Once-daily Therapy for Streptococcal Pharyngitis

NCT01310361 | Completed Phase 1 DMC

• 1 other identifier: iaum
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In some studies once daily amoxicillin therapy might be treatment of choice for Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus pharyngitis in comparison with three to four times daily treatment with oral penicillin V.

Conditions

Streptococcal Sore Throat

Keywords

Pharyngitis; Group A β-hemolytic Streptococci; Exudate; Erythema Penicillin; Amoxicillin

Study Arms (2)

Amoxicillin

EXPERIMENTAL

Once-daily Therapy for Streptococcal Pharyngitis With Amoxicillin

Drug: Amoxicillin

Benzathin Penicillin G

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Once-daily Therapy for Streptococcal Pharyngitis With Intramuscular Benzathin Penicillin G

Drug: Intramuscular Benzathin Penicillin G

Interventions

Amoxicillin DRUG

Amoxicillin

Intramuscular Benzathin Penicillin G DRUG

It is mentioned underlined in page 10 in research. (Once the throat swab was taken and cultured on plate at the place where the child was examined, hygiene teacher was trained about how to prepare the oral amoxicillin suspension and how to give it to the child. 750 milligrams of amoxicillin was thereafter given to the patient and in order not to infect other school children, the patient was sent home. The following morning, the patient would come to school and was given the second dose of amoxicillin by the hygiene teacher. All oral drugs were bought from a creditable company. In the injection group, 600000 units of penicillin was administered to children who weigh less than 27 kilograms and 1200000 units of penicillin was administered to children who weigh more. After 48 hours, patients were examined again when the result of first culture was ready)

Benzathin Penicillin G

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Age of 6 to 15 years old.
• The criteria in clinical examination including objective signs (fever, Erythema or exudate of tonsils, enlarged lymph nodes) and subjective sign(sore throat). Neck tenderness, abdominal pain and pharynx petechia were also considered.
• No antibiotic was used during the week before.
• Performing throat culture before the initiation of drug administration
• Positive throat culture indication GABHS
• No previous history of allergy to penicillin .

You may not qualify if:

• Age of below 6 years old or above 15 years old.
• No signs of pharyngitis in the clinical examination
• Antibiotic use during the week before.
• Throat culture was not performed before the initiation of drug administration.
• Negative throat culture or the culture indicates a microorganism other than GABHS.
• History of allergy to penicillin
• Not using drugs or not following the treatment in the field of having the second culture performed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Azad University of Medical Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

Islamic Azad University

Mashhad, Khorasan, 91796, Iran

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pharyngitis

Interventions

Amoxicillin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Pharyngeal Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Ampicillin; Penicillin G; Penicillins; beta-Lactams; Lactams; Amides; Organic Chemicals; Sulfur Compounds; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 7, 2011
• First Posted: March 8, 2011
• Study Start: January 1, 2004
• Study Completion: March 1, 2006
• Last Updated: March 8, 2011

Record last verified: 2005-01

Locations

IR (1)