Skip to content

Efficacy and safety of lascufloxacin in GAS antigen positive adult pharyngotonsillitis

Efficacy and safety of lascufloxacin in adult pharyngotonsillitis with a positive rapid antigen detection test for group A streptococci: A single-arm, open-label clinical study - ELASE Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs051240134
Enrollment
48
Registered
2024-09-25
Start date
2024-11-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Pharyngotonsillitis caused by group A streptococci

Interventions

-The study drug is orally administered once a day, one tablet at a time, at the same time of day. -The administered period is 5 to 7 days in principle. -The maximum administration period is 14 days a

Sponsors

Hotomi Muneki
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) More than eighteen years old patients at informed consent. (2) Patients detected group A streptococcus antigen by rapid antigen test. (3) Acute pharyngotonsillitis patients regarded mild or moderate severity (Total score >= 2). (4) Patients given written consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with a previous history of hypersensitivity or serious adverse reaction to quinolones. (2) Women who are pregnant or possibly pregnant, and breastfeeding women. (3) Patients with respiratory infection caused by pathogens that are unlikely to respond to study drugs (SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus, etc.). (4) Patients receiving systemic administration of other antimicrobial agents within 7 days prior to study drug administration. (5) Patients judged to be preferentially treated with surgical or intravenous antimicrobial agents by the principal or co-investigator. (6) Patients with or suspected habitual or recurrent tonsillitis. (7) Patients with infectious mononucleosis caused by Epstein-Barr virus. (8) Patients with comorbidities or the history of concomitant illness such as sore throat or fever that affect the evaluation of acute pharyngitis/tonsillitis, and patients judged inappropriate for participation of this study by the principal or co-investigator. (9) Patients needed or scheduled to receive concomitant medications that are prohibited during the study period. (10) Patients with severe or progressive comorbidities or receiving immunosuppressive therapy. (11) Patients with active tuberculosis, hepatitis B or C virus infection, or HIV infection. (12) Patients with immunodeficiency diseases. (13) Patients judged inappropriate for participation of this study by the investigator or sub-investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical efficacy rate at the end of treatment (EOT)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
(1) Microbiological effect to GAS (2) Subjective symptoms and other findings 1)Sub-scores of primary endpoints (clinical efficacy rate at EOT) 2)Clinical evaluation using symptom score and pharyngeal tonsil score 3)Scores of each parameter in the symptom diary (3) Body temperature (4) Frequency of antipyretic analgesic use

Contacts

Public ContactMakiko Otani

Wakayama Medical University Hospital

motani@wakayama-med.ac.jp+81-73-441-0651

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026