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A Randomized, Controlled, Single-blind, Parallel-group Comparison Between Levofloxacin and Prulifloxacin, in Patients With Acute Exacerbation of COPD Unresponsive to Other Antibiotics and Admitted to the Internal Medicine
In Brief
A Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating Levofloxacin 1 tablet 500 mg once a day and Prulifloxacin 1 tablet 600 mg once a day for COPD Exacerbation. Completed, enrolled 258 participants across 25 sites.
Detailed Summary
The primary objective of the study is to determine the percentage of patients with "therapeutic success" at the end of the cycle of antibiotic therapy (10 days), in the two treatment groups (levofloxacin and prulifloxacin). The effect of study treatments will be evaluated on the basis of a score determined in relation to the signs-symptoms of acute exacerbation of COPD (sputum purulence, sputum volume, cough, dyspnea, fever)
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Will be used, according to a randomization list pre-ordered, centralized, in blocks of 4 patients: Levofloxacin 500 mg (1 tablet) once daily for 7-10 days. The prescribing and dispensing of the drug will be made by medical personnel not directly involved in the data collection procedures for the study, and nursing staff, and the Medical Investigator will not be aware of the type of treatment to the individual. The drugs will be administered in the morning, about two hours after food.
Will be used, according to a randomization list pre-ordered, centralized, in blocks of 4 patients: Prulifloxacin 1 tablet 600 mg once daily for 7-10 days. The prescribing and dispensing of the drug will be made by medical personnel not directly involved in the data collection procedures for the study, and nursing staff, and the Medical Investigator will not be aware of the type of treatment to the individual. The drugs will be administered in the morning, about two hours after food.