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Last refreshed on: 20 September 2021
Main ID:  NCT01270074
Date of registration: 23/12/2010
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: The University of Queensland
Public title: Prevention of Bronchiectasis in Infants With Cystic Fibrosis COMBATCF
Scientific title: A Phase 3 Multi-centre Randomised Placebo-controlled Study of Azithromycin in the Primary Prevention of Radiologically-defined Bronchiectasis in Infants With Cystic Fibrosis.
Date of first enrolment: April 2012
Target sample size: 130
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01270074
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Australia New Zealand
Contacts
Name:     Stephen M Stick, MBBChir PhD
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Affiliation:  Telethon Kids Institute
Name:     Peter D Sly, MMBS MD DSc
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Affiliation:  The University of Queensland
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Children of either sex with a diagnosis of CF following detection via New Born
Screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis

2. Participants who, in the opinion of the Investigator, are able to comply with the
protocol for its duration

3. Written informed consent signed and dated by parent/legal guardian according to local
regulations

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Born <30 weeks gestation

2. Prolonged mechanical ventilation in the first 3 months of life

3. Participation in another randomized controlled trial within the 3 months preceding
inclusion in this study

4. A significant medical disease or condition other than CF that is likely to interfere
with the child's ability to complete the entire protocol

5. Previous major surgery except for meconium ileus

6. Macrolide hypersensitivity



Age minimum: 6 Weeks
Age maximum: 6 Months
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cystic Fibrosis
Bronchiectasis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo control
Drug: Azithromycin
Primary Outcome(s)
Proportion of children with radiologically-defined bronchiectasis [Time Frame: at three years of age]
The proportion of lung tissue affected by disease [Time Frame: at three years of age]
Secondary Outcome(s)
extent and severity of bronchiectasis [Time Frame: at three years of age]
proportion of participants experiencing a pulmonary exacerbation [Time Frame: over the first three years of life]
body mass index [Time Frame: at three years of age]
Proportion of participants growing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in bronchoalveolar lavage [Time Frame: over the first three years of life]
Volume of trapped gas at age 3 years [Time Frame: at 3 years]
CF-related quality of life [Time Frame: at three years of age]
Emergence of macrolide-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, small colony variant Staphylococcal aureus and non-tuberculous mycobacterium [Time Frame: over the first three years of life]
time to first pulmonary exacerbation [Time Frame: over the first three years of life]
age of acquisition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa [Time Frame: over the first three years of life]
Secondary ID(s)
AZI001
STICK10K0
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Telethon Kids Institute
Ethics review
Results
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