Conditions: Bacterial Infections Obesity
Keywords: Bacterial infections Obesity pharmacokinetics clindamycin
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 22
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to better understand how clindamycin works in children who fall in the 85th percentile or higher for body mass index (BMI - a ratio of weight to height). The results of the study will help better understand if children in higher BMI ranges process the medication differently and whether dosing should be adjusted in these children.

Detailed description:
This is a prospective, open-label pharmacokinetic and safety study of multiple doses of IV and oral clindamycin in overweight and obese children ages 2 to 17 years of age. The total study duration is expected to be approximately 24 months; each subject will participate in the study for up to 18 days (screening day; treatment days 1-14 \[may be as short as 2 days\] followed by an observation period of 3 days post discontinuation of clindamycin therapy or after day 17 (on day 18) of therapy in those who are treated with more than 14 days of clindamycin).

Arms:
arm 1: Clindamycin IV: Children ages 2 to 11 years old with BMI 85th to 95th percentile. Their schedule of IV Clindamycin administration included 30-40 mg/kg/day dosed every 6 or every 8 hours with a maximum daily dose of 2.7 grams/day. Dosing greater than 2.7g/day was allowed for children receiving clindamycin as part of clinical care. arm 2: Clindamycin IV: Children ages 2 to 11 years old with BMI greater than 95th percentile. Their schedule of IV Clindamycin administration included 30-40 mg/kg/day dosed every 6 or every 8 hours with a maximum daily dose of 2.7 grams/day. Dosing greater than 2.7g/day was allowed for children receiving clindamycin as part of clinical care. arm 3: Clindamycin IV: Children ages 12 to 17 years old with BMI 85th to 95th percentile. Their schedule of IV Clindamycin administration included 30-40 mg/kg/day dosed every 6 or every 8 hours with a maximum daily dose of 2.7 grams/day. Dosing greater than 2.7g/day was allowed for children receiving clindamycin as part of clinical care. arm 4: Clindamycin IV: Children ages 12 to 17 years old with BMI greater than 95th percentile. Their schedule of IV Clindamycin administration included 30-40 mg/kg/day dosed every 6 or every 8 hours with a maximum daily dose of 2.7 grams/day. Dosing greater than 2.7g/day was allowed for children receiving clindamycin as part of clinical care.

Interventions: intervention 1: Clindamycin
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Schedule includes 30-40 mg/kg/day dosed every 6 or every 8 hours with a maximum daily dose of 2.7 grams/day. Dosing greater than 2.7g/day will be allowed for children receiving clindamycin as part of clinical care.

Protocol document: