Phase III, Study of Three Short Course Combo (Ambisome®, Miltefosine, Paromomycin) Compared With AmBisome for the Treatment of VL in Bangladesh

NCT01122771 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 602

Last updated 2016-01-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This protocol will evaluate the efficacy and safety of various combinations of the three drugs; AmBisome, Paromomycin and Miltefosine at reduced total dosage against the standard treatment with a total dose of 15mg/kg of AmBisome.

Conditions

  • Visceral Leishmaniasis

Interventions

DRUG

Liposomal amphotericin B

Ambisome i.v. 5mg on days 1, 3 and 5

DRUG

liposomal amphotericin B + miltefosine

Ambisome 5mg single dose iv Oral Miltefosine 1.5-2.5 mg/kg in 1 or 2 doses a day, for 10 days (days 1-10)

DRUG

liposomal amphotericin B + paromomycin

Oral Miltefosine 1.5-2.5 mg/kg in 1 or 2 doses a day, for 10 days (days 1-10) + Paromomycin base 11mg/kg/day IM for 10 days (days 1-10).

DRUG

Miltefosine + Paromomycin

Oral Miltefosine 1.5-2.5 mg/kg in 1 or 2 doses a day, for 10 days (days 1-10) + Paromomycin base 11mg/kg/day IM for 10 days (days 1-10).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shaheed Surhawardy Medical College and Hospital

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

    collaborator OTHER
  • Drugs for Neglected Diseases

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ridwanur Rahman, MD · Shaheed Surawardy Medical College

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-03-31

Countries

  • Bangladesh

Study Locations

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