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combination therapy with ceftazidim and amikacin versus Imipenem monotherapy for empirical treatment of febrile neutropenic cancer patients.

combination therapy with ceftazidim and amikacin versus Imipenem monotherapy for empirical treatment of febrile neutropenic cancer patients.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2012121511756N1
Enrollment
122
Registered
2013-05-26
Start date
2012-03-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Neutropenia. Agranulocytosis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Ceftazidim 500 milligram intravenous every 6 hours and Amikacine 15 milligram/kilogram/day intravenous for 3 days. Intervention 2: Imipenem 500 milligram intravenous every 6 hours for
Treatment - Drugs
Ceftazidim 500 milligram intravenous every 6 hours and Amikacine 15 milligram/kilogram/day intravenous for 3 days
Imipenem 500 milligram intravenous every 6 hours for 3 days

Sponsors

Arak University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 95 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients aged more than 18 years with cancer; recent chemotherapy; oral temperature more than 38.3°c or more than 38 °c for 1 hour and neutrophil lower than 1500/micro liter. Exclusion criteria: pregnancy and breast feeding; use of antibiotic for at least 3 days before randomization; CNS infection; blastic crisis;coma; septic shock and definite origin for fever.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fever. Timepoint: daily for 3 days. Method of measurement: centigrade-termometer.;Culture. Timepoint: day 1-day 3. Method of measurement: colony/mm3-culture medium.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Convulsion. Timepoint: daily during treatment period. Method of measurement: history.;Renal failure. Timepoint: daily during treatment period. Method of measurement: milligram/deciliter-creatinin measurement.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Zamani

Arak University of Medical Sciences

daneshkadeha@arakmu.ac.ir+98 86 1417 3502

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026