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NCT Number: NCT00084071

Tifacogin for the Treatment of Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

The purpose of this study is to determine whether tifacogin is effective and safe in the treatment of patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia.

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Key information

Conditions

Pneumonia Infections Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia supported by additional clinical, radiological, and microbiological evidence
  • Pneumonia of sufficient severity to require ICU admission and management

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnancy
  • Weight over 150 kg
  • Patients at increased risk of bleeding
  • Treatment with drotrecogin alfa or anticipated need for drotrecogin alfa
  • Treatment with heparin or anticipated need for heparin

Treatment and study plan

Tifacogin

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. Compare the effect of tifacogin vs placebo administration.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Tifacogin (Recombinant Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor) for the Treatment of Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Jun 8, 2004
Registry last updated
Dec 19, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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