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Clinical Trial Summary

This is a randomized, open-label, phase II, single-centre study, with one LXE408 regimen and one calibrator arm with the standard of care SSG combined with PM, to be conducted in male and female adult (≥18 years and <45 years) patients with confirmed primary visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia.


Clinical Trial Description

The study will enrol and randomize approximately 52 patients aged ≥18 years and <45 years in a ratio of 3:1 (arm 1 to arm 2): - Arm 1: LXE408 orally once daily for 14 days (39 patients) - Arm 2: Standard of care sodium stibogluconate 20 mg/kg/day intravenous/intramuscular (IV/IM) q.d. and paromomycin 15 mg/kg/day IM q.d. for 17 days (13 patients) In both arms, the study will consist of a screening period of up to 7 days, a treatment duration of 14 or 17 days, and a follow-up period from end of treatment to Day 180. All patients will be hospitalized for approximately 21-24 days, from the first day of the screening period to the Day 14 or Day 17 visit (LXE408 or SSG/PM arms, respectively), after which they are expected to be discharged. They will return to the study sites at the scheduled Day 28 visit (±1 day) for the initial test of cure (primary endpoint), at Day 56 visit (± 7 days) and for the EOS visit at Day 180 (± 14 days) for the final assessment of cure (secondary endpoint). In addition, during follow-up between Day 56 and Day 180, the study team will contact the study patients by phone on a monthly basis to check on their well-being and any reappearance of VL symptoms. This study is run by DNDi with Novartis as co-development partner. ;


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NCT number NCT05957978
Study type Interventional
Source Drugs for Neglected Diseases
Contact Alexandra Solomos
Phone + 41 22 906 92 69
Email asolomos@dndi.org
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2
Start date April 3, 2024
Completion date October 3, 2025

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