Status:

COMPLETED

Moxifloxacin Plus Metronidazole Versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam for the Treatment of Patients With Intra-abdominal Abscesses

Lead Sponsor:

Hannover Medical School

Collaborating Sponsors:

Bayer

Conditions:

Abscess, Intra-Abdominal

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The study is contemplating the antibiotic therapy of intraabdominal abscesses. These abscesses are a serious problem in surgical practice. Associated pathophysiologic effects as for example peritoniti...

Detailed Description

The study is an interventional prospective, comparative, open-label, randomised single-centre study. Adult patients with intra-abdominal abscesses matching the criteria to be included will be enrolled...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who attained full age (18 years) with intra-abdominal abscesses documented by:
  • A) Laparotomy revealing intra-abdominal abscess or macroscopic gastrointestinal perforation OR
  • B) Suspected intra-abdominal abscess and scheduled for operation with at least three of the following criteria:
  • fever,
  • leucocytosis,
  • symptoms referable to the abdominal cavity (nausea, pain),
  • tenderness with or without rebound / abdominal wall rigidity,
  • radiological evidence for abscess or gastrointestinal perforation.

Exclusion

  • Patients with the following:
  • indwelling peritoneal catheter,
  • presumed spontaneous bacterial peritonits,
  • peripancreatic sepsis or infection secondary to pancreatitis,
  • peptic or traumatic perforation of gastrointestinal tract of \< 24 h duration,
  • traumatic perforation of the small or large bowel of \< 12h duration,
  • transmural necrosis of the intestine due to acute embolic, thrombotic or obstructive occlusions,
  • acute cholecystitis,
  • appendicitis without perforation or abscess,
  • required open abdomen techniques for management,
  • gynaecological infection,
  • known hypersensivity to any of the study drugs,
  • lifethreatening disease with life expectancy of less than 48 hours,
  • neutropenia with neutrophil count \< 1000 cells/µl,
  • receiving chronic treatment with imunosuppressant therapy,
  • HIV-seropositives with CD4 count \< 200 cells/µl,
  • end stage hepatic cirrhosis CHILD PUGH C,
  • central or peripheral neuropathy,
  • bradycardia,
  • symptomatic dysrhythmia in medical history,
  • syndromes of QTc prolongation or use of concomittant medicaments reported to increase QT interval,
  • disorder of the electrolyte balance,
  • previous history of tendinopathy with quinolones,
  • previously enrolled in the trial or use of any investigational drug within the previous 30 days

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 15 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 15 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00629135

Start Date

November 15 2005

End Date

August 15 2011

Last Update

July 24 2018

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Medical School Hannover

Hanover, Germany, 30625