Sponsor study identifier
interventional
330
1 country
2
Study Start
May 23, 2016
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
August 4, 2019
Actual (reported)Study Completion
August 4, 2019
Actual (reported)The purpose of the study is to determine whether azithromycin or cotrimoxazole is the best empirical treatment for undifferentiated febrile illness in Nepal
Registry-reported information. Elapsed time and enrollment totals alone do not measure study progress or recruitment pace.
August 4, 2019
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Dates and qualifiers reported by the registry. Estimated dates do not confirm that a milestone has occurred.
May 5, 2016
Actual (reported)May 16, 2016
Actual (reported)May 23, 2016
Actual (reported)August 4, 2019
Actual (reported)August 4, 2019
Actual (reported)Fever clearance time
time from the first dose of a study drug until a temperature ≤37.5°C for at least 2 days
at least 2 days
Fever failure
over 7 days post treatment initiation
Need rescue treatment
within 63 days
Microbiological failure
on day 7 of treatment
Relapse
within 28 days of initiation of treatment
The development of any complication
within 28 days of initiation of treatment
Azithromycin tablets 20mg/kg/day for 7 days (Maximum dose 1000mg/day)
Co-trimoxazole tablets (Trimethoprim 10 mg/kg+Sulphamethoxazole 50 mg/kg) in two divided doses everyday for 7 days (maximum 3000mg/day)
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Nepal Civil Service Hospital
Kathmandu, Nepal
Patan Hospital
Kathmandu, Nepal
Crump JA, Kirk MD. Estimating the Burden of Febrile Illnesses. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Dec 3;9(12):e0004040. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004040. eCollection 2015 Dec. No abstract available.
Zimmerman MD, Murdoch DR, Rozmajzl PJ, Basnyat B, Woods CW, Richards AL, Belbase RH, Hammer DA, Anderson TP, Reller LB. Murine typhus and febrile illness, Nepal. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Oct;14(10):1656-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1410.080236.
Buddha Basnyat, MBBS,MSc,MD
University of Oxford
330 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
May 5, 2016
First Posted
May 16, 2016
Study Start
May 23, 2016
Actual (reported)TINN2: Treat Infection in NeoNates 2
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Thompson CN, Blacksell SD, Paris DH, Arjyal A, Karkey A, Dongol S, Giri A, Dolecek C, Day N, Baker S, Thwaites G, Farrar J, Basnyat B. Undifferentiated febrile illness in Kathmandu, Nepal. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Apr;92(4):875-878. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0709. Epub 2015 Feb 9.
Koirala S, Basnyat B, Arjyal A, Shilpakar O, Shrestha K, Shrestha R, Shrestha UM, Agrawal K, Koirala KD, Thapa SD, Karkey A, Dongol S, Giri A, Shakya M, Pathak KR, Campbell J, Baker S, Farrar J, Wolbers M, Dolecek C. Gatifloxacin versus ofloxacin for the treatment of uncomplicated enteric fever in Nepal: an open-label, randomized, controlled trial. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Oct 31;7(10):e2523. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002523. eCollection 2013.
Arjyal A , Basnyat B, Nhan HT, Koirala S, Giri A, Joshi N, et al. A randomised controlled trial of gatifloxacin versus ceftriaxone for the treatment of uncomplicated enteric fever in Nepal. Submitted. 2015;3099(15):1-11
Dolecek C, Tran TP, Nguyen NR, Le TP, Ha V, Phung QT, Doan CD, Nguyen TB, Duong TL, Luong BH, Nguyen TB, Nguyen TA, Pham ND, Mai NL, Phan VB, Vo AH, Nguyen VM, Tran TT, Tran TC, Schultsz C, Dunstan SJ, Stepniewska K, Campbell JI, To SD, Basnyat B, Nguyen VV, Nguyen VS, Nguyen TC, Tran TH, Farrar J. A multi-center randomised controlled trial of gatifloxacin versus azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated typhoid fever in children and adults in Vietnam. PLoS One. 2008 May 21;3(5):e2188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002188.
Parry CM, Ho VA, Phuong le T, Bay PV, Lanh MN, Tung le T, Tham NT, Wain J, Hien TT, Farrar JJ. Randomized controlled comparison of ofloxacin, azithromycin, and an ofloxacin-azithromycin combination for treatment of multidrug-resistant and nalidixic acid-resistant typhoid fever. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Mar;51(3):819-25. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00447-06. Epub 2006 Dec 4.
Chinh NT, Parry CM, Ly NT, Ha HD, Thong MX, Diep TS, Wain J, White NJ, Farrar JJ. A randomized controlled comparison of azithromycin and ofloxacin for treatment of multidrug-resistant or nalidixic acid-resistant enteric fever. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2000 Jul;44(7):1855-9. doi: 10.1128/AAC.44.7.1855-1859.2000.
Chand HJ, Rijal KR, Neupane B, Sharma VK, Jha B. Re-emergence of susceptibility to conventional first line drugs in Salmonella isolates from enteric fever patients in Nepal. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Nov 13;8(11):1483-7. doi: 10.3855/jidc.4228.
Pandit A, Arjyal A, Day JN, Paudyal B, Dangol S, Zimmerman MD, Yadav B, Stepniewska K, Campbell JI, Dolecek C, Farrar JJ, Basnyat B. An open randomized comparison of gatifloxacin versus cefixime for the treatment of uncomplicated enteric fever. PLoS One. 2007 Jun 27;2(6):e542. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000542.
Arjyal A, Basnyat B, Koirala S, Karkey A, Dongol S, Agrawaal KK, Shakya N, Shrestha K, Sharma M, Lama S, Shrestha K, Khatri NS, Shrestha U, Campbell JI, Baker S, Farrar J, Wolbers M, Dolecek C. Gatifloxacin versus chloramphenicol for uncomplicated enteric fever: an open-label, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2011 Jun;11(6):445-54. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70089-5. Epub 2011 Apr 29.
Giri A, Karkey A, Dangol S, Arjyal A, Pokharel S, Rijal S, Gajurel D, Sharma R, Lamsal K, Shrestha P, Prajapati G, Pathak S, Shrestha SR, K C RK, Pandey S, Thapa A, Shrestha N, Thapa RK, Poudyal B, Phuong DNT, Baker S, Kestelyn E, Geskus R, Thwaites G, Basnyat B. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Versus Azithromycin for the Treatment of Undifferentiated Febrile Illness in Nepal: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 5;73(7):e1478-e1486. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1489.
Pokharel S, Basnyat B, Arjyal A, Mahat SP, Kc RK, Bhuju A, Poudyal B, Kestelyn E, Shrestha R, Phuong DNT, Thapa R, Karki M, Dongol S, Karkey A, Wolbers M, Baker S, Thwaites G. Co-trimoxazole versus azithromycin for the treatment of undifferentiated febrile illness in Nepal: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Oct 2;18(1):450. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2199-6.
Primary Completion
August 4, 2019
Actual (reported)Study Completion
August 4, 2019
Actual (reported)Last Updated
December 6, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-12
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