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CTRI Number  CTRI/2009/091/000044 [Registered on: 17/02/2009]
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Post Graduate Thesis   
Type of Trial   
Type of Study    
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Open Label, Active Controlled, Parallel Group Study To Compare The Safety And Efficacy Of Acyclovir 1200 mg -Sustained Release With Acyclovir 800 mg- Immediate Release In Immunocompetent Patients With Uncomplicated Herpes Zoster. 
Scientific Title of Study   A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Open Label, Active Controlled, Parallel Group Study To Compare The Safety And Efficacy Of Acyclovir 1200 mg -Sustained Release With Acyclovir 800 mg- Immediate Release In Immunocompetent Patients With Uncomplicated Herpes Zoster. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr. Yashwant Tawade 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  K. E. M. Hospital
Rasta Peth
Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411 011
India 
Phone  (020)66037339  
Fax    
Email  yeshtwde@vsnl.net  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr. Vivek Bhosale 
Designation   
Affiliation  Manager Medical 
Address  142-148, S.V. Road, Jogeshwari(W)

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400102
India 
Phone  (022)26780652  
Fax  (022)26786393  
Email  drvivek@fdcindia.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr. Vivek Bhosale 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  142-148, S.V. Road, Jogeshwari(W)

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400102
India 
Phone  (022)26780652  
Fax  (022)26786393  
Email  drvivek@fdcindia.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
FDC Limited,142-148, S.V.Road, Jogeshwari (W), Mumbai - 400102, Maharashtra, India  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  FDC Limited,142-148, S.V.Road, Jogeshwari (W), Mumbai - 400102, Maharashtra, India  
Address   
Type of Sponsor   
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL   
NIL   
NIL   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 9  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr. Bela Shah  B. J. Medical College Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad  ,-380016
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
07922683721

shah.drbela@gmail.com 
Dr. Sunil Tolat  B. J. Medical College, Pune   Jai Prakash Narayan Path,Station Road-411001
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
02026128000

suniltolat@hotmail.com 
Dr. Vinay Kulkarni  Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Center, Pune  Erandwane,-411004
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
02040151901

prayashealth@vsnl.net 
Dr. Mahendra Kura  Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Hospital, Mumbai  Opd No. 42/Ward No. 43,Byculla-400008
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
02223735555

drkura@gmail.com 
Dr. Pravin Banodkar  K. J. Somaiya Hospital and Research, Mumbai  Sion,-400022
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9867955944

pravin_banodkar@hotmail.com 
Dr. Yashwant Tawade  K.E.M. Hospital, Pune  Rasta Peth,-411001
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
02066037339

yeshtwade@vsnl.com 
Dr. Yogesh Marfatia  Medical College, Vadodara  ,-390001
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
02652424848

ym11256@yahoo.com 
Dr. Ranjan Raval  N. H. L. Medical College & VS Hospital, Ahmedabad  Elisbridge,-380006
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
0792657721

ranjanmb@yahoo.com 
Dr. Satish Udare  Shanti Clinic, Navi Mumbai  26A, Shanti Centre,Sector 17, Vashi-400703
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
02227894764

 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 9  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Drushti Independent Ethics Committee, Mumbai  Approved 
Ethics committee, B.J.Medical College & Sassoon General Hospital, Pune  Approved 
Ethics Committee, K.E.M. Hospital Research Centre, Pune  Approved 
Ethics Committee, Medical College, Vadodara  Submittted/Under Review 
Ethics Committee/IRB of K.J.Somaiya Medical College & Hospital, Mumbai  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Centre, Pune  Approved 
Intitutional Ethics Committee, Grant Medical college & Sir J.J.Group of Hospitals, Mumbai  Approved 
The Ethics Committee, B.J.Medical College & Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad  Approved 
The Institutional Ethics Committee, Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai General Hospital, Ahmedabad  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Uncomplicated Herpes Zoster,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Acyclovir   1200 Mg Sustained Release TDS for 7 days 
Comparator Agent  Acyclovir  800 Mg- Immediate Release 5 times a day for 7 days 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From   
Age To   
Gender   
Details  1. Written informed consent from the subject. 2. Age above 18 years inclusive. 3. Diagnosis of herpes zoster clinically verified by a physician. 4. Presenting within 72 hrs of onset of a localized herpes zoster rash. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Subjects with any condition which in the opinion of the investigator makes the subject unsuitable for inclusion. 2. Complication of herpes zoster: ocular and visceral involvement, motor neuropathies, encephalitis, cerebrovascular complications, Severe disseminated infection: (more than 20 lesions outside the primary affected dermatome). 3. Subjects receiving chronic steroid therapy, immunosuppressive therapy, chemotherapy for malignancy. 4. HIV positive individual. 5. Subjects with autoimmune disorder. 6. SGOT and SGPT >/= 2 times the upper limit of normal. 7. Serum creatinine >/= 2 times the upper limit of normal. 8. Subject is a female who is pregnant or willing to get pregnant, not ready to use contraceptive measures during the trial period or breast feeding. 9. Subject has a history of medical illness that may affect the study outcome. 10. Known hypersensitivity to Acyclovir. 11. Subject with any Gastrointestinal disorder. 12. Subject who is consuming/ has received antiviral drugs during last 60 days. 13. Subject who is consuming/ has received. immunomodulators during last 60 days. 14. Subject who is consuming/ has received drugs, which have interaction with Acyclovir, during last 14 days. 15. Chronic alcoholics. 16. Drug abusers. 17. Participation in any other clinical trial during last 30 days.  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Proportion of patients who reached healing of 100% lesions   Day 8, 15, 22 and 29 after initiation the treatment 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Reduction in severity of the zoster associated acute pain  Day 4, 8, 15, 22 and 29 after initiation of the treatment 
Proportion of patients showing no formation of new lesions  Day 4, 8, 15, 22 and 29 after initiation of the treatment 
Proportion of patients showing 100% loss of pain   Day 4, 8, 15, 22 and 29 after initiation of the treatment 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="0"
Sample Size from India="" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  23/12/2008 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years=""
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)   
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   This is a prospective, randomized, open label, active controlled, parallel group study to investigate efficacy and safety of Acyclovir 1200 mg SR TDS for 7 days compared to Acyclovir 800 mg IR five times a day for 7 days in 100 immunocompetent patients with uncomplicated herpes zoster that will be conducted in 9 different centres across India. The Primary outcome measure will be proportion of patients who reached healing of 100% lesions on day 8, 15, 22 and 29 after initiation the treatment. Secondary outcomes will be proportion of patients showing 100% loss of pain, reduction in severity of the zoster associated acute pain and proportion of patients showing no formation of new lesions on day 4, 8, 15, 22 and 29 after initiation of the treatment. 
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