Trial Condition(s):

Pneumonia

Avelox for treatment of Elderly Patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia

Bayer Identifier:

10872

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00665327

EudraCT Number:

Not Available

EU CT Number:

Not Available

Study Completed

Trial Purpose

This study was to assess the safety of sequential intravenous (IV)/oral (PO) moxifloxacin (Avelox®) compared with sequential IV/PO levofloxacin (Levaquin®) in the treatment of elderly subjects (aged ≥ 65 years) with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who required initial IV therapy. This study also included an assessment of the clinical and bacteriologic effectiveness of both drugs.

Inclusion Criteria
- Presence of radiological evidence of a new or progressive infiltrate(s) consistent with bacterial pneumonia and at least 2 of the following: 
 - Productive cough with purulent or mucopurulent sputum/tracheobronchial secretions or change in the character of sputum (increased volume or purulence)
 - Dyspnea or tachypnea
 - Rigors or chills- Pleuritic chest pain
 - Auscultatory findings on pulmonary examination of rales/crackles and/or evidence of pulmonary consolidation- Fever or hypothermia
 - White blood cell count >/= 10000/mm3 or >/= 15% immature neutrophils, regardless of the peripheral WBC count, or leukopenia with total WBC count < 4500/mm3
Exclusion Criteria
- Known hypersensitivity to fluoroquinolones- Presence of end-organ damage or shock with need for vasopressors for > 4 hours at the time of study entry
 - Need for mechanical ventilation at study entry
 - Implanted cardiac defibrillator.- Significant bradycardia with heart rate < 50 beats/minute.
 - Hospitalized for > 48 hours before developing pneumonia.
 - Systemic antibacterial therapy for more than 24 hours within 7 days of enrollment unless the patient was deemed a treatment failure after receiving greater than 72 hours of a non-fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
 - Co-existent disease considered likely to affect the outcome of the study (e.g. active lung cancer, connective tissue disease affecting the lungs, bronchiectasis).
 - Mechanical endobronchial obstruction (e.g. endobronchial tumor).
 - Known or suspected active tuberculosis or endemic fungal infection
 - Neutropenia (neutrophil count < 1000/Microliter).
 - Chronic treatment (equal or longer than 2 weeks) with known immunosuppressant therapy (including treatment with > 15 mg/day of systemic prednisone or equivalent).
 - Patient with known HIV infection and a CD4 count < 200/mm3 .
 - Known severe hepatic insufficiency .
 - Renal impairment with a baseline measured or calculated serum creatinine clearance < 20 mL/min. If a recent value for a 24 hour creatinine clearance is not available then the creatinine clearance should be calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula .
  - Known prolongation of the QT interval or use of Class IA or Class III antiarrhythmics  (e.g., quinidine, procainamide, amiodarone, sotalol).
 - Uncorrected hypokalemia.
 - Previous history of tendinopathy with quinolones.
 - Previously entered in this study.- Participated in any clinical investigational drug study within 4 weeks of screening.
 - Known or suspected concomitant bacterial infection requiring additional systemic antibacterial treatment.
 - Patients with a history of a hypersensitivity reaction to multivitamin infusion (MVI) or pre-existing hypervitaminosis.

Trial Summary

Enrollment Goal
401
Trial Dates
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Phase
4
Could I receive a placebo?
No
Products
Avelox (Moxifloxacin hydrochloride, BAY12-8039)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Where to Participate

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Omaha Divison VA Nebraska W.Iowa Health Care System

Omaha, United States, 68105

Status
Terminated
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St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic Health System

Duluth, United States, 55805-1984

Status
Completed
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Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System

Tucson, United States, 85723

Status
Completed
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Carolina Research Specialists

Elizabeth City, United States, 27909

Status
Completed
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Bayshore Community Hospital

Holmdel, United States, 07733

Status
Completed
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Wellstar Infectious Disease, LLC

Marietta, United States, 30060

Status
Completed
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Bridgeport Hospital

Bridgeport, United States, 06610

Status
Completed
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Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center

Johnson City, United States, 13790

Status
Terminated
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Wilford Hall US Airforce Medical Center

San Antonio, United States, 78236-5300

Status
Terminated
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Drexel University College of Medicine

Philadelphia, United States, 19102

Status
Terminated
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University of Florida - Jacksonville

Jacksonville, United States, 32209

Status
Terminated
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TriState Medical Group, Inc.

Beaver, United States, 15009

Status
Completed
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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Newark, United States, 07712-2027

Status
Completed
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The Medical Center

Columbus, United States, 31902

Status
Completed
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Veterans' Affairs Medical Center

Dayton, United States, 45428

Status
Completed
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Springhill Medical Center

Mobile, United States, 36608-1798

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Terminated
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Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans

New Orleans, United States, 70112

Status
Completed
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Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Sarasota, United States, 34239

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Terminated
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Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus, United States, 43214-3998

Status
Completed
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Eisenhower Army Medical Center

Fort Gordon, United States, 30905

Status
Completed
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Lynchburg General Hospital

Lynchburg, United States, 24501-1109

Status
Completed
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Pulmonary Consultants of North Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, United States, 83814-4487

Status
Completed
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Springfield Clinic

Springfield, United States, 62703

Status
Completed
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Horizon Research Center, Inc.

Blue Ridge, United States, 30513

Status
Completed
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Wishard Memorial Hospital

Indianapolis, United States, 46202-2879

Status
Completed
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LSU Health Sciences Center

Shreveport, United States, 71130-4228

Status
Completed
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Mount Sinai Medical Center

New York, United States, 10029

Status
Completed
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Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Memphis, United States, 38104

Status
Terminated
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Pulmonary Associates of Brandon Clinical Research

Brandon, United States, 33511

Status
Completed
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Jackson-Madison County General Hospital

Jackson, United States, 38301-3855

Status
Completed
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Office of Dr. Judy Stone

Cumberland, United States, 21502

Status
Completed
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Anaconda Internal Medicine Clinic

Anaconda, United States, 59711-2718

Status
Completed
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Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Neptune, United States, 07753

Status
Terminated
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University of Arizona Health Science Center

Tucson, United States, 85724

Status
Terminated
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University of Kentucky

Lexington, United States, 40536

Status
Terminated
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Texas Tech University Health Science Center

El Paso, United States, 79905-2709

Status
Terminated
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Sacred Heart Clinical Research

Allentown, United States, 18102

Status
Completed
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Bellevue Hospital Center

New York, United States, 10016-9198

Status
Terminated
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Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, United States, 13210-2399

Status
Terminated
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Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, United States, 27157

Status
Terminated
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California Research Medical Group, Inc.

Fullerton, United States, 92835-3800

Status
Completed
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Hudson Valley Clinical Research

Kingston, United States, 12401

Status
Terminated
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Regional Infectious Diseases

Lima, United States, 45801

Status
Terminated
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University of Tennessee Medical Center

Knoxville, United States, 37920

Status
Terminated
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University of Connecticut Health Center

Farmington, United States, 06030

Status
Completed
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Akron Infectious Disease

Akron, United States, 44304

Status
Completed
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Office of Dr. Burke Cunha, MD

Mineola, United States, 11501

Status
Terminated
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Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, United States, 33606-3508

Status
Terminated
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University of Missouri School of Medicine

Columbia, United States, 65212

Status
Terminated
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, United States, 17033-0850

Status
Completed
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William Beaumont Hospital

Royal Oak, United States, 48073-6769

Status
Completed
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Infectious Disease of Indiana, PSC

Indianapolis, United States, 46280

Status
Terminated
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North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, United States, 11030-3876

Status
Terminated
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Respiratory & Intensive Care Associates

San Antonio, United States, 78217-0156

Status
Completed
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South Texas Veterans Health Care System

San Antonio, United States, 78284-5799

Status
Completed
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Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Albany, United States, 12208-3473

Status
Completed
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Madera Pulmonary & Sleep Disorder, Inc.

Madera, United States, 93637

Status
Completed
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St. Francis Medical Center

Honolulu, United States, 96817

Status
Terminated
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Salt Lake Regional Medical Center

Salt Lake City, United States, 84102

Status
Completed
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UCSD-Clinical Trials Center

La Jolla, United States, 92093

Status
Completed
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Office of Dr. Adrian James, MD

New Orleans, United States, 70122

Status
Terminated
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Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital

New Orleans, United States, 70127-3154

Status
Completed
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San Juan VA Medical Center

San Juan, United States, 00921-3201

Status
Completed
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Brea Community Hospital

Brea, United States, 92821-3075

Status
Completed
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St. Joseph Hospital

Fort Wayne, United States, 46802-1493

Status
Terminated
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Borgess Medical Center

Kalamazoo, United States, 49048-1666

Status
Completed
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Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, United States, 23507

Status
Terminated
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Radiant Research

Austell, United States, 30106-8116

Status
Completed
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St. Francis Hospital

Tulsa, United States, 74136-1902

Status
Completed
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University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, United States, 27599-7065

Status
Completed
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Stamford Hospital

Stamford, United States, 06902-3628

Status
Terminated
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Lung Diagnostics

San Antonio, United States, 78229

Status
Completed
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Orlando Regional Medical Center

Orlando, United States, 32806-2093

Status
Completed
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St. Louis, United States, 63110-1094

Status
Terminated
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Pulmonary Associates of Brandon Clinical Research

Brandon, United States, 33511

Status
Terminated
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All-Trials Clinical Research

Winston-Salem, United States, 27103

Status
Completed
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Palmetto Clinical Research

Summerville, United States, 29485

Status
Completed
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Radiant Research

Elk Grove Village, United States, 60007

Status
Terminated

Trial Design