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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00195533
Date of registration: 13/09/2005
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Public title: Study Comparing Piperacillin-tazobactam Versus Piperacillin-tazobactam Plus Glycopeptide in Neutropenic Patients
Scientific title: Monotherapy With Piperacillin-tazobactam Versus Combination Therapy With Piperacillin-tazobactam Plus Glycopeptide as an Initial Empiric Therapy for Fever in Neutropenic Patients. An Observational Prospective Study.
Date of first enrolment: July 2001
Target sample size: 801
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00195533
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Spain
Contacts
Name:     Medical Monitor
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Affiliation:  Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Name:     Trial Manager
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Affiliation:  For Spain, infomed@wyeth.com
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with hematological malignancy or those who had undergone stem cell
transplantation for neoplastic disease.

- Fever (>38ÂșC)

- Neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count < 500 or < 1000 anticipated to fall below 500
cells within 24-48 hours).

Exclusion Criteria:

- Known allergy to any of the antibiotics used in this trial

- A high probability of death within 48 hours



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Stem Cell Transplantation
Hematological Malignancy
Lymphoma
Leukemia
Myelodysplasia
Myeloma
Intervention(s)
Drug: piperacillin-tazobactam
Drug: glycopeptide
Primary Outcome(s)
- Clinical efficacy evaluation:72 and 96 hours after the initiation of empirical therapy (early evaluation) and at the completion of the therapeutic trial (overall valuation) [Time Frame: 3 months]
- Safety evaluation:during the empirical therapy
Secondary Outcome(s)
Microbiological evaluation:at the completion of the therapeutic trial (overall evaluation) [Time Frame: 3 Months]
Secondary ID(s)
100943
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
PETHEMA (Program for the Study and Treatment of Haematological Malignances)
Ethics review
Results
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