Evaluation of Potential Effect of Artemether - Lumefantrine and Malaria Drugs on Auditory Function

NCT ID: NCT00444106

Last Updated: 2011-04-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

265 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-05-31

Study Completion Date

2008-11-30

Brief Summary

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To evaluate the potential effects of artemether- lumefantrine on the auditory function

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Malaria Falciparum

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem)

Artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem) tablets containing 20 mg artemether and 120 mg lumefantrine twice a day for 3 days, dosage dependent on body weight.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Artemether-lumefantrine

Intervention Type DRUG

Atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone)

Atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone) tablets containing 250 mg atovaquone and 100 mg proguanil hydrochloride once daily for 3 days, dosage dependent on body weight.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Atovaquone-proguanil

Intervention Type DRUG

Artesunate-mefloquine

Artesunate-mefloquine tablets containing 50 mg artesunate (Plasmotrim) and 250 mg mefloquine (Mephaquin). Artesunate 4 mg/kg/day (for 3 days) and mefloquine 25 mg/kg/day (days 2 and 3) total dose was given once daily dependent upon body weight.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Artesunate-mefloquine

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Artesunate-mefloquine

Intervention Type DRUG

Atovaquone-proguanil

Intervention Type DRUG

Artemether-lumefantrine

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Plasmotrim Mephaquin Malarone Coartem

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 12 years of age or older
* Accepts Healthy Volunteers
* P. falciparum parasitemia between 1,000 and 100,000 parasites/μl
* History of fever or presence of fever (temperature ≥ 37.5°C)

Exclusion Criteria

* Signs/symptoms of severe/complicated malaria
* Ingestion of various antimalarial drugs, or antibiotics in the previous 2 weeks to 2 months
* History of any drug-related hearing impairment
* Abnormal hearing function at study entry
* Exposure to sustained loud noises, by self-report, within the past 24 hours
* Present ear problems
* Pregnant or lactating (urine test for β-HCG) to be performed on any woman of child bearing age)
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Novartis

Principal Investigators

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Novartis

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis

Locations

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Novartis Investigational Site

Tumaco, , Colombia

Site Status

Countries

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Colombia

Other Identifiers

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CCOA566A2417

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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