Zanamivir Treatment of Vascular Permeability in Dengue (ZAP-DENGUE)

Dengue Fever Clinical Trial

— ZAP-DENGUE  

Official title:

Zanamivir Treatment of Vascular Permeability in Dengue (ZAP-DENGUE): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04597437
• Other study ID #: NCR203024
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: March 15, 2024
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: June 2024
• Source: George Washington University
• Contact: Aileen Y Chang, MD
• Phone: 202-741-6562
• Email: chang[@]email.gwu.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

ZAP-DENGUE is a pilot randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of the safety and efficacy of five days of intravenous zanamivir treatment to treat vascular permeability syndrome which is the main cause of death in dengue fever.

Description:

ZAP-DENGUE is a pilot randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of the safety and efficacy of five days of intravenous zanamivir treatment to treat vascular permeability syndrome which is the main cause of death in dengue fever. Our central hypothesis is that zanamivir treatment is safe in patients with dengue infection, will significantly decrease serum sialic acid levels, and will result in fewer patients with the development of moderate or severe clinical plasma leakage. 74 male and non-pregnant female volunteers age 7 years and older from Colombia with a diagnosis of dengue fever with warning signs or severe dengue as per the World Health Organization 2009 definition with the presence of fever and positive rapid test for the presence of dengue non-structural protein-1 (NS1) will be randomized to zanamivir versus placebo. In the treatment group, all participants weighing less than 50 kg will receive 12 mg/kg and all participants weighing 50 kg and above will receive 600 mg as the initial dose intravenously every twelve hours for 5 days adjusted for renal function. In the placebo group, participants will receive placebo normal saline solution intravenously every twelve hours for 5 days.

All patients will receive blood draws for assessment of hematocrit, renal function, and biologic efficacy endpoints and clinical evaluation of signs and symptoms of vascular permeability (which may include ultrasound and radiograph) and adverse events daily during the five days of medication administration and once at follow up at 14 days.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 74
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: September 30, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 7 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form.

2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study.

3. Male or female, aged >7 years

4. Willingness to receive intravenous medication and be willing to adhere to the medication regimen

5. Have a diagnosis of dengue by dengue NS1 rapid test

6. Have had a documented fever >38C in the last 24 hours.

7. Have dengue with warning signs as per the 2009 WHO criteria including one of the following: abdominal pain or tenderness, persistent vomiting, clinical fluid accumulation, mucosal bleeding, lethargy, restlessness, liver enlargement over 2 cm, augmented hematocrit, thrombocytopenia or severe dengue defined as dengue with severe plasma leakage leading to dengue shock and/or fluid accumulation with respiratory distress; severe hemorrhage; severe organ impairment (hepatic damage, renal impairment, cardiomyopathy, encephalopathy or encephalitis).

8. Enrollment in EPS (Entidadas Promotoras de Salud) or Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (SGSSS)- Colombian Public Health Insurance.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnancy or lactation

2. Children in Care of the state

3. Patients who are unlikely to survive 48 hours

4. Elevated alanine aminotransferase =3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)

5. Total bilirubin =2 × ULN

6. Unstable cardiac disease or arrhythmia at baseline

7. History of significant cardiac disease

8. Treatment with another investigational drug or other intervention within 1 month.

9. Encephalitis or unable to consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dengue
• Dengue Fever

Intervention

Drug:
• Zanamivir
Intravenous zanamivir

Other:
• Placebo
In the placebo group, participants will receive placebo normal saline solution intravenously every twelve hours for 5 days.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Colombia	Clinica de la Costa SAS	Barranquilla

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
George Washington University	Clinica de la Costa, Global Disease Research, Naval Medical Research Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Colombia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events of intravenous zanamivir treatment versus placebo in dengue	Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events will be assessed by daily active surveillance during drug administration and at 2-week follow-up as per the United States Food and Drug Administration guidelines.	Over 14 days
Secondary	Levels of endothelial glycocalyx biomarkers in intravenous zanamivir treatment versus placebo in dengue	Serum concentration of key endothelial glycocalyx components due to endothelial damage such as sialic acid, heparan sulfate, and syndecan-1 will be assessed by ELISA.; Serum concentration of sialidases (NEU2 and NEU3) that are directly inhibited by zanamivir will be assessed by ELISA.	Over 14 days
Secondary	Preliminary clinical efficacy of intravenous zanamivir treatment versus placebo in dengue	Presence of moderate or severe plasma leakage as defined by the Standard Clinical Endpoints for Use in Dengue Interventional Trials where moderate plasma leakage is defined as 15% change in hematocrit or evidence of fluid on ultrasound or X-ray and severe plasma leakage is defined at the presence of shock or respiratory compromise with evidence of plasma leakage.	Over 14 days