E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Complicated Skin and Skin Structure infections caused by Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI). . |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17] |
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 |
• demonstrate non inferiority between patients treated with minocycline plus rifampicin and those patients with gold standard therapy of linezolid in terms of clinical cure at Test of Cure.
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
• assess the safety profile between the two treatment groups
• assess microbiological eradication of MRSA from the site of infection between the treatment groups
• assess the risk of emergence of resistance through sensitivity testing
• demonstrate a relationship between drug exposure and outcome, including emergence of resistance, using state of the art pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic tools
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Patients will be enrolled in this study only if they meet all of the following numbered criteria:
1. Hospitalised with clinical evidence of at least 1 of the following MRSA infections:
• Ulcers
• First or second degree burns of less than 20% of body surface area with concomitant signs of cellulitis (excluding third degree burns and burns >20% of body surface area)
• Major abscess (see exclusion criteria for qualifications)
• Deep or extensive cellulitis, and/or
• Wounds – trauma or post surgical
2. Presence of purulent or seropurulent drainage or at least 3 of the following signs and symptoms:
• Drainage and/or discharge
• Erythema (extending at least 1 cm beyond a wound edge)
• Swelling and/or induration
• Heat and/or localized warmth
• Pain and/or tenderness to palpation
3. At least 1 of the following conditions considered to be pathogen-related:
• Fever (temperature >38C/100.4F orally, rectally, or tympanically),
• Elevated total peripheral white blood cells (WBCs) >10,000/mm3, or
• >15% immature neutrophils (bands), regardless of total peripheral WBC count
4. Accessible infection site for culture or a bacteraemia where a culture cannot be obtained from the site of infection
5. Adult at least 18 years of age
6. Written informed consent to participate in the study before any study-specific procedures are performed
7. If of childbearing potential, must be using, or be prepared to use, a mechanical method of contraception (e.g. condom) during the study.
8. If female, has a negative serum pregnancy test (serum beta-human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)) result immediately prior to enrolment. If obtaining the serum pregnancy result would cause a delay in treatment, the patient can be entered on the basis of a negative urine pregnancy test result. The urine pregnancy test must be sensitive to at least 50 mU/mL of beta-hCG, pending results of the serum test. The patient must end study medication therapy if the subsequent serum pregnancy test is positive
Patients who have received an antibiotic for a cSSSI but have not responded and are considered a failure on that treatment regimen are eligible for this study provided they have a positive MRSA baseline culture.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Any of the following will exclude a patient from enrolment into the study.
1. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding
2. Pre menopausal women who refuse to substitute oral contraception during treatment by contraception using mechanical means (e.g. condom)
3. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to linezolid, minocycline or rifampicin
4. Clinical or laboratory evidence of significant impairment of hepatic function, i.e. bilirubin of >3x upper limit of normal range, AST or ALT >5x upper limit of normal range, proven histological liver changes on biopsy
5. Major abscess associated with diabetic foot conditions
6. Suspected or confirmed osteomyelitis
7. Treatment with other antimicrobials with activity against MRSA within 24hr prior to study inclusion. However, treatment failures from other therapy may be entered provided there is a positive baseline culture for MRSA.
8. In the case of a mixed infection where it is considered necessary to concomitantly treat with a Gram-negative agent, this agent must have no activity against MRSA.
9. Patients with a high probability of death within a week of study entry
10. Haemodialysis patients or those requiring other means of renal support for end stage renal disease.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
All signs and symptoms of cSSSI present at baseline have resolved and the patient did not receive new systemic or topical antibacterial treatment up to and including the Test of Cure Day 14 |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Clinically relevant improvement of the local and systemic signs and symptoms of cSSSI present at baseline such that the patient would not meet study entry criteria and the patient did not receive new systemic or topical antibacterial treatment up to and including Test of Cure Day 14. Patients that received at least 4 days of treatment |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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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 | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
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 | No |
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) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
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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 | 10 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 20 |
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 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 | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 2 |