Status:

COMPLETED

Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Caused by Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Conditions:

Staphylococcal Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-85 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate 2 different antibiotics, drugs that fight bacteria, \[clindamycin (CLINDA) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX)\] and wound care for the outpat...

Detailed Description

Clinical practice in the treatment of community-onset skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) has not kept pace with the emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 6 months to 85 years.
  • Able to complete the informed consent process or, if a minor, a parent or guardian who is able to complete the informed consent process; an assent form also will be completed for children age 7 and older.
  • Willing and able to complete the study protocol, study-related activities, and visits.
  • Diagnosis of uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infection (uSSTI), either cellulitis (defined as an inflammation of skin and associated skin structures) or abscess (defined as a circumscribed collection of pus), evidenced by at least 2 of the following localized signs or symptoms on the skin for at least 24 hours:
  • Erythema
  • Swelling or induration
  • Local warmth
  • Purulent drainage
  • Tenderness to palpation or pain
  • Able to take oral antibiotic therapy, either in pill or suspension form.

Exclusion

  • Hospital in-patient.
  • Hospitalization within the prior 14 days.
  • Residence in a long-term skilled nursing facility.
  • Requirement for hospitalization for skin infection or other condition.
  • Previous enrollment in this protocol.
  • Participation in another clinical trial within the previous 30 days.
  • Superficial skin infection only, including:
  • Impetigo
  • Ecthyma
  • Folliculitis
  • Infections that have a high cure rate after surgical incision alone (such as isolated furunculosis) or after topical or local measures
  • Unstable psychiatric or psychological condition rendering the subject unlikely to be cooperative or to complete study requirements.
  • Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with the adherence or subject compliance with study requirements.
  • Systolic blood pressure \> 180 mm Hg.
  • Systolic blood pressure (SBP) less than an age-specific critical value:
  • Age 6 - 11 months: \< 70 mm Hg
  • Age 1 to 8 years: \< 80 mm Hg
  • Age 9 to 17 years: \< 90 mm Hg
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years: \< 90 mm Hg
  • Heart rate less than 45 beats per minute (BPM).
  • Heart rate greater than an age-specific critical value:
  • Age 6 - 11 months: \> 140 BPM
  • Age 1 to 8 years: \> 120 BPM
  • Age 9 to 17 years: \> 120 BPM
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years: \> 120 BPM.
  • Oral temperature (or equivalent rectal, tympanic membrane, axillary) less than 35.5 degrees Celsius (95.9 degrees Fahrenheit).
  • Oral temperature (or equivalent rectal, tympanic membrane, axillary) greater than age-specific critical value:
  • Age 6 - 11 months: \> 38.0 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit)
  • Age 1 to 8 years: \> 38.5 degrees Celsius (101.3 degrees Fahrenheit)
  • Age 9 to 17 years: \> 38.5 degrees Celsius (101.3 degrees Fahrenheit)
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years: \> 38.5 degrees Celsius (101.3 degrees Fahrenheit).
  • Documented human or witnessed animal bite in the past 30 days at the site of infection.
  • Systemic antibacterial therapy with antistaphylococcal activity within the prior 14 days.
  • The following concomitant medications: warfarin, phenytoin, methotrexate, rosiglitazone or sulfonylureas and systemically administered antibacterial agents with activity against staphylococci.
  • Diagnosed or suspected disseminated or severe Staphylococcus aureus or group A streptococcal (GAS) infection, including lymphangitic spread of skin infection, septicemia, bacteremia, pneumonia, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, gangrene, necrotizing fasciitis, myositis, or other serious infections.
  • Infection at an anatomical skin site requiring specialized management or specialized antimicrobial therapy, including:
  • Periauricular or orbital infection
  • Perirectal infection
  • Suspected deep space infection of the hand or foot
  • Genital infection
  • Mastitis
  • Bursitis
  • Radiographic evidence or suspicion of gas in the tissue or foreign body infection (note: radiography is not required for screening and can be performed at the discretion of the treating physician).
  • Gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea of a severity that would preclude consumption of oral antibiotics.
  • Hypersensitivity or history of allergic reaction to study drug.
  • History of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
  • Third trimester pregnancy: pregnant women must have gestational age estimated by an objective means, e.g. ultrasound, fundal height, and women who are within 4 weeks of the third trimester of pregnancy, defined as week 27 of pregnancy, are not eligible.
  • Currently breast feeding.
  • Severe or morbid obesity with a body mass index (BMI) \>40 kg/m\^2.
  • Complicated skin or soft tissue infection, such as:
  • Catheter or catheter site infection within 30 days of placement
  • Surgical site infection
  • Known or suspected prosthetic device infection
  • Suspected Gram-negative or anaerobic pathogen
  • Unusual exposure history (e.g., underwater injury, fish-tank exposure, heavy soil exposure, etc)
  • Infection at the site of an area of underlying skin disease such as chronic eczema, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, or chronic venous stasis
  • History of underlying immunocompromising condition or immunodeficiency, for example:
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Chronic renal failure, creatinine clearance \<30 ml/min
  • Renal dialysis within the past 180 days
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive with either cluster of differentiation (CD)4 count \<200 or \<4 percent CD4 in the past 180 days or HIV-positive and no documented CD4 count in the past 4 months
  • Organ or bone marrow transplantation (ever), immunosuppressive therapy within the past 180 days, severe liver disease
  • Other serious underlying disease, as determined by the treating physician or the investigator

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

1310 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00730028

Start Date

April 1 2009

End Date

February 1 2015

Last Update

March 17 2016

Active Locations (6)

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San Francisco General Hospital - Infectious Diseases

San Francisco, California, United States, 94110-3518

2

Harbor UCLA Medical Center - Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Torrance, California, United States, 90502-2006

3

Morehouse School of Medicine - Morehouse Medical Associates - Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303-2544

4

The University of Chicago - Comer Children's Hospital - Infectious Diseases

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637-1425