A Study of Incidence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Children Who Have Received Levofloxacin or a Standard Non-Fluoroquinolone Therapy for Acute Bacterial Infection

Johnson & Johnson (J&J)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Treatments

Drug: No intervention

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00210639

LOFBO-LTSS-001 (Other Identifier)

PRI/LOF-INT-4 (Other Identifier)

CR004171

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the long-term safety of levofloxacin administered to children as therapy for acute bacterial infection.

Full description

This is a prospective (look forward using periodic observations collected predominantly following participant enrollment), long-term, comparative, multicenter, observational study (study in which the investigators/physicians observe the participants and measure their outcomes) to monitor long-term the incidence of musculoskeletal (MS) disorders in children who have received levofloxacin or a standard therapy for acute bacterial infection. Approximately 2500 participants who were enrolled in prior Phase 3 clinical studies of the use of levofloxacin for the treatment of acute infectious disease will be observed in this study. The study consists of 3 phases: a screening phase; a surveillance phase; and a musculoskeletal disorder follow-up phase. Safety evaluations will include assessment of an overall incidence of musculoskeletal disorders that occur during the first 60 days after the first dose of anti-microbial therapy. The specific musculoskeletal disorders to be reported are: tendinopathy (inflammation or rupture of a tendon); arthritis (inflammation of a joint as shown by redness or swelling); arthralgia (pain in a joint); gait abnormality (limping or refusal to walk). Other assessments of safety will include interviews using standardized questionnaires to assess the occurrence of musculoskeletal adverse events, physical examinations, and measurement of participants height over the course of 1 year.

Enrollment

2,233 patients

Sex

All

Ages

6 months to 16 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Must have taken at least 1 dose of levofloxacin or standard non-fluoroquinolone therapy as part of a Phase 3 levofloxacin clinical study (LOFBIV-PCAP-003, LOFBO-OTMD-001, LOFBO-OTMD-002) to treat an acute bacterial infection
Parent or legal guardian read and signed the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Participants who do not meet the criteria for enrollment in a prior Phase 3 clinical study of levofloxacin or did not take at least one dose of levofloxacin or standard non-fluoroquinolone therapy in 1 of 3 prior Phase 3 levofloxacin clinical studies (LOFBIV-PCAP-003, LOFBO-OTMD-001, or LOFBO-OTMD-002)