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Malaria, FalciparumNCT00157885

A Randomised Trial of Artekin and Artesunate & Amodiaquine for Uncomplicated Malaria in Timika, Papua, Indonesia.

A study testing Amodiaquine plus artesunate; Artekin in people with Malaria, Falciparum and Malaria, Vivax, run by Menzies School of Health Research at 1 site in Indonesia.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The primary aim of the comparative trial is to assess the relative safety and efficacy of two artemisinin containing regimens: amodiaquine plus artesunate (AAQ) and artekin both administered once daily for 3 days. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 months and older
Conditions the study is for
Malaria, Falciparum, Malaria, Vivax
What is being tested?
Amodiaquine plus artesunate; Artekin
How many people
400 participants
Where
1 siteIndonesia
Study dates
Jul 2005to Dec 2005
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 12 months and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male and female patients at least one 1year of age and weighing more than 5kg.
  • Microscopic confirmation of P. falciparum and /or P.vivax infection (any parasitaemia).
  • Fever (axillary temperature >37.5oC) or history of fever in the last 48 hours.
  • Able to participate in the trial and comply with the clinical trial protocol
  • Written informed consent to participate in trial; verbal consent in presence of literate witness is required for illiterate patients, and written consent from parents/guardian for children below age of consent

Who cannot join

  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Inability to tolerate oral treatment
  • Signs/symptoms indicative of severe/complicated malaria or warning signs requiring parenteral treatment
  • Known hypersensitivity or allergy to artemisinin derivatives
  • Serious underlying disease (cardiac, renal or hepatic)
  • Parasitaemia >4%

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Indonesia1 site
  • SP9 & SP12 Public Health & Malaria Control Clinics

    Timika, Special Region of Papua

Other trials in Indonesia

About this study

Official title: A Randomized Trial to Compare the Efficacy of Artekin and Amodiaquine Plus Artesunate for the Treatment of Acute Falciparum and Vivax Malaria in Timika, Papua

The primary aim of the comparative trial is to assess the relative safety and efficacy of two artemisinin containing regimens: amodiaquine plus artesunate (AAQ) and artekin both administered once daily for 3 days.

Read the detailed description

With the emergence of species of multi drug resistant P.falciparum across the archipelago the Indonesian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends amodiaquine plus artesunate in areas of high chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistant strains of P. falciparum. High levels of chloroquine resistance to P.vivax has also emerged in the eastern provinces.

This trial sets out to assess the efficacy of artekin and amodiaquine plus artesunate and artekin against both P.falciparum and P. vivax.

and their safety profiles.

Patients who present to an established rural outpatient clinic in Timika, Papua with symptoms of acute, uncomplicated infection with P. falciparum, P.vivax or both species, will after laboratory confirmation of the diagnosis and having given informed consent to participate in the trial, be enrolled in the study. Patients will be treated as out-patients and then seen daily for the first week until aparasitaemic and thereafter at weekly visits to the clinic.

The data used from this trial will be used to make a public health decision to determine a suitable alternative first line antimalarial in the Timika region. In order to ensure that the data gathered will be relevant to the clinical setting in which the drugs will be used, drug administration of medication will be deliberately designed to mimic conditions that will be experienced with widespread deployment (eg once daily supervision).

Being tested
Amodiaquine plus artesunate; Artekin
Keywords
Falciparum, Vivax, Papua, Amodiaquine, Artekin, Artemisinin Combination Therapy, Dihydroartemisinin, Piperaquine, Lumefantrine, Artemether
Medical subject headings
Malaria, Falciparum, Malaria, Vivax

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Amodiaquine plus artesunate; ArtekinDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Overall day 42 cure rate (incorporating early and late treatment failures)

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Day 42 P.falciparum cure rate corrected for reinfection by PCR genotyping

  2. Day 42 P.vivax cure rate

  3. Overall day 28 cure rate for P.falciparum

  4. Proportion of patients aparasitaemic on Days 1 and 2

  5. Haematological recovery

  6. Gametocyte Carriage during follow up

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2005
  3. Study completionDec 2005

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
400 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00157885
Sponsor's protocol ID
Timika_AMT
Other IDs
Welcome Trust ME028458MES
Status last verified
Jun 2006
First submitted
8 Sep 2005
Last updated
26 Jun 2006
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Amodiaquine plus artesunate; Artekin in people with Malaria, Falciparum and Malaria, Vivax, run by Menzies School of Health Research at 1 site in Indonesia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Jun 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Indonesia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Overall day 42 cure rate (incorporating early and late treatment failures). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Jun 2006.

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