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Last refreshed on: 22 February 2021
Main ID:  NCT02614404
Date of registration: 16/11/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: HuLow
Public title: Effect of Imatinib on Suppression of Malaria Parasites in Patients With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria MIM
Scientific title: Effect of Imatinib on Suppression of Malaria Parasites in Patients With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Date of first enrolment: November 2015
Target sample size: 15
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02614404
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
Vietnam
Contacts
Name:     Huynh D Chien, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Hue University
Name:     Francesco M Turrini, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Turin, Italy
Name:     Philip S Low, PhD
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Affiliation:  Purdue University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Gender: only adults are selected for the trial; note that female subjects cannot be
women of child-bearing age.

- Age: 18-50 years.

- Target disease: Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Exclusion Criteria:

- symptoms and signs of complicated malaria

- including continuous high fever of over 390C, psychiatric disorders, confusion, other
neurological symptoms, symptoms and signs of functional impairment of the organs such
as lungs, kidneys or cardiovascular system;

- symptoms and signs of liver damage or kidney damage

- symptoms and signs of another complicating infection such as pneumonia, dengue fever,
and other bacterial infection.

- P. falciparum > 25.000 / mm3

- WBC <4000 and >10.000 /mm3

- RBC < 3.5x106/mm3

- Platelets < 40.000 /mm3

- Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL

- ALT more than 200% of the upper limit (56 units/L)

- AST more than 200% of the upper limit (40 units/L)

- Blood creatine more than 75% of the upper limit (men: 1.2 mg/dL, women 1 mgdL)

- Serum total protein < 6 g/L

- Glycemia < 50 mg/dL> 200 mg/dL

- Standard urine test Serious alterations

- Concomitant treatments

Antimalarial Drugs Anticoagulant therapy



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 50 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Intervention(s)
Drug: Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
Drug: Imatinib combination therapy
Primary Outcome(s)
28-day Cure Rate [Time Frame: Day 28]
Time to Parasite Clearance [Time Frame: From baseline to the time point when the blood parasite count is zero (up to a maximum of 5 days)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Frequency of adverse events [Time Frame: Within 1 week of beginning treatment with imatinib]
Secondary ID(s)
HuLow-201605
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Hue University
University of Turin, Italy
Purdue University
Università degli Studi di Sassari
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Results
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