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NCT07357103
PHASE4

Positioning Second-line Therapies for Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia (PCP Alternatives)

Sponsor: McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The usual first treatment for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is an antibiotic called trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). However, some patients cannot take this medication because of allergies, side effects, or lack of response. This study asks the question: When TMP-SMX cannot be used, which alternative treatment for PCP provides the best balance of effectiveness and safety?

Official title: Positioning Second-line Therapies for Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia (PCP Alternatives) [A Branch of the Initial Treatment Domain of the SPIRIT-PCP Platform]

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

416

Start Date

2026-03

Completion Date

2029-09

Last Updated

2026-01-21

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

DRUG

Clindamycin + primaquine

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive clindamycin in combination with primaquine as second-line therapy for the treatment of PCP. This regimen may be used for participants with Severe PCP or mild to moderate PCP in acccordance with protocol-defined disease severity and standard clinical practice.

DRUG

Pentamidine

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive pentamidine, administered intravenously, as second-line therapy for the treatment of PCP in patients with severe disease who are unable to tolerate or have contraindications to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX)

DRUG

Atovaquone

Participants randomized to. this intervention will receive atovaquone, administered orally, as second-line therapy for the treatment of PCP in participants with mild to moderate disease who are unable to tolerate or have contraindications to trimethoprim-sulfamethozaxole (TMP/SMX).