To compare the safety and effectiveness of itraconazole oral solution to placebo in the treatment of a pulmonary aspergilloma. Aspergilloma is a "fungal ball" in the lungs caused by Aspergillus. The infection can spread from the lungs through the blood to other organs. Aspergilloma can be life-threatening; therefore, an effective treatment is needed.
Patients are randomly selected to receive itraconazole oral solution by mouth or the inactive placebo (oral cyclodextrin solution) twice daily for 12 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
96
Mary Ellen Bradley
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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