NCT02443285

Brief Summary

Current European and most other international guidelines recommend the use of a third-generation cephalosporin as the first choice, or amoxicillin-clavulanate acid or fluoroquinolones as an alternative choice . These recommendations are based mainly on clinical trials that were very often conducted a decade or more ago, and on the assumption that E. coli would be involved in nearly half of the cases. The microbial etiology of SBP remains relatively constant; however, the antibiotic resistance rate especially for third-generation cephalosporins (including cefotaxime and ceftazidime), ciprofloxacin, and ofloxacin increased dramatically .

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
100

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2015

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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

January 1, 2015

Completed
4 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 11, 2015

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 13, 2015

Completed
4.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

June 20, 2017

Status Verified

June 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

4.9 years

First QC Date

May 11, 2015

Last Update Submit

June 17, 2017

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • number of patients with clearence of infection

    number of patients having clearence of infection

    5 days

Study Arms (2)

Cefotaxime

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

cefotaxime 2gm every 12 hours daily for 5 days

Drug: Cefotaxime

Ceftriaxone

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

ceftriaxone 2 gm every 24 hours for 5 days.

Drug: ceftriaxone

Interventions

Cefotaxime 2 gram every12 hours for 5 days

Also known as: claforan, cefotax
Cefotaxime

Ceftriaxone 2 gm every 24 hours for 5 days

Also known as: rocephin, cefaxone
Ceftriaxone

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Liver cirrhosis with ascites and SBP

You may not qualify if:

  • ascitic fluid with polymicrobial infections

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Tanta university - faculty of medicine

Cairo, Egypt

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

CefotaximeCeftriaxone

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

CephacetrileCephalosporinsbeta-LactamsLactamsAmidesOrganic ChemicalsThiazinesSulfur CompoundsHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Sherief M Abd-elsalam, lecturer

    hepatology dept-Tanta

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Hanan H Soliman, Professor

    hepatology dept-Tanta

    STUDY DIRECTOR
  • Walaa A Elkhalawany, lecturer

    hepatology dept-Tanta

    STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Sherief M Abd-elsalam

CONTACT

Sherief M Abd-elsalam, lecturer

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
PI

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 11, 2015

First Posted

May 13, 2015

Study Start

January 1, 2015

Primary Completion

December 1, 2019

Study Completion

December 1, 2019

Last Updated

June 20, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-06

Locations