Status:

COMPLETED

Rapid Empiric Treatment With Oseltamivir Study (RETOS)

Lead Sponsor:

University of Louisville

Collaborating Sponsors:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Conditions:

Influenza

Pneumonia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Current guidelines recommend early initiation of empiric antibiotic therapy to cover typical and atypical bacteria that may cause community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Influenza antiviral therapy in pat...

Detailed Description

This will be both a prospective, randomized, unblinded clinical study of hospitalized patients with acute LRTI admitted in one of four institutions in Louisville, KY (rapid empiric treatment with osel...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For oseltamivir and standard of care groups:
  • 18 years of age or older
  • No oseltamivir or zanamivir ordered in hospital admission orders
  • Meets criteria for acute LRTI
  • Signed informed consent.

Exclusion

  • For oseltamivir and standard of care groups:
  • Oseltamivir or zanamivir ordered in hospital admission orders
  • Patients hospitalized for the LRTI for more than 24 hours before enrollment into the trial.
  • Patients with mental conditions who are unlikely to comply with the study protocol and who cannot give informed consent and have no guardian or proxy.
  • Patients who have had severe allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis or serious skin reactions such as toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, or erythema multiforme to any component of oseltamivir (TAMIFLU).
  • Prisoners

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

1107 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01248715

Start Date

November 1 2010

End Date

May 1 2016

Last Update

June 15 2023

Active Locations (5)

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1

Jewish Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202

2

Norton Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202

3

University of Louisville Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202

4

Rex Robley VA Medical Center

Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40206

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