Status:

COMPLETED

Clarithromycin v Ciprofloxacin Added to Rifampicin + Ethambutol, for Opportunist Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease

Lead Sponsor:

British Thoracic Society

Conditions:

Pulmonary Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

To date key drugs in the treatment of MAIS, M.malmoense and M.xenopi (Opportunist Mycobacteria have been rifampicin and ethambutol. Clarithromycin and Ciprofloxacin are active in vitro against these s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with pulmonary disease due to M.avium intracellulare, M.malmoense or M.xenopi. Aged 16 or over. With clinical and/or radiological evidence of active infection and producing sputum positive on culture on at least 2 occasions.

Exclusion

  • Pregnant women and women of childbearing age not taking adequate contraceptive precautions.
  • Patients who have sputum currently positive on culture for M.tuberculosis or M.bovis.
  • Patients who have AIDS or who are known to be HIV positive

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 1995

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

September 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

400 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00367913

Start Date

March 1 1995

End Date

September 1 2004

Last Update

August 23 2006

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Llandough Hospital

Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom, CF64 2XX