title: Comparison of the effectiveness and safety of cefpodoxime and ciprofloxacin in acute exacerbation of chronic suppurative otitis media: A randomized, open-labeled, phase IV clinical trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the effectiveness and safety of cefpodoxime and ciprofloxacin for the treatment of mild to moderate cases of acute exacerbation of chronic suppurative otitis media (AECSOM).
  
  
  METHODS
  Adult patients diagnosed with AECSOM were screened and patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were randomized to receive either cefpodoxime 200 mg twice daily or ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily orally for 7 days. The primary outcome of this randomized, open-labeled, phase IV clinical trial (Registration Number - CTRI/2011/10/002079) was clinical success rate at day 14 visit and the secondary outcome was incidence of adverse events (AEs). Forty-six patients were enrolled: 23 in the cefpodoxime group and 23 in the ciprofloxacin group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The clinical success rates were 95.6% in the cefpodoxime group versus 90.9% in the ciprofloxacin group. These rates are comparable, but no statistically significant difference was observed between the groups. Few mild and self-limiting AEs were observed and the tolerability of both the drugs was also good.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this randomized, open-labeled phase IV clinical trial showed that a 7-day course of cefpodoxime is therapeutically comparable to ciprofloxacin in terms of both clinical effectiveness and safety for the treatment of patients with AECSOM.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors: Arijit
authors: A
authors: Ghosh
authors: Utpal
authors: U
authors: Jana
authors: Ajoy
authors: A
authors: Khaowas
authors: Saumik
authors: S
authors: Das
authors: Ananya
authors: A
authors: Mandal
authors: Nina
authors: N
authors: Das
keywords: CSOM; Cefpodoxime; ciprofloxacin