Artemisinin-resistant Malaria in Cambodia

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

561 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-06-26

Study Completion Date

2016-04-06

Brief Summary

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Background:

\- Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the first-line treatments for malaria. ACTs are highly effective, but malaria caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite is becoming resistant to some ACTs. ACT-resistant malaria has shown up in some parts of Cambodia, but not yet in other parts of the country. This has been shown by treating patients with ACTs, checking the amount of parasites in the patient s blood every 6 hours, and calculating the rate of parasite clearance. The parasite clearance rate in response to ACTs is getting slower in western Cambodia and may be the first sign of ACT resistance. Researchers want to study how effective ACTs are in different regions of Cambodia. This study will look at the extent of ACT resistance and how widespread ACT-resistant malaria has become.

Objectives:

\- To compare the prevalence of ACT-resistant malaria in western, northern and eastern Cambodia.

Eligibility:

\- Individuals between 2 and 65 years of age who have uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria and have not taken any antimalarial drugs for their symptoms in the previous 7 days.

Design:

* Participants will be recruited from clinics and hospitals in three Cambodian provinces.
* Participants will be informed about the study and their consent to participate in the study will be obtained.
* A venous blood sample will be obtained from patients before treatment and used for laboratory experiments to measure parasite and patient factors that might affect the parasite clearance rate.
* Participants with malaria will be treated with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ), the standard first-line treatment for malaria in Cambodia.
* Treatment will be monitored with frequent blood samples obtained from a finger prick. The amount of malaria parasites in each blood sample will be counted and followed until they are no longer detectable.
* Participants will have weekly follow-up visits for up to 9 weeks. Finger-prick blood samples will be taken at each visit to see if the parasites reappear after treatment with ACT.

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Detailed Description

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Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the first-line treatments for Plasmodium falciparum malaria worldwide. In Western Cambodia,artemisinin resistance has been defined as a long half-life of parasite clearance (T1/2) in response to an artemisinin, given orally for uncomplicated malaria. We hypothesize that this artemisinin resistance phenotype compromises the efficacy of ACTs. The primary objective of this study is to compare P. falciparum recrudescence rates in Western, Northern and Eastern Cambodia, following dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ) treatment. The secondary objective of this study is to determine whether parasite recrudescence is associated with long T1/2. In the Parasite Recrudescence Study, patients with uncomplicated malaria will receive directly-observed treatment with DHA-PPQ over 3 days. We will follow these patients weekly for 9 weeks to identify those with recurrent parasitemia and use genotyping methods to distinguish recrudescences from reinfections. We will enroll a subset of these patients who have an initial parasite density greater than or equal to 10,000/microL in the Parasite Clearance Rate Study and follow their parasite densities more intensively by examining 6-hourly finger prick blood samples until parasites are undetectable by microscopy. With these data we will calculate and compare T1/2 values from patients with and without recrudescent parasitemia. Using various laboratory assays, we will also explore the contribution of host factors to T1/2 variation, and whether naturally-acquired immunity reduces the risk of drug-resistant parasite recrudescence.

Conditions

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Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 2 to 65 years, inclusive
2. Uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria
3. Temperature greater than or equal to 37.5 degrees Celsius or history of fever within the last 24 h
4. P. falciparum asexual parasite density less than or equal to 200,000/microL
5. Willingness to allow the storage of blood samples collected as part of the study
6. Willingness and ability of patients/guardians to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study.

1. Healthy-appearing adults greater than or equal to 18 years old
2. Residence in Pursat province
3. Willingness to participate in the study as evidenced by informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe malaria: diminished consciousness, respiratory distress, severe prostration, anuria, jaundice, hemoglobinuria, repetitive vomiting, or cessation of eating and drinking
2. Non-malaria etiology of febrile illness (e.g., respiratory tract infection) evident by history and physical examination
3. Hematocrit \<25%
4. Treatment of present symptoms with an antimalarial drug within the previous 7 days
5. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
6. History of allergy or known contraindication to artemisinins or MQ
7. Splenectomy
8. P. vivax parasitemia

1. Pregnancy
2. Hematocrit \<25%

Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes