Clinical trial
Pilot Study of Linezolid for Early Syphilis Treatment
Name
APP-22-04165
Description
The study aims to evaluate the efficacy of linezolid for the treatment of syphilis.
Trial arms
Trial start
2023-09-28
Estimated PCD
2025-03-01
Trial end
2025-03-01
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Early phase I
Treatment
Group B, Linezolid 10d
Oral Linezolid 600mg, taken twice a day for 10 days
Arms:
Linezolid 10 Day
Other names:
zyvox
Group A, Penicillin
Standard of care benzathine penicillin G, one intramuscular injection, 2.4MU
Arms:
Benzathine Penicillin G
Other names:
bicillin
Size
24
Primary endpoint
Response to Treatment
6 months
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* 16 years of age or older
* Diagnosed cases of primary, secondary, or early latent syphilis with RPR titer ≥1:8 within 3 weeks prior to enrollment
* Able to provide informed consent
* For PLHIV: on treatment for HIV-infection and most recent viral load \<200 copies/mL or most recent CD4 T-cell count \>350 cells/mL
Exclusion Criteria:
* Pregnancy or a positive pregnancy test on the day of enrollment
* Participants who receive certain psychotropic medications, e.g., MAO inhibitors, SNRIs, SSRIs
* Patients showing signs and symptoms of neurosyphilis
* Serofast RPR titer
* Recent (\<7 days) or concomitant antimicrobial therapy with azithromycin, doxycycline, ceftriaxone, cefixime, or other beta lactam antibiotics (e.g. amoxicillin)
* Linezolid or penicillin allergy
Protocol
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Updated at
2023-12-14
1 organization
2 products
1 indication
Organization
University of Southern CaliforniaProduct
LinezolidIndication
SyphilisProduct
Penicillin