World Health Organization site
Skip Navigation Links

Main
Note: This record shows only the 20 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register.
Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00420836
Date of registration: 10/01/2007
Primary sponsor: Novartis
Public title: Tobramycin Administered by eFlow Rapid Nebulizer: Pharmacokinetic Study
Scientific title: Crossover Pharmacokinetic Study of Tobramycin Administered for Inhalation by PARI eFlow® Rapid Electronic Nebulizer (no Compressor) vs. PARI LC PLUSTM Jet Nebulizer (With Compressor) in Cystic Fibrosis Subjects
Date of first enrolment: April 2006
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00420836
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Bio-equivalence Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Contacts
Name:   Novartis Basel
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male and female subjects aged 6 years or over at the time of screening,

- Chronically colonized with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

- Diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF)

- Ability to expectorate sputum samples on command.

- Ability to tolerate a 1-week washout interval with no inhaled tobramycin or other
aminoglycoside treatment.

- Clinically stable in the opinion of the investigator.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Inhaled or intravenous aminoglycosides within 7 days before study drug
administration.

- Any investigational drug within 2 weeks before screening.

- Loop diuretics within 7 days before study drug administration.

- Current use of inhaled tobramycin delivered by the PARI LC PLUS jet nebulizer without
washout period of at least 1 week before entering the study.

- Women who are, or plan to become, pregnant during the course of the study.

- Serum creatinine or blood urea (BU) above the upper limit of normal for sex and age,
or an abnormal urine analysis

- Known local or systemic hypersensitivity to aminoglycosides.

Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.



Age minimum: 6 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cystic Fibrosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Tobramycin
Primary Outcome(s)
Aerosol delivery characteristics of tobramycin when inhaled using either PARI LC PLUS jet nebulizer or PARI eFlow rapid Electronic Nebulizer evaluated by serum concentrations
Secondary Outcome(s)
Pharmacokinetics
Potential accumulation of tobramycin in serum measured as the change in tobramycin levels from the first day of treatment to the last day of treatment.
Safety assessed by adverse events, serious adverse events
Secondary ID(s)
CTBM100B2201
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Disclaimer: Trials posted on this search portal are not endorsed by WHO, but are provided as a service to our users. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for any damages arising from the use of the information linked to in this section. None of the information obtained through use of the search portal should in any way be used in clinical care without consulting a physician or licensed health professional. WHO is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness and/or use made of the content displayed for any trial record.
Copyright - World Health Organization - Version 3.1 - Version history