Clinical trial NCT02531438
Conditions: Bacterial Pneumonia Community-Acquired Infections
Sponsor: Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc
Start date: 2015-11-01; Completion date: 2017-03-10
Enrollment: 774 participants; Allocation: RANDOMIZED; Intervention model: PARALLEL

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of omadacycline as compared to moxifloxacin in the treatment of adults with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.

Detailed description:

Arms: arm 1: Omadacycline IV; Omadacycline tablets arm 2: Moxifloxacin IV; Moxifloxacin tablets
Interventions: intervention 1: Omadacycline intervention 2: Moxifloxacin
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Injection for IV; Oral tablets intervention 2: IV solution; Oral tablets

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