A Pilot Study of Daptomycin for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis

PHASE4TerminatedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

11

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2008

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2008

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2008

Conditions
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
Interventions
DRUG

daptomycin 6 mg/kg IV

daptomycin 6 mg/kg IV given during induction phase as a one-time prophylactic dose for patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) who are at increased risk for infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Trial Locations (1)

27710

Duke University Medical Center, Durham

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)

INDUSTRY

lead

Duke University

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