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Herpes SimplexPhase 1NCT00297206

A Safety And Tolerability Study Of Valaciclovir Oral Suspension In Infants And Children

A Phase 1 study testing Valaciclovir in people with Herpes Simplex, run by GlaxoSmithKline at 13 sites in 3 countries.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

Limited data are available on valaciclovir use in children and valaciclovir is not currently approved for use in pediatrics. The marketed formulation of valaciclovir is not ideal for use in pre-adolescent patients who may have trouble swallowing solid oral dosage forms. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 month to 6 years
Conditions the study is for
Herpes Simplex
What is being tested?
Valaciclovir
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
36 participants
Where
13 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
25 Jan 2003to 28 Feb 2007
Phase
Phase 1
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 1 month to 6 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects who have a current herpes virus infection.
  • Have neonatally acquired herpes at risk of potential recurrence.
  • Immunocompromised or cancer patients at risk for development of a herpes virus infection.

Who cannot join

  • Hypersensitivity to antiherpetic medications.
  • Impaired hepatic or renal function.
  • Show presence of other serious or unstable underlying disease.

Trial locations and contacts

13 sites in 3 countries.

13 sites in 3 countries

United States10 sites
  • GSK Investigational Site

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Galveston, Texas, 77555-0653

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32209

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40503

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202

  • GSK Investigational Site

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

  • GSK Investigational Site

    San Diego, California, 92123

Other trials in United States

South Africa2 sites
  • GSK Investigational Site

    Brits, 2000

  • GSK Investigational Site

    George, 6529

Other trials in South Africa

Chile1 site
  • GSK Investigational Site

    Santiago, Región Metro de Santiago, 7580206

Other trials in Chile

About this study

Official title: An Open-label, Single-dose, Multicenter, Pharmacokinetic, Safety and Tolerability Study of Valaciclovir Oral Suspension in Infants and Children.

Limited data are available on valaciclovir use in children and valaciclovir is not currently approved for use in pediatrics. The marketed formulation of valaciclovir is not ideal for use in pre-adolescent patients who may have trouble swallowing solid oral dosage forms. An extemporaneous suspension formulation of valaciclovir has been developed to expedite the provision of benefits to children similar to those from administration of valaciclovir solid formulations in adults.

Conditions
Herpes Simplex
Being tested
Valaciclovir
Keywords
pharmacokinetics herpes varicella herpes labialis Epstein-Barr virus
Medical subject headings
Herpes Simplex

What participants receive

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

  • ValaciclovirDrug

    Valaciclovir will be administered as an extemporaneously prepared suspension formulation. Valaciclovir oral suspension will be prepared by crushing marketed Valtrex Caplets 500 milligram (mg) and suspending the resultant powder in Suspension Structured Vehicle USNF with dose strength of 25 milligram per milliliter (mg/mL) or 50 mg/mL.

Study groups in NCT00297206
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cohort 1ExperimentalSubjects in the age group of 2 to less than 6 years will be included
Receives: Drug: Valaciclovir
Cohort 2ExperimentalSubjects in the age group of 1 to less than 2 years will be included
Receives: Drug: Valaciclovir
Cohort 3ExperimentalSubjects in the age group of 6 months to less than 1 year will be included
Receives: Drug: Valaciclovir
Cohort 4ExperimentalSubjects in the age group of 3 months to less than 6 months will be included
Receives: Drug: Valaciclovir
Cohort 5ExperimentalSubjects in the age group of 1 month to less than 3 months will be included
Receives: Drug: Valaciclovir

What is being measured

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

  1. Plasma acyclovir and valaciclovir concentrations pre-dose (within 15 minutes of dose administration) and at 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours following administration of the valaciclovir oral suspension dose.

    Measured: 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Safety monitoring throughout the study and at the follow up evaluation 2-4 days after the single dose of study medication.

    Measured: Up to Day 5

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 Feb 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study start25 Jan 2003
  3. Primary completion28 Feb 2007
  4. Study completion28 Feb 2007

Resources

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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
36 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00297206
Sponsor's protocol ID
HS210914
Status last verified
Sep 2017
First submitted
24 Feb 2006
Last updated
11 Sep 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Patient-level data for this study will be made available through www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com following the timelines and process described on this site.

Publications

  • Bradley J, Scholtz F, Brennan C, Zhao H, Weller S. Pharmacokinetics and safety of single-dose valacyclovir oral suspension in infants and children with current or potential herpesvirus infection. Poster presentation, 45th Annual Meeting Infectious Disease

  • Kimberlin DW, Jacobs RF, Weller S, van der Walt JS, Heitman CK, Man CY, Bradley JS. Pharmacokinetics and safety of extemporaneously compounded valacyclovir oral suspension in pediatric patients from 1 month through 11 years of age. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Jan 15;50(2):221-8. doi: 10.1086/649212.

    PubMed 20014952

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Valaciclovir in people with Herpes Simplex, run by GlaxoSmithKline at 13 sites in 3 countries.

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 3 inclusion and 3 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 11 Sep 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 13 sites in United States, South Africa, Chile. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

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?

Plasma acyclovir and valaciclovir concentrations pre-dose (within 15 minutes of dose administration) and at 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours following administration of the valaciclovir oral suspension dose. (time frame: 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00297206, which also lists 2 linked publications.

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 11 Sep 2017.

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