Trial Outcomes & Findings for A Study to Assess Safety of Current Standard Malaria Treatment and an Assessment of G6PD Status in South-east Bangladesh (NCT NCT02389374)

NCT ID: NCT02389374

Last Updated: 2024-03-13

Results Overview

The proportion of adverse and serious adverse events following unsupervised primaquine treatment until day 28

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

181 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

during follow up (day 28)

Results posted on

2024-03-13

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Chloroquine Primaquine 14days
P.vivax malaria patients receiving chloroquine and primaquine 14days as per guidelines chloroquine: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 1day
P.falciparum malaria patients receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 1day as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: single dose
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 14days
mixed malaria infection receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 14days as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Overall Study
STARTED
55
115
11
Overall Study
COMPLETED
46
87
10
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
9
28
1

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

A Study to Assess Safety of Current Standard Malaria Treatment and an Assessment of G6PD Status in South-east Bangladesh

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Chloroquine Primaquine 14days
n=55 Participants
P.vivax malaria patients receiving chloroquine and primaquine 14days as per guidelines chloroquine: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 1day
n=115 Participants
P.falciparum malaria patients receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 1day as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: single dose
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 14days
n=11 Participants
mixed malaria infection receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 14days as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Total
n=181 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
18 years
n=5 Participants
22 years
n=7 Participants
14 years
n=5 Participants
20 years
n=4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
19 Participants
n=5 Participants
21 Participants
n=7 Participants
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
46 Participants
n=4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
36 Participants
n=5 Participants
94 Participants
n=7 Participants
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
135 Participants
n=4 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Bangladesh
55 participants
n=5 Participants
115 participants
n=7 Participants
11 participants
n=5 Participants
181 participants
n=4 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: during follow up (day 28)

The proportion of adverse and serious adverse events following unsupervised primaquine treatment until day 28

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Chloroquine Primaquine 14days
n=55 Participants
P.vivax malaria patients receiving chloroquine and primaquine 14days as per guidelines chloroquine: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 1day
n=115 Participants
P.falciparum malaria patients receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 1day as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: single dose
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 14days
n=11 Participants
mixed malaria infection receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 14days as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
The Proportion of Adverse and Serious Adverse Events Following Unsupervised Primaquine Treatment
0 events
0 events
0 events

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: day 28

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Chloroquine Primaquine 14days
n=55 Participants
P.vivax malaria patients receiving chloroquine and primaquine 14days as per guidelines chloroquine: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 1day
n=115 Participants
P.falciparum malaria patients receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 1day as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: single dose
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 14days
n=11 Participants
mixed malaria infection receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 14days as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Proportion of Patients Receiving Blood Transfusion and With Severe Anaemia (Hb<7g/dl)
0 participants
0 participants
0 participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: day 0 and 16

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Chloroquine Primaquine 14days
n=55 Participants
P.vivax malaria patients receiving chloroquine and primaquine 14days as per guidelines chloroquine: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 1day
n=115 Participants
P.falciparum malaria patients receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 1day as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: single dose
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 14days
n=11 Participants
mixed malaria infection receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 14days as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Fractional Change in Hb Between Baseline and Day 9 and 16
baseline to day 9
-2.3 percent change Hb
Interval -6.2 to 1.5
-7.7 percent change Hb
Interval -11.2 to -4.2
-13.8 percent change Hb
Interval -22.1 to -5.5
Fractional Change in Hb Between Baseline and Day 9 and 16
baseline to day 16
-0.5 percent change Hb
Interval -6.1 to 5.1
NA percent change Hb
No visit on day 16
-8.3 percent change Hb
Interval -20.2 to 3.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: on day 2

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Chloroquine Primaquine 14days
n=55 Participants
P.vivax malaria patients receiving chloroquine and primaquine 14days as per guidelines chloroquine: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 1day
n=115 Participants
P.falciparum malaria patients receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 1day as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: single dose
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 14days
n=11 Participants
mixed malaria infection receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 14days as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Proportion of Patients With Anaemia Less Than 8g/dl on Day 2
0 participants with Hb under 8g/dl
2 participants with Hb under 8g/dl
0 participants with Hb under 8g/dl

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: day 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Chloroquine Primaquine 14days
n=55 Participants
P.vivax malaria patients receiving chloroquine and primaquine 14days as per guidelines chloroquine: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 1day
n=115 Participants
P.falciparum malaria patients receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 1day as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: single dose
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 14days
n=11 Participants
mixed malaria infection receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 14days as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Proportion of Patients With Any Parasitemia on Day 3 After Treatment
0 participants
2 participants
0 participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: day 2

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Chloroquine Primaquine 14days
n=55 Participants
P.vivax malaria patients receiving chloroquine and primaquine 14days as per guidelines chloroquine: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 1day
n=112 Participants
P.falciparum malaria patients receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 1day as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: single dose
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 14days
n=11 Participants
mixed malaria infection receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 14days as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Proportion of Patients With Fever on Day 2 After Treatment
0 Participants
0 Participants
0 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: day 16

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Chloroquine Primaquine 14days
n=55 Participants
P.vivax malaria patients receiving chloroquine and primaquine 14days as per guidelines chloroquine: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 1day
n=115 Participants
P.falciparum malaria patients receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 1day as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: single dose
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 14days
n=11 Participants
mixed malaria infection receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 14days as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Recurrence of Parasitaemia Within 16 Days of Follow up
0 Recurrences of Parsitaemia
0 Recurrences of Parsitaemia
0 Recurrences of Parsitaemia

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: day 16

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Chloroquine Primaquine 14days
n=43 Participants
P.vivax malaria patients receiving chloroquine and primaquine 14days as per guidelines chloroquine: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 1day
n=115 Participants
P.falciparum malaria patients receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 1day as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: single dose
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 14days
n=9 Participants
mixed malaria infection receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 14days as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Proportion of Patients Adhering to 14 Days of Primaquine Treatment in the Vivax Cohort as Measured by Pill Count
34 Participants
NA Participants
this outcome was only collected for the other two arms
7 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: day 0

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Chloroquine Primaquine 14days
n=181 Participants
P.vivax malaria patients receiving chloroquine and primaquine 14days as per guidelines chloroquine: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 1day
P.falciparum malaria patients receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 1day as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: single dose
Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 14days
mixed malaria infection receiving artemether-lumefantrine combination and primaquine 14days as per guidelines Artemether-lumefantrine combination: standard dose Primaquine: 14 days
The Distribution of G6PD Activity Measured in U/gHb Among All Malaria Patients
7.82 U/gHb
Interval 6.62 to 10.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: day 0 or 1

Population: data were not collected

Frequency and type of variants of the G6PD gene within the study population

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Chloroquine Primaquine 14days

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 1day

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Artemether-lumefantrine Primaquine 14days

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Benedikt Ley

Menzies School of Health Research

Phone: 889468643

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place