NCT00431964

Brief Summary

This is a study to examine the safety, effect on lung function, and frequency of symptoms relating to cystic fibrosis during 24 weeks of treatment with the antibiotic azithromycin in 6-18 year-olds with CF who are not infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
263

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2007

Typical duration for phase_4

Geographic Reach
2 countries

40 active sites

Status
completed

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

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 2, 2007

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 6, 2007

Completed
2.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2009

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2009

Completed
5.8 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

August 19, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

August 19, 2015

Status Verified

July 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

2.4 years

First QC Date

February 2, 2007

Results QC Date

July 24, 2015

Last Update Submit

July 24, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

azithromycin, Zithromax

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in FEV1 From Baseline to End of Treatment at Day 168

    change from baseline to day 168

Study Arms (2)

Active

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

azithromycin 250 mg tablets

Drug: azithromycin 250 mg tablets

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

placebo tablets (matched to active drug in appearance)

Drug: placebo tablets

Interventions

* One (1) tablet three times weekly for patients who weigh 40-79 lbs * Two (2) tablets three times weekly for patients who weigh greater than or equal to 80 lbs

Also known as: Zithromax
Active

* One (1) tablet three times weekly for patients who weigh 40-79 lbs * Two (2) tablets three times weekly for patients who weigh greater than or equal to 80 lbs

Also known as: inactive pill
Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age6 Years - 18 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Male or female, 6-18 years of age at enrollment
  • Confirmed diagnosis of CF
  • Written informed consent (and assent when applicable)
  • Clinically stable at enrollment as assessed by the site investigator
  • FEV1 % predicted \> 50%
  • Ability to comply with medication use, study visits, and study procedures
  • Ability to swallow a 250 mg tablet

You may not qualify if:

  • Weight less than 18.0 kg
  • Respiratory culture positive for P. aeruginosa, NTM, or B. cepacia complex within 1 year or at screening, or AFB positive at screening
  • Allergy to macrolide antibiotics
  • Use of macrolide antibiotics (e.g., azithromycin, clarithromycin) within 60 days of screening
  • Use of systemic corticosteroids or intravenous or oral antibiotics within 14 days of screening
  • Initiation of high dose ibuprofen, Pulmozyme®, hypertonic saline or aerosolized antibiotics within 30 days of screening
  • Chronic therapy with drugs known to have rare but serious interactions with azithromycin: amiodarone, digoxin, disopyramide, lovastatin, pimozide, rifabutin, and nelfinavir
  • Investigational drug use within 30 days of screening
  • Laboratory abnormalities (creatinine, liver function or neutropenia) at screening and confirmed at follow-up testing prior to randomization
  • History of biliary cirrhosis, portal hypertension, or splenomegaly, or splenomegaly on physical exam
  • History of ventricular arrhythmia
  • Other major organ dysfunction, excluding pancreatic dysfunction
  • History of lung transplantation or currently on lung transplant list
  • Relative decrease in FEV1 % predicted ≥ 20% between the screening and enrollment visit
  • Positive serum pregnancy test at screening
  • +3 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (40)

Phoenix Children's Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States

Location

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States

Location

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

Location

Children's Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, 60614, United States

Location

Riley Hospital for Children

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

Location

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States

Location

Children's Hospital Boston

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

Location

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

Location

Washington University

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

University of Nebraska Medical Center - Pediatric Pulmonary

Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

Location

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

Location

Columbia University

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

Location

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

Location

New York Medical College

Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States

Location

UNC Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

Location

Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

Location

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

Location

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134, United States

Location

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy & Immunology

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

Location

East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Pediatric Pulmonary & Respiratory Care

Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916, United States

Location

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States

Location

Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

Location

University of Utah Pediatric Pulmonology

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States

Location

Vermont Children's Hospital

Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States

Location

University of Virginia at Charlottesville Children's Hospital

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States

Location

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States

Location

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

Location

Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada

Location

BC Children's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada

Location

Janeway Children's Health & Rehabilitation Hospital

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3V6, Canada

Location

McMaster Health Sciences Centre

Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada

Location

Bryan Lyttle, MD, Private Practice

London, Ontario, N6A 5B8, Canada

Location

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada

Location

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

Location

CSSS de Chicoutimi

Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 5H6, Canada

Location

Montreal Children's Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Saiman L, Anstead M, Mayer-Hamblett N, Lands LC, Kloster M, Hocevar-Trnka J, Goss CH, Rose LM, Burns JL, Marshall BC, Ratjen F; AZ0004 Azithromycin Study Group. Effect of azithromycin on pulmonary function in patients with cystic fibrosis uninfected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2010 May 5;303(17):1707-15. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.563.

  • Ratjen F, Saiman L, Mayer-Hamblett N, Lands LC, Kloster M, Thompson V, Emmett P, Marshall B, Accurso F, Sagel S, Anstead M. Effect of azithromycin on systemic markers of inflammation in patients with cystic fibrosis uninfected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Chest. 2012 Nov;142(5):1259-1266. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-0628.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cystic Fibrosis

Interventions

Azithromycin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pancreatic DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesGenetic Diseases, InbornCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and AbnormalitiesInfant, Newborn, Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ErythromycinMacrolidesPolyketidesLactonesOrganic Chemicals

Results Point of Contact

Title
Nicole Hamblett
Organization
Seattle Children's Hospital

Study Officials

  • Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH

    Columbia University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Michael Anstead, MD

    University of Kentucky

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Felix Ratjen, MD

    The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Larry Lands, MD

    Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
NETWORK
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 2, 2007

First Posted

February 6, 2007

Study Start

February 1, 2007

Primary Completion

July 1, 2009

Study Completion

November 1, 2009

Last Updated

August 19, 2015

Results First Posted

August 19, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-07

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