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NCT number NCT03268252
Other study ID # CWRU Optimization MDA LF PNG
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date June 2012
Est. completion date December 2018

Study information

Verified date April 2019
Source University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The standard regimen for elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in PNG is annual administration of two drugs at the same time. The two drugs are called "DEC" (Diethylcarbamazine, 6 mg/kg body weight) and "ALB" (Albendazole 400 mg for all individuals regardless of weight), which are given one time per year for five to seven years with the aim to interrupt transmission that occurs through local mosquito vectors. These drugs kill the larval forms of the parasite in the blood that are necessary for continuing transmission of infection by the mosquito vector. The two drugs were previously thought to have little effect on adult worms, the stage of the parasite which is responsible for production of the larval forms that appear in the blood of infected people. Recent data, however, suggest that DEC and ALB can kill or render adult worms unable to produce the larval forms (sterilization). Therefore, giving these drugs twice per year for three consecutive years may increase the rate of killing or sterilizing of adults worms over regimens that involve administration of the same drugs only one time per year. The overall goal of this research is to compare the anti-parasite activity of DEC plus ALB given one time per year, the current standard for MDA to eliminate LF, to DEC plus ALB given two times per year (at 6-month intervals) in order to reduce the total duration and cost of MDA to eliminate LF in PNG. Adults (18 years and older) and minors (age 5 to 17 years) will be invited to participate in this study. Study participants will be asked to give finger stick blood samples to check LF infection status and stool samples to determine how well the drugs eliminate intestinal worm infections. Sampling will be done by repeated cross-sectional surveys in the same communities, but not necessarily the same persons, one time per year over a 3-year period. As part of the annual treatment infection surveillance the study team will also collect demographic data (place of residence, family relationship, age, use of bed nets), history of swelling of the arms and legs (elephantiasis), scrotal swelling (hydrocele), acute filarial fever accompanied by extremity swelling, and history of prior treatment for LF.


Description:

This research will conduct a population-based field studies to determine whether the relative cost and efficacy of semi-annual versus annual administration of MDA using DEC (6 mg/kg body weight) plus ALB 400 mg (for all individuals regardless of weight) will be more successful in elimination of LF and reduction in the burden of soil transmitted helminth (worm) infections. The study involving participation of human subjects is observational in nature, uses drugs that are the standard approved treatment for LF in PNG and elsewhere in the Pacific and Asia, and does not involve administration of drugs by the investigators. Diagnosis of LF and administration of anti-LF drugs will be the responsibility of those authorized by the PNG Department of Health to perform this activity.

The study design is repeated cross-sectional surveys examining each subject once. Some subjects may be included in more than one annual population survey, but this is not a longitudinal study. Approximately 3,200 individuals will participate per year at the beginning of the study and at years 1, 2 and 3 (a total of 4 cross-sectional surveys). The study will include both females and males 5 years of age and older who live in a LF endemic area of PNG. Subject selection will not be based on health status. The study aims to determine the relative impact and cost effectiveness of annual versus twice yearly MDA (DEC 6 mg/kg body plus Alb 400 mg for all individuals) for elimination of LF and reduction in soil transmitted helminthic infection burdens in these populations.

The project is comprised of repeated annual cross-sectional surveys in sentinel communities before and after initiation of MDA for LF. The surveys will be conducted over a period of 3 years at the following times: 0 (pre-treatment baseline), 1, 2, and 3 years corresponding to annual treatment times. Government health officials as part of the GPELF will administer the MDA (standard regimen recommended by WHO is DEC + ALB). Part of the government-sponsored program will be to screen for LF using ICT card screening and finger stick bloods for measuring the density of blood born microfilaria (MF). The current protocol will assist in collection of these data. As part of the annual treatment infection surveillance the study team will also collect demographic data, history of lymphedema, scrotal swelling (hydrocele), acute filarial fever or adenolymphangitis, and history of prior treatment for LF.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 3200
Est. completion date December 2018
Est. primary completion date December 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 5 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Individuals aged >=5 years of age in the community

2. Willingness to give informed consent to participate in the study

3. Willingness of parents or guardians to give consent for minors to participate in study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Not willing or able to give informed consent for the study

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Locations

Country Name City State
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean Institute for Medical Research Maprik West Sepik

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Papua New Guinea, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary The comparator (standard treatment) DEC 6mg/kg + Alb 400mg administered annually (at 0, 12 and 24 months). Determine if administering DEC 6 mg/kg + ALB 400 mg given twice per year is more effective than standard DEC 6 mg/kg + Alb 400 mg given once per year in achieving reduction of microfilarial prevalence caused by Wuchereria bancrofti infection to less than 1% at 36 months after the initiation of the study. 36 months
Secondary DEC 6mg/kg + Alb 400 given once We will test the hypothesis that twice annual MDA is superior to annual MDA for achieving a significantly greater reduction in prevalence and intensity of infection of STH infection infections at 36 months after the initiation of the study 36 months
Secondary DEC 6 mg/kg + Alb 400 mg + Iver 200 µg/kg administered once only at the beginning of the RCT (0 month). We will test the hypothesis that twice annual MDA is more cost effective compared to annual MDA for eliminating LF at 36 months. 36 months
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