NCT00048750

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of intravenous micafungin versus placebo as prophylactic therapy for invasive fungal infections in patients in the intensive care unit considered to be at high risk.

Trial Health

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Monitor

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
104

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2003

Shorter than P25 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
2 countries

48 active sites

Status
terminated

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 6, 2002

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 8, 2002

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2003

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2003

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2003

Completed
Last Updated

March 27, 2012

Status Verified

March 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

5 months

First QC Date

November 6, 2002

Last Update Submit

March 26, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

Anti-Fungal TherapyPreemptive Anti-Fungal TherapyInvasive Fungal InfectionMicafunginICU

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Assessment of the incidence of a proven or probable invasive fungal infection, catheter tip fungal infection, or deep incisional surgical site infection during the study

    Baseline through one week post-treatment

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Assessment of the incidence of patients requiring alternative systemic antifungal therapy to treat suspected infection

    Baseline through one week post-treatment

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: Micafungin

2

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: Placebo

Interventions

IV

Also known as: Mycamine, FK463
1

IV

2

Eligibility Criteria

Age16 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Meets entry criteria for high risk

You may not qualify if:

  • Evidence of active invasive fungal infection
  • Received more than one dose of systemic antifungal agent within 72 hours prior to first dose of study drug
  • Known to be HIV positive who have CD4 count less than 500 cells/mm3
  • Has life-expectancy of less than 72 hours or moribund

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (48)

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Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

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Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

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Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

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Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

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Oakland, California, 94609, United States

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Orange, California, 92868, United States

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Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

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San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

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Santa Barbara, California, 93102, United States

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Stanford, California, 94304, United States

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Stanford, California, 94305, United States

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Denver, Colorado, 80262, United States

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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

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Tampa, Florida, 33601, United States

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Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States

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Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States

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Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

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Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States

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Indianapolis, Indiana, 46390, United States

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Portland, Maine, 04102, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

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St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

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Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States

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Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

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Durham, North Carolina, 27110, United States

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Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

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Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States

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Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

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Nashville, Tennessee, 37212, United States

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Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States

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San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

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Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

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Charlottesville, Virginia, 22906, United States

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Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States

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Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 1C3, Canada

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London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada

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Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada

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Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2H1, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A1, Canada

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Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 0W5, Canada

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N0W8, Canada

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Invasive Fungal Infections

Interventions

Micafungin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

MycosesBacterial Infections and MycosesInfections

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

LipopeptidesLipidsPeptidesAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsEchinocandinsPeptides, Cyclic

Study Officials

  • Central Contact

    Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 6, 2002

First Posted

November 8, 2002

Study Start

January 1, 2003

Primary Completion

June 1, 2003

Study Completion

June 1, 2003

Last Updated

March 27, 2012

Record last verified: 2008-03

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