Conditions: Influenza
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 102
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This randomized, double-blind, multi-center study of Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) will evaluate the efficacy against viral activity, the effectiveness in resolving the disease symptoms, and the safety and tolerability in patients with influenza. Patients with (H1N1) 2009 influenza strain or influenza A are eligible for this study. Patients will be randomized to one of four treatment regimens. Patients will receive oral doses of either 75 mg (adults) or 150 mg (adults) of study drug twice daily for 5 or 10 consecutive days. The dose will be body weight-adjusted for pediatric patients.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Adults and children 13 years and older received 75 mg oseltamivir and a placebo capsule twice daily for 5 days. Children aged 1 - 12 years received a weight-based dose (from 30 to 75 mg) oseltamivir suspension and placebo suspension orally twice daily for 5 days. Participants received matching placebo for the second 5 days of treatment. arm 2: Adults and children 13 years and older received 75 mg oseltamivir and a placebo capsule twice daily for 10 days. Children aged 1 - 12 years received a weight-based dose (from 30 to 75 mg) oseltamivir suspension and placebo suspension orally twice daily for 10 days. arm 3: Adults and children 13 years and older received 150 mg (2 x 75 mg) oseltamivir capsules twice daily for 5 days. Children aged 1 - 12 years received a weight-based dose (from 60 to 150 mg) oseltamivir suspension orally twice daily for 5 days. Participants received matching placebo for the second 5 days of treatment. arm 4: Adults and children 13 years and older received 150 mg (2 x 75 mg) oseltamivir capsules twice daily for 10 days. Children aged 1- 12 years received a weight-based dose (from 60 to 150 mg) oseltamivir suspension orally twice daily for 10 days.

Interventions: intervention 1: Oseltamivir intervention 2: Oseltamivir intervention 3: Placebo
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Oseltamivir capsules for participants ≥ 13 years. intervention 2: Pediatric suspension for participants aged ≤ 12 years. intervention 3: Matching placebo provided as capsules and as a suspension.

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