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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03177993
Date of registration: 31/05/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
Public title: Fiji Integrated Therapy (FIT) - Triple Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis, Scabies and Soil Transmitted Helminths in Fiji FIT
Scientific title: Community Based Safety Study of 2-drug (Diethylcarbamazine and Albendazole) Versus 3-drug (Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine and Albendazole) Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis, Scabies and Soil Transmitted Helminths in Fiji
Date of first enrolment: July 13, 2017
Target sample size: 4773
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03177993
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Fiji
Contacts
Name:     Christopher King, MD PhD
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Affiliation:  Case Western Reserve University
Name:     Andrew Steer, PhD
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Affiliation:  Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Name:     Gary Weil, MD
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Affiliation:  Washington University School of Medicine
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- All community members that have given written informed consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

- No informed consent



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Soil Transmitted Helminths
Lymphatic Filariases
Scabies
Impetigo
Intervention(s)
Drug: 2 drug dose - DA
Drug: 3 drug dose - IDA with second dose of ivermectin
Drug: 3 drug dose - IDA
Primary Outcome(s)
Frequency, type, and severity of adverse events reported by participants following treatment with triple drug therapy (IDA) and standard two drug therapy (DA) in LF infected and uninfected individuals in a community as measured by CTCAE v4.03 [Time Frame: within 7 days of drug administration]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Prevalence of scabies in study population measured at baseline and 12 months after treatment using the WHO Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) skin algorithm [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 months]
Clearance of microfilariae (mf) and filarial antigenemia following treatment with IDA or DA in LF infected individuals as measured by microfilaria count in 60ul thick blood smears and filarial test strip rapid diagnostic antigen test. [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 months]
Acceptability and feasibility of IDA and DA in communities at risk of LF, scabies and STH as assessed by survey and focus group discussions. [Time Frame: Approximately 4 weeks following treatment]
Prevalence of impetigo measured at baseline and 12 months after treatment using the WHO Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) skin algorithm [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 months]
Prevalence of STH (hookworm, ascaris, trichuris and strongyloides) as measured by Kato-katz or PCR at baseline and 12 months after treatment [Time Frame: Stool collected at baseline (pre-treatment), 4 weeks (individual response), and 12 months (community prevalence).]
Secondary ID(s)
201607068-2
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
The Task Force for Global Health
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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