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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02739477
Date of registration: 24/02/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Public title: Tolerance and Activity Evaluation of High Doses of Favipiravir Against Ebola Virus in the Semen FORCE
Scientific title: Tolerance and Activity Assessment of High Doses of Favipiravir in Male Survivors With Ebola Virus in the Semen
Date of first enrolment: April 2016
Target sample size: 2
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02739477
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Guinea
Contacts
Name:     Daouda Sissoko, Doctor
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Affiliation:  Inserm 897 unit, ISPED, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux cedex
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- male survivor of biologically confirmed EVD

- age >= 18 years

- EBOV RT-PCR on semen with cycle threshold [Ct]<38 at Day -7 and semen aliquot
available for later quantification of EBOV

- signed informed consent

Non-Inclusion Criteria:

- EBOV RT-PCR on blood with cycle threshold [Ct]<38 at Day -7

- Biological abnormality higher than grade 2 according to CTCAE (v4.03) on following
parameters: creatinine, ASAT, ALAT, alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin

- Fridericia corrected QT interval (QTc) > 450 ms

- Concomitant use of QT/QTc interval-prolonging drugs or drugs that could cause
electrolyte imbalance, such as: loop diuretics, thiazide diuretics or related

- Previous gout attack or ongoing treatment for gout or hyperuricemia

- Ongoing pyrazinamide treatment or other drug known to induce hyperuricemia

- Previous hypersensitivity reaction due to nucleoside analogue

- Symptom or biological value suggesting systemic disorder (renal, hepatic,
cardio-vascular, pulmonary) or any medical condition that could interfere with results
interpretation or compromise participants' health

- Explicit refusal to comply with proper use of drug (condom use)



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Ebola Virus Survivor
Intervention(s)
Drug: Favipiravir
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of patients undergoing grade 3 or 4 clinical or biological adverse events related to Favipiravir (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, CTCAE, v4.03) [Time Frame: Day 14]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Genetic variations associated with favipiravir exposition [Time Frame: Blood collection at Day 1 will be used for further genotyping.]
Evolution of EBOV semen RNA and infectious loads [Time Frame: Semen collection will be performed at least at Day 7, Day 14, Day 21 and Day 90]
Plasma and semen trough concentrations of favipiravir [Time Frame: Plasma collection at Day 3, Day7, Day 10 and Day 14. Semen collection at Day 7 and Day 14]
Secondary ID(s)
C15-101
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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