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Comparing Short to Standard Amoxicillin Course for Erysipelas
Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Summary
Erysipelas is an acute streptococcal skin infection, primarily affecting the lower limbs and easily diagnosed. In 2000, the French expert consensus conference validated oral amoxicillin at 3 to 4.5 gr per day for 10 to 20 days as a standard treatment, despite the lack of full market approval for erysipelas treatment. In practice, general practitioners (GPs) typically prescribe amoxicillin for around 10 days. In 2019, the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS), one of the national French Health Authorities, recommended a 7-day antibiotic course for erysipelas, while no RCT was available. Reducing the length of antibiotic courses during acute infections is challenging but necessary to lower therapeutic costs, reduce the risk of bacterial resistance, and improve patient adherence to treatment. This RCT aims to validate the use of a short course, specifically 5 days, of oral amoxicillin at 50 mg/kg to treat erysipelas, demonstrating its non-inferiority compared to the standard course. The primary objective is to show that a short course (5 days) of amoxicillin at 50 mg/kg is non-inferior to the usual course (10 days) in achieving complete erysipelas remission by day 12 ± 2. The primary end point will be confirmed by a central independent committee, blinded to the intervention received, using photos and clinical data.
Official title: Comparing Short to Standard Amoxicillin Course for Erysipelas: a Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
656
Start Date
2026-01-01
Completion Date
2029-02-01
Last Updated
2025-08-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Course of amoxicillin
Oral amoxicillin per os at 50 mg/kg/day