Combination, Miltefosine Monotherapy for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in New World

NCT04515186 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 184

Last updated 2025-05-08

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Summary

This study evaluates if the combination of thermotherapy (one application, 50⁰C for 30") and 3 weeks of miltefosine is safe and have a comparable cure rate with the current recommended first line treatments comprising meglumine antimoniate for 3 weeks for the treatment of uncomplicated cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in the New World.

Conditions

  • Cutaneous Leishmaniases

Interventions

DRUG

Meglumine Antimoniate

Vials of a 5mL solution. Each vial contains 405 mg of Sb5+ corresponding to 8.1% Sb5+ (81 mg/mL).

DRUG

Miltefosine

50 mg capsule

DEVICE

Thermotherapy machine

Localized Current Field radio-frequency generating device

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Drugs for Neglected Diseases

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paulo Machado · Federal University of Bahia

  • Marcia Hueb · Julio Muller University Hospital Federal University of Mato Grosso

  • Fiorela Yuly Alvarez Romero · Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

  • Juan Miguel Pascale · Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud

  • Jaime Soto · Fundación Nacional de Dermatología

  • Glaucia Cota · Instituto René Rachou Oswaldo Cruz Foundation- FIOCRUZ MINAS

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-26
Primary Completion
2023-11-10
Completion
2024-02-27
FDA Drug
Yes
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Panama
  • Peru

Study Locations

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