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Efficacy and Safety Study of Eravacycline Compared With Meropenem in Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections

A Phase 3 interventional study of Eravacycline and Meropenem in Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections and Complicated Appendicitis, sponsored by Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Completed at 54 sites in 11 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-01-06.

Sponsored by Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
500
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, multicenter, prospective study to assess the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of eravacycline compared with meropenem in the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs).

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Conditions studied

  • Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections
  • Complicated Appendicitis
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In context

Infections

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Lead sponsor

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 15 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (33%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female participant hospitalized for cIAI
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Evidence of a systemic inflammatory response
  • Abdominal pain or flank pain (with or without rebound tenderness), or pain caused by cIAI that is referred to another anatomic area
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • If male: must agree to use an effective barrier method of contraception during the study and for 14 days following the last dose if sexually active with a female of childbearing potential
  • If female, not pregnant or nursing or, if of childbearing potential: either will commit to use at least two medically accepted, effective methods of birth control (for example, condom, oral contraceptive, indwelling intrauterine device, hormonal implant /patch, injections, approved cervical ring) during study drug dosing and for 14 days following last study drug dose or practicing sexual abstinence

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unlikely to survive the 6-8 week study period
  • Creatinine clearance of ≤50 milliliter (mL)/minute
  • Presence or possible signs of significant hepatic disease
  • Immunocompromised condition, including known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity, transplant recipients, and hematological malignancy
  • History of moderate or severe hypersensitivity reactions to tetracyclines, carbapenems, β-lactam antibiotics, or to any of the excipients contained in the study drug formulations
  • Participation in any investigational drug or device study within 30 days prior to study entry
  • Known or suspected current central nervous system (CNS) disorder that may predispose to seizures or lower seizure threshold (for example, severe cerebral arteriosclerosis, epilepsy)
  • Antibiotic-related exclusions:

    1. Receipt of effective antibacterial drug therapy for cIAI for a continuous duration of >24-hours during the 72-hours preceding randomization [however, participants with documented cIAI (that is, known baseline pathogen) who have received at least 72-hours of antibiotic therapy and are considered treatment failures may be enrolled. Treatment failure is defined as persistent fever and/or clinical symptoms; or the development of a new intra-abdominal abscess after ≥72-hours of antibiotic therapy], or
    2. Receipt of meropenem or any other carbapenem, or tigecycline for the current infection, or
    3. Need for concomitant systemic antimicrobial agents effective in cIAI other than study drug
  • Refusal of mechanical ventilation, dialysis or hemofiltration, cardioversion, or any other resuscitative measures and drug/fluid therapy at time of consent
  • Known or suspected inflammatory bowel disease or associated visceral abscess
  • The anticipated need for systemic antibiotics for a duration of more than 14 days
  • Systemic malignancy that required chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, or antineoplastic therapy within the previous 3 months or that is anticipated to begin prior to the Test-of-Cure (TOC) visit
  • Known at study entry to have cIAI caused by a pathogen(s) resistant to one of the study drugs
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
500 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Eravacycline

    Drug: Eravacycline · Drug: Placebo

  • Active comparator
    Meropenem

    Drug: Meropenem · Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugEravacycline

    Also known as: TP-434

  • DrugMeropenem

    Also known as: Merrem

  • DrugPlacebo
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With a Favorable Clinical Response at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit in the Microbiological Intent-to-treat (Micro-ITT) Population

    Clinical cure was defined as complete resolution or significant improvement of signs and symptoms of the index infection such that no additional antibacterial therapy, surgical, or radiological intervention was required. Clinical failure was defined as death related to complicated intra-abdominal infection (cIAI), persistence of clinical symptoms of cIAI, unplanned surgical or percutaneous drainage procedures for complication or recurrence of cIAI, post-surgical wound infections requiring systemic antibiotics, or initiation of rescue antibacterial drug therapy for treatment of cIAI. Indeterminate/missing was defined as an outcome that was neither a clinical cure nor clinical failure, if the investigator did not complete an assessment, if a study visit was not conducted, or if the subject died for a cause unrelated to cIAI.

    Time frame: TOC visit: 25-31 days after first dose of study drug

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With a Favorable Clinical Response at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit in the All-Treated (MITT) Population

    Clinical cure was defined as complete resolution or significant improvement of signs and symptoms of the index infection such that no additional antibacterial therapy, surgical, or radiological intervention was required. Clinical failure was defined as death related to complicated intra-abdominal infection (cIAI), persistence of clinical symptoms of cIAI, unplanned surgical or percutaneous drainage procedures for complication or recurrence of cIAI, post-surgical wound infections requiring systemic antibiotics, or initiation of rescue antibacterial drug therapy for treatment of cIAI. Indeterminate/missing was defined as an outcome that was neither a clinical cure nor clinical failure, if the investigator did not complete an assessment, if a study visit was not conducted, or if the subject died for a cause unrelated to cIAI.

    Time frame: TOC visit: 25-31 days after first dose of study drug

  2. Number of Participants With a Favorable Clinical Response at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit in the Clinically Evaluable (CE) Population

    Clinical cure was defined as complete resolution or significant improvement of signs and symptoms of the index infection such that no additional antibacterial therapy, surgical, or radiological intervention was required. Clinical failure was defined as death related to complicated intra-abdominal infection (cIAI), persistence of clinical symptoms of cIAI, unplanned surgical or percutaneous drainage procedures for complication or recurrence of cIAI, post-surgical wound infections requiring systemic antibiotics, or initiation of rescue antibacterial drug therapy for treatment of cIAI.

    Time frame: TOC visit: 25-31 days after first dose of study drug

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Results

Posted Feb 18, 2019

Participant flow

Subjects with a diagnosis of complicated intra-abdominal infection (cIAI) requiring surgery were recruited into this study. Subjects were recruited in 65 centers worldwide. The first subject enrolled on 13 October 2016 and the last subject completed on 19 May 2017.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneEravacyclineMeropenem
Started250250
Treated250249
Completed237241
Not completed139
Withdrew: Adverse event42
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up64
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject13
Withdrew: Subject non compliance20

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With a Favorable Clinical Response at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit in the Microbiological Intent-to-treat (Micro-ITT) Population

Clinical cure was defined as complete resolution or significant improvement of signs and symptoms of the index infection such that no additional antibacterial therapy, surgical, or radiological intervention was required. Clinical failure was defined as death related to complicated intra-abdominal infection (cIAI), persistence of clinical symptoms of cIAI, unplanned surgical or percutaneous drainage procedures for complication or recurrence of cIAI, post-surgical wound infections requiring systemic antibiotics, or initiation of rescue antibacterial drug therapy for treatment of cIAI. Indeterminate/missing was defined as an outcome that was neither a clinical cure nor clinical failure, if the investigator did not complete an assessment, if a study visit was not conducted, or if the subject died for a cause unrelated to cIAI.

Time frame:
TOC visit: 25-31 days after first dose of study drug
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With a Favorable Clinical Response at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit in the Microbiological Intent-to-treat (Micro-ITT) Population
ParticipantsEravacyclineMeropenem
Clinical Cure177187
Clinical Failure77
Indeterminate/missing1111
SecondaryNumber of Participants With a Favorable Clinical Response at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit in the All-Treated (MITT) Population

Clinical cure was defined as complete resolution or significant improvement of signs and symptoms of the index infection such that no additional antibacterial therapy, surgical, or radiological intervention was required. Clinical failure was defined as death related to complicated intra-abdominal infection (cIAI), persistence of clinical symptoms of cIAI, unplanned surgical or percutaneous drainage procedures for complication or recurrence of cIAI, post-surgical wound infections requiring systemic antibiotics, or initiation of rescue antibacterial drug therapy for treatment of cIAI. Indeterminate/missing was defined as an outcome that was neither a clinical cure nor clinical failure, if the investigator did not complete an assessment, if a study visit was not conducted, or if the subject died for a cause unrelated to cIAI.

Time frame:
TOC visit: 25-31 days after first dose of study drug
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With a Favorable Clinical Response at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit in the All-Treated (MITT) Population
ParticipantsEravacyclineMeropenem
Clinical Cure231228
Clinical Failure79
Indeterminate/missing1212
SecondaryNumber of Participants With a Favorable Clinical Response at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit in the Clinically Evaluable (CE) Population

Clinical cure was defined as complete resolution or significant improvement of signs and symptoms of the index infection such that no additional antibacterial therapy, surgical, or radiological intervention was required. Clinical failure was defined as death related to complicated intra-abdominal infection (cIAI), persistence of clinical symptoms of cIAI, unplanned surgical or percutaneous drainage procedures for complication or recurrence of cIAI, post-surgical wound infections requiring systemic antibiotics, or initiation of rescue antibacterial drug therapy for treatment of cIAI.

Time frame:
TOC visit: 25-31 days after first dose of study drug
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With a Favorable Clinical Response at the Test-of-Cure (TOC) Visit in the Clinically Evaluable (CE) Population
ParticipantsEravacyclineMeropenem
Clinical Cure218222
Clinical Failure79

Adverse events

Collected over 52 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 3% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Eravacycline4/250 (1.6%)15/250 (6%)29/250 (11.6%)
Meropenem1/249 (0.4%)16/249 (6.4%)8/249 (3.2%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventEravacyclineMeropenem
PneumoniaInfections and infestations2/2501/249
Pulmonary embolismRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/2501/249
Respiratory failureRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/2501/249
Atrial fibrillationCardiac disorders0/2501/249
Cardiac arrestCardiac disorders0/2501/249
Cholecystitis acuteHepatobiliary disorders0/2501/249
Duodenal ulcerGastrointestinal disorders0/2501/249
Duodenal ulcer haemorrhageGastrointestinal disorders0/2501/249
Gallbladder cancerNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)0/2501/249
HypotensionVascular disorders0/2501/249
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventEravacyclineMeropenem
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders12/2502/249
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders9/2505/249
Infusion site phlebitisGeneral disorders8/2501/249

Baseline characteristics

Modified Intent-to-Treat Population: all randomized subjects who receive any amount of study drug.

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)EravacyclineMeropenemTotal
<=18 years000
Between 18 and 65 years180174354
>=65 years7075145
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)EravacyclineMeropenemTotal
Mean52.1 ± 17.6952.8 ± 18.2452.4 ± 17.931
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)EravacyclineMeropenemTotal
Female111120231
Male139129268
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)EravacyclineMeropenemTotal
Hispanic or Latino404
Not Hispanic or Latino239238477
Unknown or Not Reported71118
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)EravacyclineMeropenemTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American101
White249249498
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported000
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)EravacyclineMeropenemTotal
Latvia343367
Romania233457
Hungary102030
United States8412
Czechia131629
Ukraine394382
Georgia81624
Bulgaria524193
Lithuania221840
Estonia201131
Russia211334
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Study locations

54 sites
  • Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
  • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Somers Point, New Jersey, United States
  • Cleveland, Ohio, United States
  • Columbus, Ohio, United States
  • Pleven, Bulgaria
  • Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Ruse, Bulgaria
  • Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Varna, Bulgaria
  • Jihlava, Czechia
  • Kladno, Czechia
  • Kolin, Czechia
  • Prague, Czechia
  • Tallinn, Estonia
  • Tartu, Estonia
  • Viljandi, Estonia
  • Voru, Estonia
  • Batumi, Georgia
  • Kutaisi, Georgia
  • Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Zugdidi, Georgia
  • Gyor, Hungary
  • Kaposvar, Hungary
  • Pecs, Hungary
  • Veszprem, Hungary
  • Daugavpils, Latvia
  • Liepaja, Latvia
  • Rezekne, Latvia
  • Riga, Latvia
  • Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Klaipeda, Lithuania
  • Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Bucharest, Romania
  • Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Craiova, Romania
  • Targu Mures, Romania
  • Timisoara, Romania
  • Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
  • Kaluga, Russian Federation
  • Krasnodar, Russian Federation
  • Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation
  • St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
  • Volgograd, Russian Federation
  • Vsevolozhsk, Russian Federation
  • Dnipro, Ukraine
  • Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
  • Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Lviv, Ukraine
  • Odesa, Ukraine
  • Uzhhorod, Ukraine
  • Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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References and documents

Publications

  • Solomkin JS, Gardovskis J, Lawrence K, Montravers P, Sway A, Evans D, Tsai L. IGNITE4: Results of a Phase 3, Randomized, Multicenter, Prospective Trial of Eravacycline vs Meropenem in the Treatment of Complicated Intraabdominal Infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Aug 30;69(6):921-929. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy1029. PubMed 30561562 ↗
  • Solomkin JS, Sway A, Lawrence K, Olesky M, Izmailyan S, Tsai L. Eravacycline: a new treatment option for complicated intra-abdominal infections in the age of multidrug resistance. Future Microbiol. 2019 Oct;14:1293-1308. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2019-0135. Epub 2019 Oct 1. PubMed 31570004 ↗

Study documents

  • Study protocol · Mar 20, 2017
  • Statistical analysis plan · Jul 12, 2017

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 6, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02784704
Lead sponsor
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 27, 2016
Start date
Oct 13, 2016
Primary completion
May 8, 2017
Completion
May 19, 2017
Results posted
Feb 18, 2019
Last update
Jan 6, 2022

Study contacts

Chief Medical Officer
study director · Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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