Nosocomial Pneumonia With Suspected Or Proven Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Overview

To determine if linezolid is superior to vancomycin in the treatment of nosocomial (acquired in the hospital) pneumonia due to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in adult subjects. Subjects entered in to the study will have proven healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia which will be treated with either linezolid or vancomycin.

Full Title of Study: “Linezolid In The Treatment Of Subjects With Nosocomial Pneumonia Proven To Be Due To Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Treatment
    • Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: March 2010

Interventions

  • Drug: linezolid (Zyvox)
    • Subjects to receive either linezolid 600 mg IV (Intravenous) or PO (orally) q 12 h (every 12 hours) for 7-14 days, except in cases of documented bacteremia where it could be extended to 21 days based upon investigator’s discretion.
  • Drug: vancomycin
    • Subjects to receive vancomycin 15mg/kg IV (Intravenous) q12h (every 12 hours), adjusted for renal function, for 7-14 days, except in cases of documented bacteremia where it could be extended to 21 days based upon investigator’s discretion.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: 1
    • Subjects receiving linezolid for the treatment phase of the study
  • Active Comparator: 2
    • Subjects receiving vancomycin for the treatment phase of the study

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Clinical Outcome in Participants With Baseline Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) at End of Study (EOS) for PP Population
    • Time Frame: EOS (7-30 days after last dose)
    • Clinical response was based primarily on global assessment of clinical presentation of participant made by investigator at evaluation timepoint. Clinical response was evaluated at EOS Visit as Cure: resolution of clinical signs/symptoms of pneumonia when compared with baseline; Failure: persistence/progression of baseline signs/symptoms of pneumonia or baseline radiographic abnormalities after atleast 2 days of treatment; development of new pulmonary/extrapulmonary clinical findings consistent with active infection; Unknown:extenuating circumstances precluding classification to 1 of the above.

Secondary Measures

  • Clinical Outcome in Participants With Baseline MRSA at EOS for mITT Population
    • Time Frame: EOS (7-30 days after last dose)
    • Clinical response was based primarily on global assessment of clinical presentation of participant made by investigator at evaluation timepoint. Clinical response was evaluated at EOS Visit as Cure: resolution of clinical signs/symptoms of pneumonia when compared with baseline; Failure: persistence/progression of baseline signs/symptoms of pneumonia or baseline radiographic abnormalities after atleast 2 days of treatment; development of new pulmonary/extrapulmonary clinical findings consistent with active infection; Unknown:extenuating circumstances precluding classification to 1 of the above.
  • Clinical Outcome in Participants With Baseline MRSA at End of Treatment (EOT) for PP Population
    • Time Frame: EOT (within 72 hours of last dose)
    • Clinical response evaluated at EOT visit as Cure:resolution of clinical sign/symptoms of pneumonia when compared with baseline;Improvement: in 2 or more clinical sign/symptoms of pneumonia when compared with baseline,improvement/lack of progression of all chest X-ray abnormalities,Failure: persistence/ progression of baseline signs/symptoms of pneumonia or baseline radiographic abnormalities after atleast 2 days of treatment; development of new pulmonary/extrapulmonary clinical findings consistent with active infection;Unknown: extenuating circumstances precluding classification to 1 of above.
  • Clinical Outcome in Participants With Baseline MRSA at EOT for mITT Population
    • Time Frame: EOT (within 72 hours of last dose)
    • Clinical response evaluated at EOT visit as Cure:resolution of clinical sign/symptoms of pneumonia when compared with baseline;Improvement: in 2 or more clinical sign/symptoms of pneumonia when compared with baseline,improvement/lack of progression of all chest X-ray abnormalities,Failure: persistence/ progression of baseline signs/symptoms of pneumonia or baseline radiographic abnormalities after atleast 2 days of treatment; development of new pulmonary/extrapulmonary clinical findings consistent with active infection;Unknown: extenuating circumstances precluding classification to 1 of above.
  • Microbiological Outcome in Participants With Baseline MRSA at EOS for PP Population
    • Time Frame: EOS (7-30 days after last dose)
    • Microbiological response assessed at participant level.Eradication:baseline isolate not present in repeat culture from original infection site;Presumed Eradication:clinical response of cure precluded availability of specimen for culture;Persistence:baseline isolate present in repeat culture;Presumed Persistence:culture data not available for participant with clinical response of failure;Superinfection:culture from primary infection site had new pathogen not identified as baseline isolate and clinical response was failure;Indeterminate:any participant who cannot be classified into any of above.
  • Microbiological Outcome in Participants With Baseline MRSA at EOS for mITT Population
    • Time Frame: EOS (7-30 days after last dose)
    • Microbiological response assessed at participant level.Eradication:baseline isolate not present in repeat culture from original infection site;Presumed Eradication:clinical response of cure precluded availability of specimen for culture;Persistence:baseline isolate present in repeat culture;Presumed Persistence:culture data not available for participant with clinical response of failure;Superinfection:culture from primary infection site had new pathogen not identified as baseline isolate and clinical response was failure;Indeterminate:any participant who cannot be classified into any of above.
  • Microbiological Outcome in Participants With Baseline MRSA at EOT for PP Population
    • Time Frame: EOT (within 72 hours of last dose)
    • Microbiological response assessed at participant level.Eradication:baseline isolate not present in repeat culture from original infection site;Presumed Eradication:clinical response of cure precluded availability of specimen for culture;Persistence:baseline isolate present in repeat culture;Presumed Persistence:culture data not available for participant with clinical response of failure;Superinfection:culture from primary infection site had new pathogen not identified as baseline isolate and clinical response was failure;Indeterminate:any participant who cannot be classified into any of above.
  • Microbiological Outcome in Participants With Baseline MRSA at EOT for mITT Population
    • Time Frame: EOT (within 72 hours of last dose)
    • Microbiological response assessed at participant level.Eradication:baseline isolate not present in repeat culture from original infection site;Presumed Eradication:clinical response of cure precluded availability of specimen for culture;Persistence:baseline isolate present in repeat culture;Presumed Persistence:culture data not available for participant with clinical response of failure;Superinfection:culture from primary infection site had new pathogen not identified as baseline isolate and clinical response was failure;Indeterminate:any participant who cannot be classified into any of above.
  • Number of Participants With Clinical Signs and Symptoms at EOS for PP Population
    • Time Frame: EOS (7-30 days after last dose)
    • Participant’s clinical evaluation of signs and symptoms were based on global assessment by investigator at specific timepoints. Signs and symptoms (mild to severe) of nosocomial pneumonia included cough; production of purulent sputum or change in character of sputum;auscultatory findings on pulmonary examination of rales and/or pulmonary consolidation (dullness on percussion, bronchial breath sounds, or egophony); and dyspnea, tachypnea, or hypoxemia with PaO2 <60 mmHg or worsening gas exchange or increased oxygen requirements; pleuritic chest pain; chills/rigors; and decreased breath sounds.
  • Number of Participants With Clinical Signs and Symptoms at EOS for mITT Population
    • Time Frame: EOS (7-30 days after last dose)
    • Participant’s clinical evaluation of signs and symptoms were based on global assessment by investigator at specific timepoints. Signs and symptoms (mild to severe) of nosocomial pneumonia included cough; production of purulent sputum or change in character of sputum;auscultatory findings on pulmonary examination of rales and/or pulmonary consolidation (dullness on percussion, bronchial breath sounds, or egophony); and dyspnea, tachypnea, or hypoxemia with PaO2 <60 mmHg or worsening gas exchange or increased oxygen requirements; pleuritic chest pain; chills/rigors; and decreased breath sounds.
  • Number of Participants With Clinical Signs and Symptoms at EOT for PP Population
    • Time Frame: EOT (within 72 hours of last dose)
    • Participant’s clinical evaluation of signs and symptoms were based on global assessment by investigator at specific timepoints. Signs and symptoms (mild to severe) of nosocomial pneumonia included cough; production of purulent sputum or change in character of sputum;auscultatory findings on pulmonary examination of rales and/or pulmonary consolidation (dullness on percussion, bronchial breath sounds, or egophony); and dyspnea, tachypnea, or hypoxemia with PaO2 <60 mmHg or worsening gas exchange or increased oxygen requirements; pleuritic chest pain; chills/rigors; and decreased breath sounds.
  • Number of Participants With Clinical Signs and Symptoms at EOT for mITT Population
    • Time Frame: EOT (within 72 hours of last dose)
    • Participant’s clinical evaluation of signs and symptoms were based on global assessment by investigator at specific timepoints. Signs and symptoms (mild to severe) of nosocomial pneumonia included cough; production of purulent sputum or change in character of sputum;auscultatory findings on pulmonary examination of rales and/or pulmonary consolidation (dullness on percussion, bronchial breath sounds, or egophony); and dyspnea, tachypnea, or hypoxemia with PaO2 <60 mmHg or worsening gas exchange or increased oxygen requirements; pleuritic chest pain; chills/rigors; and decreased breath sounds.
  • Survival Status Estimated by Kaplan-Meier Analysis for PP Population
    • Time Frame: From baseline until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 days after last dose.
    • For each participant, time to death was estimated from baseline to date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 days after last dose. The distribution of survival was estimated for the treatment groups using the Kaplan-Meier, product-limit method and compared between the treatment groups using the log rank statistic.
  • Survival Status Estimated by Kaplan-Meier Analysis for mITT Population
    • Time Frame: From baseline until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 days after last dose.
    • For each participant, time to death was estimated from baseline to date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 days after last dose. The distribution of survival was estimated for the treatment groups using the Kaplan-Meier, product-limit method and compared between the treatment groups using the log rank statistic.
  • Survival Status Estimated by Kaplan-Meier Analysis for ITT Population
    • Time Frame: From baseline until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 days after last dose.
    • For each participant, time to death was estimated from baseline to date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 60 days after last dose. The distribution of survival was estimated for the treatment groups using the Kaplan-Meier, product-limit method and compared between the treatment groups using the log rank statistic.

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Hospitalized male and female subjects with clinically documented nosocomial pneumonia proven to be due to methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. – Chest X-ray at baseline/screen or within 48 hours of treatment consistent with the diagnosis of pneumonia. – Suitable sputum specimen defined as having less than 10 squamous epithelial cells and greater or equal 25 leukocytes or have a culture taken by an invasive technique within 24 hours of study entry. Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who were treated with a previous antibiotic with MRSA activity (other than linezolid or vancomycin) for more than 48 hours, unless documented to be a treatment failure (72 hours of treatment and not responding). – Subjects with severe neutropenia (<500 cells/mm3) – Subjects with hypersensitivity to oxazolidinones or vancomycin.

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Pfizer
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Pfizer CT.gov Call Center, Study Director, Pfizer

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