CTO: To Compare Ofloxacin With Azitromycin for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Treatment
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Objective: To compare two oral treatments: Ofloxacin + Metronidazole, and Azitromycin +Metronidazole in outpatients with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
Materials and Methods: Two hundred patients divided to two groups( A , B). Group A (treated by Ofloxacin 400 mg. + Metronidazole 500mg) and Group B (a single dose of oral Azitromicine 1gr + Metronidazole 500mg) for 10 days, were compared in terms of side effects and efficacy
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 4 |
Detailed Description
Two hundred patients divided to two groups( A , B). Group A (treated by Ofloxacin 400 mg. + Metronidazole 500mg) and Group B (a single dose of oral Azitromicine 1gr + Metronidazole 500mg) for 10 days, were compared in terms of side effects and efficacy
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Active Comparator: azitromicin,PID treatment,ofluxacin
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Drug: Ofloxacin group A, Azitromycin group B
Group A (treated by Ofloxacin 400 mg. + Metronidazole 500mg) and Group B (a single dose of oral Azitromicine 1gr + Metronidazole 500mg) for 10 days, were compared in terms of side effects and efficacy.
Other Names:
Drug: azitromycin
azitromicin vs ofluxacin
Other Names:
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- to compare two oral antibiotic protocols in terms of side effects and efficacy. [Jan 2010- Aug 2010]
side effects- and efficacy
Secondary Outcome Measures
- single oral dose of Azitromicine could be the drug of choice in the outpatient treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease [Jan 2010- Aug 2010]
compliance and cost
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:Eligibility criteria were having three out of five following symptoms:
a-lower abdominal pain, b-vaginal discharges, c- adnexal tenderness, d-cervical motion tenderness (CMT), e-cervisitis.
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Exclusion Criteria:Excluding criteria were as follows: a-unmarried women, b-pregnant women, c-women with infection during menstruation, d- history of abortion or miscarriage during the last month, e-underlying diseases such as diabetes, f-used antibiotics in the last month, or allergy to the antibiotics used in the study, g-history of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease within the last year, and h- suspicion of being multi partner.
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Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Alzahra Maternity Hospital | Rasht | Guilan | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16746 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Guilan University of Medical Sciences
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Fariba Mirblook, MD, Guilan University of Medical Sciences
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- ClinicalTrials.gov
- R01DA013131