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NCT number NCT00659997
Other study ID # NHMDEWORMING
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received April 10, 2008
Last updated April 15, 2008
Start date June 2006
Est. completion date September 2007

Study information

Verified date April 2008
Source Natural History Museum, United Kingdom
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Field epidemiological studies undertaken during 2005 in four village locations in Northern Unguja, Zanzibar examined mothers and their pre-school aged children for helminth infections.

The prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides was found to have remained relatively high despite community-wide treatment with the mass administration of Albendazole (a WHO recommended de-wormer) in coordination with community vitamin A supplementation.

One hypothesis for this is that the children and mothers had Ascaris infections more tolerant to Albendazole that subsequently failed to clear. It is necessary to compare the present drug efficiency of Albendazole (first-line de-wormer) with Levamisole (second-line de-wormer) on STH infections such patients a case-control setting to shed light on the putative resistance of local Ascaris/Trichuris to albendazole.

In so doing, this should clarify whether there is resistance developing towards Albendazole and have possible implications for introducing combination therapies of Levamisole and Albendazole for first line de-worming mothers and their children in the future.


Description:

The study was conducted in 10 villages on Unguja Island representative of urban, semi-urban and rural environments. After liaison with the local Shehia (the elected community leader) mothers and their children aged between 6 months and 5 years old were invited to attend a walk-in mobile clinic. In accordance with WHO sample size recommendations of 30 individuals per site and to cater for drop-out/non-compliance, target enrolment was about 50 mother and child pairs at each study village.

Stool specimens were transported to the Helmtin Control Laboratory Unguja laboratory for visual inspection of stool consistency and presence of blood, after which a single Kato-Katz thick smear (41.7mg) was prepared. Eggs of all STH species were counted by inspection at 100x microscopy and expressed as a tally of eggs per gram (EPG). To ensure consistency of egg counts, slides were read by the same two technicians for each study village.

10 Mother and child pairs found positive for Ascaris and/or Trichuris were randomised, by coin tossing, to receive either a single tablet of ALB (400mg) or an appropriate dose of LEV (2.5 mg/kg). A parasitological follow-up took place 18 days after treatment where a requested stool sample was analyzed by a single Kato-Katz thick smear for assessment of STH clearance. In accordance with WHO's 'no survey without service' all attendees were given an additional ALB tablet.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 20
Est. completion date September 2007
Est. primary completion date September 2006
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group 1 Year to 45 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Presently with soil-transmitted helminthiasis

Exclusion Criteria:

- absence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Albendazole
Single oral dose of 400mg
Levamisole
Single oral dose of 2.5mg/kg

Locations

Country Name City State
Tanzania Helminth Control Laboratory Unguja Stone Town

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Natural History Museum, United Kingdom Ministry of Health, Tanzania, University of London

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Tanzania, 

References & Publications (1)

Stothard JR, Imison E, French MD, Sousa-Figueiredo JC, Khamis IS, Rollinson D. Soil-transmitted helminthiasis among mothers and their pre-school children on Unguja Island, Zanzibar with emphasis upon ascariasis. Parasitology. 2008 Oct;135(12):1447-55. doi — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Clearance of STH faecal eggs in patient stool 18 days No
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