Overview

Clinical Trial to Study the Safety and Effectiveness of MK0826 and Other Antibiotic Therapy in Patients With Complicated Urinary Tract Infection (0826-054)

Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2009-06-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that MK0826 is comparable to Meropenem in the treatment of complicated Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in adults.
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Treatments:
Ertapenem
Meropenem
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patient has a clinically suspected and /or bacteriologically documented complicated
UTI or acute pyelonephritis judged by the investigator to be serious

- Patient has one positive urine culture within 48 hours of enrollment

- Patient has one or more signs or symptoms of either upper or lower UTI

- Patient is male with or without a bladder catheter or urologic abnormalities; OR
patient is a female with a history or clinical evidence of one or more urologic
abnormalities

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patient has received any amount of effective concomitant antibiotic therapy after
obtaining the urine culture for admission to this study (admission urine culture) and
prior to the administration of the first dose of study antibiotics

- Patient's infection has been treated with greater than 24 hours of systemic antibiotic
therapy known to be effective against the presumed or documented pathogens within the
72 hour period immediately prior to consideration for entry into the study

- Patient has complete obstruction of any portion of the urinary tract. Patient has a
history of seizures other than an uncomplicated febrile seizure