |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
• The proportion of patients with clinical cure in the microbiologically modified intent-to-treat, microbiologically evaluable and extended microbiologically evaluable analysis sets • The proportion of patients with clinical cure in clinically modified intent-to-treat, clinically evaluable, microbiologically modified intent-to-treat, microbiologically evaluable, extended microbiologically evaluable analysis sets • The proportion of patients with a favorable per-patient microbiologic response in microbiologically modified intent-to-treat, microbiologically evaluable, extended microbiologically evaluable analysis sets • The proportion of favorable per-pathogen microbiologic responses in microbiologically modified intent-to-treat, microbiologically evaluable and extended microbiologically evaluable analysis sets • The proportion of favorable per-pathogen microbiologic responses by minimum inhibitory concentration categories in microbiologically modified intent-to-treat, microbiologically evaluable and extended microbiologically evaluable analysis sets • The proportion of patients with clinical cure in patients with pathogens resistant to ceftazidime in clinically evaluable, clinically modified intent to-treat, microbiologically evaluable analysis sets • Proportion of patients with a favorable per-patient microbiologic response in patients with pathogens resistant to ceftazidime in microbiologically modified intent-to-treat, microbiologically evaluable, extended microbiologically evaluable analysis sets • The proportion of favorable per-pathogen microbiologic responses in patients with pathogens resistant to ceftazidime in microbiologically modified intent-to-treat, microbiologically evaluable and extended microbiologically evaluable analysis sets • The proportion of patients with death due to any cause (all-cause mortality) in the clinically evaluable, clinically modified intent-to-treat and microbiologically modified intent-to-treat analysis sets |
La percentuale di pazienti con guarigione clinica nella popolazione di pazienti mMITT, ME e extended ME. La percentuale di pazienti con guarigione clinica nella popolazione di pazienti cMITT e CE mMITT, ME ed extended ME La percentuale di pazienti con una risposta microbiologica per-paziente favorevole in pazienti mMITT, ME ed extended-ME (derivata da risposta microbiologica per patogeno). La percentuale di pazienti con una risposta microbiologica per-patogeno favorevole in pazienti mMITT, ME ed extended-ME La percentuale di risposte microbiologiche per-patogeno favorevole in pazienti mMITT, ME ed extended-ME La percentuale di risposte microbiologiche per-patogeno favorevole alla minima concentrazione inibente (minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)) nelle popolazioni di pazienti mMITT, ME e extended-ME La percentuale di pazienti con giuarigione clinica nei pazienti con patogeni resistenti alla ceftazidima nelle popolazioni CE, cMITT e ME La percentuale di pazienti con risposta microbiologica per-paziente favorevole nei pazienti con patogeni resistenti alla ceftazidima nelle popolazioni mMITT, ME e extended ME (derivata da risposta microbiologica per patogeno) La percentuale di risposte microbiologiche per-patogeno favorevole nei pazienti con patogeni resistenti alla ceftazidima nelle popolazioni mMITT, ME e extended ME La percentuale di pazienti morti per qualsiasi causa (all cause mortality) nella popolazione CE, cMITT e mMITT |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
at end of treatment visit and test of cure visit |
alla visita di fine trattamento e alla visita ''Test of Cure'' |
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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 | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
Microbiology cultures |
Colture microbiologiche |
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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) | 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 | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
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 | 7 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 81 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Argentina |
Brazil |
Chile |
China |
India |
Japan |
Mexico |
Peru |
Russian Federation |
South Africa |
Turkey |
Ukraine |
Vietnam |
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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 | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 36 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 38 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |