CaspoNEB: Efficacy and Safety of Caspofungin Aerosols for the Curative Treatment of Pneumocystis … (NCT06892951) | Clinical Trial Compass
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CaspoNEB: Efficacy and Safety of Caspofungin Aerosols for the Curative Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia
France100 participantsStarted 2025-06
Plain-language summary
To assess the efficacy of administrating daily caspofungin aerosols versus placebo for seven days, in adjunction of conventional systemic antifungal therapy during curative treatment of Pneumocystis pneumonia, on the clinical outcome at the end of the nebulized therapy, in order to support a "GO / NO GO" decision towards a phase III trial of nebulized caspofungin in those patients.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria:
* Male and female ≥18 years
* Medical management of Pneumocystis pneumonia based on :
* Microbiological diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia
* Respiratory support (oxygen therapy or ventilatory assistance)
* Systemic co-trimoxazole therapy or systemic second-line anti-Pneumocystis salvage therapy (switch to another anti-Pneumocystis drug is possible, but should be notified) (initiated within 48 hours or less before enrolment)
* Person affiliated to a French social security system or equivalent
* Written informed consent obtained from the participant or, if the patient is not able to give consent from representative (trusted person, family member) or if the delay in obtaining the consent is assumed not compatible with the enrollment requirements, a temporary approval can be obtained from the investigator. In all cases, the patient's written informed consent will have to be obtained as soon as possible.
Non-inclusion criteria:
* Persons covered by articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the CSP (corresponding to all protected persons: pregnant women, parturients, nursing mothers, persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision, minors, and persons subject to a legal protection measure: guardianship or trusteeship). Pregnancy test to be performed in all women from 15 to 45 years old who have not had an ovariectomy.
* Other indication(s) for systemic administration of an echinocandin drug
* Known allergy to echinocandin drugs
* Absolut…
What they're measuring
1
Part 1: safety of inhaled caspofungin
Timeframe: D-7 (day-7)
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Part 2: proportion of patients alive and with a favorable clinical course* at the seventh day (day-7) after the first administration.