patients suffering from an invasive fungal infection, treated with intravenous or oral voriconazole. MedDRA version: 20.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10042941 Term: Systemic fungal infection NOS System Organ Class: 100000004862
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients suffering from an invasive fungal infection, therefore treated with intravenous or oral voriconazole, admitted to the adult pneumology or hematology or internal medicine ward. Pediatric patients between 5-18 years suffering from an invasive fungal infection, treated with intravenous or oral voriconazole. Are the trial subjects under 18? yes Number of subjects for this age range: 20 F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 20 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 10
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: less than 5 years of age, women who are pregnant/lactating, patients suffering from severe mucositis (WHO grade 3 or 4), patients treated with drugs interacting with voriconazole (rifampicine, rifabutin, carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, nevirapine, efavirenz, barbiturates, quinidine, ergotamine, sirolimus, saquinavir, amprenavir, nelfinavir, delvardine, ritonavir, sulphonylureas.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: Developing en validating a non-invasive method for therapeutic drug monitoring of the antifungal drug voriconazole, using saliva samples.;Secondary Objective: Investigation of the pharmacokinetics of voriconazole in saliva in different patient populations.;Primary end point(s): Pharmacokinetics of voriconazole in saliva.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Samples will be taken during one day per patient, at least 4 days after start of voriconazole therapy to insure steady state levels of voriconazole. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end point(s): Not applicable;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Not applicable | — |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
University Hospitals Leuven