Safety and Efficacy Study of Daptomycin Compared to Active Comparator in Pediatric Participants With Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis (AHO) (MK-3009-006)

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether daptomycin is effective and safe in the treatment of pediatric participants with AHO when compared to vancomycin (or equivalent) or nafcillin (or β-lactam equivalent). The primary hypothesis is that daptomycin is non-inferior compared with vancomycin (or equivalent) or nafcillin (or β-lactam equivalent) with respect to improvement in Pain, Inflammation, and Limb Function on or before study Day 5.

Timeline

Start

2013-09-13

Primary completion

2016-06-14

Completion

2016-12-20

Publications

• Bradley JS, Arrieta AC, Digtyar VA, Popejoy MW, Grandhi A, Bokesch P, Hershberger E, Dorr MB, Tan CM, Murata Y, Wolf DJ, Bensaci M. Daptomycin for Pediatric Gram-Positive Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Sep;39(9):814-823. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002790.

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