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CTRI Number  CTRI/2009/091/000640 [Registered on: 25/09/2009]
Last Modified On: 13/11/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study
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Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study
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A clinical trial to study the effects of two drugs, Faropenem extended release tablets and Faropenem conventional tablets in patients with respiratory tract infections (RTI) 
Scientific Title of Study
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A comparative multicentric study to assess the efficacy and safety of Faropenem sodium extended release (ER) tablets in comparison to Faropenem sodium conventional tablets in patients suffering from respiratory tract infections (RTI) 
Trial Acronym  extended release (ER). respiratory tract infections (RTI) 
Secondary IDs if Any
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Secondary ID  Identifier 
08-08  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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Name  Dr Ravindra Mittal 
Designation  Medical Advisor & Head-Regulatory Affairs 
Affiliation   
Address  Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
Zydus Tower, Satellite Cross Roads
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380015
India 
Phone  07926868926  
Fax  07926862363  
Email  r.mittal@zyduscadila.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

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Name  Dr Ravindra Mittal 
Designation  Medical Advisor & Head-Regulatory Affairs 
Affiliation   
Address  Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
Zydus Tower, Satellite Cross Roads
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380015
India 
Phone  07926868926  
Fax  07926862363  
Email  r.mittal@zyduscadila.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

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Name  Dr Ravindra Mittal 
Designation  Medical Advisor & Head-Regulatory Affairs 
Affiliation   
Address  Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
Zydus Tower, Satellite Cross Roads
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380015
India 
Phone  07926868926  
Fax  07926862363  
Email  r.mittal@zyduscadila.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support
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Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Ahmedabad 
 
Primary Sponsor
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Name  Cadila Healthcare Ltd 
Address  Satellite Cross Roads Sarkhej Gandhinagar Highway Ahmedabad 380015 Gujarat INDIA. 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment
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  India  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 5  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr. Tushar B. Patel  ASHRAI ASSOCIATES, Ahmedabad  Consultant Pulmonologist & Critical Care Specialist,ASHRAI ASSOCIATES, 110, 111,112 Ellisbridge centre, Ellisbridge-
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
079-26579550

drtusharpatel@yahoo.com 
Dr. Narendra Khippal  Chest & TB Hospital, Jaipur  Banglow No. 2, Subhash Nagar Shopping Centre ,Opposite Krishna Kripa- 2-
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 


drnkhippal@rediffmail.com 
Dr Mahendra Parmar  Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Vadodara  Associate Professor Dept of Medicine Government Medical College Vadodara
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
9824326550

mcparmar1961@yahoo.co.in 
Dr. Puneet Rijhwani  Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Medical Sciences, Jaipur  Associate Professor, Department Of Medicine,Mahatma Gandhi National Institute Of Medical Sciences-
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
+91-141-2771777 Ext# 258, 2771001-2-3

puneet284@rediffmail.com 
Dr. Praveen Garg  Shashwat Hospital & Research Centre, Ahmedabad  Consultant Physician, Shashwat Hospital & Research Centre,,323, Satyam Mall, Opposite Vishweshwar Mahadev Temple, Mansi Cross Road, Vastrapur, -
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 


praveen_k_garg@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 5  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee of Bansal Hospital and research centre, Jaipur  Approved 
Independent Ethics Committee - Aditya (DrMCParmar)  Approved 
Independent Ethics Committee - Aditya (DrPravinGarg)  Approved 
Independent Ethics Committee - Aditya (DrTusharPatel)  Approved 
Institutional Ethical and Research Committee - Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital (DrPuneetRijhwan)  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
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Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: J069||Acute upper respiratory infection,unspecified, (2) ICD-10 Condition: J189||Pneumonia, unspecified organism, Respiratory tract infections (RTI), (3) ICD-10 Condition: J22||Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Faropenem sodium 200 mg conventional tablets  one tablet thrice in a day for at least 7 days and for a maximum of 14 days 
Intervention  Faropenem sodium 300 mg extended-release tablets  one tablet twice in a day for at least 7 days and for a maximum of 14 days 
 
Inclusion Criteria
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Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patients between 18-65 years of age.
2. Patients with established infection of the upper or lower respiratory tract (e.g. acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, acute sinusitis and/or community acquired pneumonia)
3. Informed consent of the patient/relative. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Pregnancy/Lactation/Less than 18 years of age. 2. Grossly abnormal liver or kidney function tests or significant hematological abnormalities. 3. History of known hypersensitivity to any of the penems, penicillincs, cephalosporins or other beta-lactams. 4. Patients with CNS disorders or epilepsy or history of other factors that can predispose to seizures. 5. Patients with serious infections requiring hospitalization or life-threatening in nature where monotherapy with Faropenem sodium would be considered inadequate. 6. Patients receiving any other antibiotic/antibacterial agent in the previous 2/3 days prior to enrolment in the study. 7. Patients with any other serious concurrent illness or malignancy. 8. Patients with continuing history of alcohol and / or drug abuse. 9. Participation in another clinical trial in the past 3 months. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment
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Centralized 
Blinding/Masking
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Open Label 
Primary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
The clinical success rate in each of the infections as judged by either complete cure at the end of the treatment phase or significant improvement with no need for further antibiotic therapy at the end of the treatment phase.  7 days & 14 days 
 
Secondary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
1) The bacterial eradication rates observed in these patients at the end of therapy
2) Overall assessment of efficacy given to the study medication by the investigator at the end of the study
 
7 days & 14 days 
 
Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="200"
Sample Size from India="200" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial
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Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
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13/06/2009 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="0"
Months="5"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
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“none yet” 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary
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This study is an open label, comparative, multicentric study comparing the safety and efficacy of Faropenem sodium 300 mg extended-release tablets and Faropenem sodium 200 mg conventional tablets for a maximum of 14 days depending upon the site and severity of the infection in 200 patients with respiratory tract infections (RTI) that will be conducted in five centers in India. The primary outcome measures will be the clinical success rate in each of the infections as judged by either complete cure at the end of the treatment phase or significant improvement with no need for further antibiotic therapy at the end of the treatment phase.

The date of first enrollment in the trial was 13/06/2009.

 
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