The Norwegian Antibiotics for Pneumonia in Children (NAPIC) Study

2024-512001-39-01 Protocol NAPIC Therapeutic use (Phase IV) Ongoing, recruiting

Start 1 Feb 2018 · Status Ongoing, recruiting · 1 EU/EEA countries · 9 sites · Protocol NAPIC

Overview

Sponsor-declared trial summary

Phase Therapeutic use (Phase IV)
Status Ongoing, recruiting
Participants planned 500
Countries 1
Sites 9

Lower respiratory tract infection

Determine the effect of amoxicillin versus placebo in preschool children with pneumonia.

Key facts

Sponsor
Oslo University Hospital HF
Participant type
Pediatric, Patients
Age range
0-17 years
Gender
Male and Female
Therapeutic area
Diseases [C] - Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01], Diseases [C] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Trial duration
1 Feb 2018 → ongoing
Decision date (initial)
2024-12-10
Transition trial
Yes
Low-intervention
No
Rare-disease indication
No
Vulnerable population
Yes
Funding sources
Clinical therapy research in the specialist health services,South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Au

External identifiers

EU CT number
2024-512001-39-01
EudraCT number
2017-003791-31
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT20171863

Trial design

CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding

Main objective

Scope: Efficacy

Determine the effect of amoxicillin versus placebo in preschool children with pneumonia.

Secondary objectives 2

  1. Influence of amoxicillin on bacterial flora in airways
  2. Subgroup analyses: by findings on chest x-ray, the presence of specific bacteria/virus and the rates of inflammatory markers.

Conditions and MedDRA coding

Lower respiratory tract infection

VersionLevelCodeTermSystem organ class
20.1 LLT 10010120 Community acquired pneumonia 10021881

Regulatory references

Plan to share IPD
No
EU CT numberTitleSponsor
2024-512001-39-00 The Norwegian Antibiotics for Pneumonia in Children (NAPIC) Study Oslo University Hospital HF

Eligibility criteria

Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor

Inclusion criteria 5

  1. Age 12-59 months
  2. Fever. Temperature ≥38.0 at inclusion or reported within the last 24 hours
  3. Tachypnoe, age specific
  4. ≥1 sign of lower airway inflammation; Cough (at inclusion or reported within the last 6 hours), Chest retractions (jugular, intercostally or subcoastally), grunting respiration, nasal flaring, crepitations by pulmonary auscultation, hypoxia (SpO2 ≤90%)
  5. Weight between 6.0 and 28.0 kg

Exclusion criteria 7

  1. Clinical suspicion of bacterial pneumonia based upon a temperature ≥39.0 C and at least one of the following: bronchial breathing sounds, unilaterally decreased breth sounds or unilateral percussion dullness, pulmonary lobar consilidation and/or radiological suspicion of empyema on chest x-ray if this is obtained prior to inclusion in the trial.
  2. Evidence of any bacterial infection requiring systemic antibiotics, including, but not exclusively: clinical septicaemia, urinary tract infection, meningitis
  3. Systemic antibiotics received within the last 7 days
  4. History of ant serious underlying disease including: haematolocigal or oncological: immunodeficiency, congenital heart disease, neuromuscular impairment, development disorder, including Dwns syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, poorly controlled asthma or severe chronic lung diseases
  5. Acute lower obstructive airways (prolonged expiration and generalised expiratory wheeze)
  6. Stridor (inspiratory)
  7. Known or suspected allergy against the investigational product or any of the constituents

Endpoints

Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)

Primary endpoints 1

  1. Determined by 21 days after treatment start as: Therapy failure

Secondary endpoints 6

  1. Therapy failure leading to intravenous antibiotic therapy
  2. Duration of fever
  3. Duration of symptoms, assessed by parent/guardian
  4. Bacterial presence in airways
  5. Presence of resistant bacteria
  6. Resistance genes (bacteria)

Investigational products

Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary

Test 1

INFECTOMOX® 500 Saft 500 mg/5 ml Pulver zur Herstellung einer Suspension zum Einnehmen

PRD519282 · Product

Active substance
Amoxicillin Trihydrate
Pharmaceutical form
ORAL SUSPENSION
Route of administration
ORAL USE
Max daily dose
18 ml millilitre(s)
Max total dose
126 ml millilitre(s)
Max treatment duration
7 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
J01CA04 — AMOXICILLIN
Marketing authorisation
24657.01.01
MA holder
INFECTOPHARM ARZNEIMITTEL UND CONSILIUM GMBH
MA country
Germany
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Placebo 1

Placebo for IMP including Amylum solani Sugar Titandioksyd Silica colloid.anhydr. Sodium citrate Acid. citric Mg-stearas Strawberry aroma Raspberry aroma Xantan gum Gentiana lutea

N/A · Product

Other product name
N/A
Pharmaceutical form
N/A
ATC code
N/A — N/A
Marketing authorisation
N/A
MA holder
N/A
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No

Sponsors and contacts

Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties

Oslo University Hospital HF

Sponsor organisation
Oslo University Hospital HF
Address
Taarnbygget, Kirkeveien 166 Kirkeveien 166
City
Oslo
Postcode
0450
Country
Norway

Scientific contact point

Organisation
Oslo University Hospital HF
Contact name
Håvard O. Skjerven

Public contact point

Organisation
Oslo University Hospital HF
Contact name
Håvard O. Skjerven

Locations

1 EU/EEA country · 9 investigational sites

By country

CountryMS statusPlanned subjectsSites
Norway Ongoing, recruiting 500 9
Rest of world 0

Investigational sites

Norway

9 sites · Ongoing, recruiting
St. Olavs Hospital HF
Pediatrics, Prinsesse Kristinas G. 3, 7030, Trondheim
Nordlandssykehuset HF
Pediatrics, Parkveien 95, 8005, Bodo
Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge HF
Pediatrics, Sykehusvegen 38, 9019, Tromsoe
Oslo University Hospital HF
Department of pediatric allergy and pulmonary diseases, Taarnbygget, Kirkeveien 166, Oslo
Helse Moere Og Romsdal HF
Pediatrics, Aasehaugen 1, 6017, Aalesund
Sykehuset Oestfold HF Kalnes
Pediatrics, Kalnesveien 300, 1714, Graalum
Akershus University Hospital
Pediatrics, Sykehusveien 27, 1478, Lorenskog
Helse Stavanger HF
Pediatrics, Gerd-Ragna Bloch Thorsens Gate 8, 4011, Stavanger
Helse Bergen HF
Pediatrics, Haukelandsveien 22, 5021, Bergen

Country notifications

Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State

Country Trial startTrial end Recruitment startRecruitment end Early termination
Norway 2018-02-01 2018-02-28

Results and documents

Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial

Documents 6 files

Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.

TypeTitleVersion
Protocol (for publication) D1_ Protocol 2024-512001-39-00 7
Recruitment arrangements (for publication) Placeholder minimum application 1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_ SIS and ICF 1-5 years 1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF 0-5 yr AHUS 6
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) G2_ SmPC Infectomox 1
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_ Protocol synopsis_ENG 2024-512001-39-00 7

Application history

1 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications

#TypeCodeSubmittedReference MSConclusionDecision date
1 INITIAL IN 2024-11-12 Norway Acceptable
2024-12-10
2024-12-10