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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02493764




Registration number
NCT02493764
Ethics application status
Date submitted
7/07/2015
Date registered
9/07/2015
Date last updated
16/04/2020

Titles & IDs
Public title
Imipenem/Relebactam/Cilastatin Versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Treatment of Participants With Bacterial Pneumonia (MK-7655A-014)
Scientific title
A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Comparator-Controlled Clinical Trial to Study the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Imipenem/Cilastatin/Relebactam (MK-7655A) Versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam in Subjects With Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia or Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2015-000246-34
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
7655A-014
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
RESTORE-IMI 2
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Bacterial Pneumonia 0 0
Condition category
Condition code

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Experimental: IMI/REL - Imipenem 500 mg + relebactam 250 mg + cilastatin 500 mg as a FDC administered intravenously (IV) every 6 hours for a minimum of 7 days, up to 14 days. At study entry open label linezolid 600 mg will also be administered by IV every 12 hours for up to 14 days.
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Requires treatment with IV antibiotic therapy for hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) or ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP)
* Fulfills clinical and radiographic criteria, with onset of criteria occurring after more than 48 hours of hospitalization or within 7 days after discharge from a hospital (for HABP); or at least 48 hours after mechanical ventilation (for VABP)
* Has an adequate baseline lower respiratory tract specimen obtained for Gram stain and culture
* Has an infection known or thought to be caused by microorganisms susceptible to the IV study therapy
* Agrees to allow any bacterial isolates obtained from protocol-required specimens related to the current infection to be provided to the Central Microbiology Reference Laboratory for study-related microbiological testing, long term storage, and other future testing
* Is not of reproductive potential; or if of reproductive potential agrees to avoid impregnating a partner or avoid becoming pregnant, by practicing abstinence or using acceptable contraception
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Has a baseline lower respiratory tract specimen Gram stain that shows the presence of Gram-positive cocci only
* Has confirmed or suspected community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP)
* Has confirmed or suspected pneumonia of viral, fungal or parasitic origin
* Has HABP/VABP caused by an obstructive process, including lung cancer or other known obstruction
* Has a carcinoid tumor or carcinoid syndrome
* Has active immunosuppression defined as either receiving immunosuppressive medications or having a medical condition associated with immunodeficiency
* Is expected to survive for less than 72 hours
* Has a concurrent condition or infection that would preclude evaluation of therapeutic response
* Has received effective antibacterial drug therapy for the index infection of HABP/VABP for more than 24 hours continuously, during the previous 72 hours
* Has a history of serious allergy, hypersensitivity or a serious reaction to any penicillin or beta-lactamase inhibitors
* Female is pregnant, expecting to conceive, is breastfeeding or plans to breastfeed
* Has a history of seizure disorder requiring ongoing prior treatment with anti-convulsive therapy within the last 3 years
* Anticipates treatment with the following: valproic acid or divalproex sodium, serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, or serotonin receptor antagonists, meperidine, buspirone, concomitant systemic antibacterial agents, antifungal or antiviral therapy for the index infection of HABP/VABP
* Is currently undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
* Is currently participating in, has participated in during the previous 30 days, or anticipates to participate in any other clinical study involving the administration of experimental medication
* Has previously participated in this study

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s


The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
24/11/2015
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
3/04/2019
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
537
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Medical Director
Address 0 0
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries

No information has been provided regarding IPD availability


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



Results publications and other study-related documents

No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.

Results are available at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02493764