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Therapeutic Areas: Endocrinology | Dermatology/Plastic Surgery
Disease Category: Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Trial Information

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Comparison Study Of The Safety And Efficacy Of A Once-Daily Dose Of Tigecycline Versus Ertapenem For The Treatment Of Foot Infections In Subjects With Diabetes

Diagnosis:
Men and women aged 18 or older with diabetes and a qualifying foot infection

Qualifying subjects will be randomly assigned (in a 1:1 ratio) to receive either tigecycline or ertapenem via intravenous (IV) administration for up to 28 consecutive days. Subjects receiving ertapenem may also receive vancomycin for MRSA, coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), or enterococci coverage at the investigator’s discretion.

Goal:
This is a comparison study of the safety and efficacy of a once-daily dose of Tigecycline versus Ertapenem for the Treatment of Foot Infections in Subjects with Diabetes

Investigators:

• Lance R. Peterson, MD (Principal Investigator)
• Michael Howard, MD (Co-Investigator)

Sponsors:

• Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Lance R. Peterson
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
2650 Ridge Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 847-570-1637

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