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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00803933
Date of registration: 04/12/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Public title: Trial of DB289 for the Treatment of Stage I African Trypanosomiasis
Scientific title: Phase II b Trial of DB289 for the Treatment of Stage I African Trypanosomiasis
Date of first enrolment: February 2003
Target sample size: 111
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00803933
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Congo
Contacts
Name:     Victor Kande, MD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Programme Nationale de Lutte contre la Trypanosomiase Humaine Africaine
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. The patient has early stage T. b. gambiense infection i.e. parasitologically
confirmed infection in the blood or lymph node aspirate and greater than or equal to
5 WBC mm-3 detected in the CSF by microscopic examination

2. Patient is 15 to 50 years old

3. Patient has a minimal weight of 35 kilograms

4. If the patient is female of child bearing potential (a women will be considered of
non-child bearing potential only if she has been post menopausal for over 2 years or
has had a hysterectomy):

1. she is not lactating,

2. she had a negative urine pregnancy test result within 24 hours prior to DB289
treatment and

3. she agrees to use a medically proven method of contraception (abstinence from
sexual intercourse is an acceptable method) from the day of consent on until the
end of the observation period (day 7).

5. Patient has understood and signed the Informed Consent. If the patient is minor, a
legal guardian has signed the Informed Consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. The patient has late stage T.b. gambiense infection i.e. presence of parasite in the
CSF upon microscopic examination or a WBC count of > 5mm-1

2. Active clinically relevant medical conditions that in the Investigator opinion may
jeopardize subject safety or interfere with participation in the study, including but
not limited to: significant liver diseases, chronic pulmonary diseases, significant
cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, thyroid diseases, gout, infection including known
HIV infection, CNS trauma or seizure disorders (A list of typical signs and symptoms
is provided for guidance of the investigator in attachment 1)

3. Coma Score of less than 9 on the Glasgow Coma Scale (Appendix 8)

4. Withdrawal of consent at any time during the study

5. Any condition which compromises ability to communicate with the investigator as
required for the completion of this study.

6. The subject has been previously treated for African Trypanosomiasis.

7. The subject has been previously enrolled in the study. -



Age minimum: 15 Years
Age maximum: 50 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
African Trypanosomiasis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Pentamidine
Drug: DB289
Primary Outcome(s)
The primary efficacy endpoint was the parasitological cure at 3 months after completion of treatment. [Time Frame: 3 months]
The primary outcome measure for safety analysis was the rate of occurrence of Grade 3 or higher adverse events during the observation period. [Time Frame: 12 day]
Secondary Outcome(s)
The secondary outcome measure was the incidence rate of adverse events (all Grades combined) during the 7- to 9-day observation period in Treatment Sequence 1 and during the 12-day observation period in Treatment Sequence 2. [Time Frame: 12 day]
The number and percentage of subjects with parasitological cure, subjects with confirmed (parasitological) treatment failure, and subjects with suspected treatment failure at 6, 12, and 24 months after completion of treatment. [Time Frame: 6, 12, 24 months]
Secondary ID(s)
289-C-006
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
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