Effect of Montelukast in Preventing Dengue With Warning Signs in Dengue Patients

NCT ID: NCT04673422

Last Updated: 2023-07-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

358 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-15

Study Completion Date

2023-06-17

Brief Summary

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This study aims to determine the efficacy of montelukast in reducing the incidence of dengue warning signs in adult dengue patients.

Detailed Description

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Dengue has been the growing public health problem in many tropical countries. Almost 4 billion people were estimated to be at risk, with estimated 400 million infections occurring annually. In Asia, around 10% of febrile patients were virologically confirmed with dengue. The most common cause of death is from dengue shock as a result of vascular leak syndrome. This condition can occur in various clinical manifestations ranging from mild cases to life-threatening condition of dengue shock syndrome. The common sites of plasma leakage are pleural effusion and ascites. The contributing factors for endothelial dysfunction in dengue are cytokines such as soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor (sTNFR/75), interferon gamma, and vascular endothelial growth factor, NS1 antigenemia, complement activation, and activation of dendritic cells, macrophages, and mast cells.

Mast cells have recently been acknowledged as an important regulator for promoting innate immune responses. Important composition of granules in mast cells are proteases, chymase and tryptase, histamine, heparin and leukotriene. The activated mast cells can undergo degranulation, releasing these cytokines. These increase capillary permeability, leading to vascular leakage.

Leukotriene has an important role in promoting plasma leakage and leukocyte adhesion in postcapillary venules. In dengue patients, leukotriene levels usually elevate during febrile and defervescence stage for 35 and 38 times of the baseline values, and return to baseline in convalescence stage. Blocking leukotriene in dengue infected mice can significantly reduce plasma leakage.

The management of dengue consists of only symptomatic treatment, and intravenous fluid replacement. No specific treatment has yet been demonstrated of a benefit in preventing complications. In the recent decades, mast cells have been demonstrated as a major contributor of severe forms of dengue, leading to research in reduction of vascular permeability with mast cell stabilizers or anti-histamine drugs. An animal model studies found that a tryptase inhibitor, nafamostat, or leukotriene inhibitor, montelukast, could reduce the plasma leakage.

In 2018, an open-label study found that patients with montelukast had a 22% absolute risk reduction in dengue shock syndrome, compared to standard treatment. However, there has never been any randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of montelukast in dengue patients.

This study aims to determine the efficacy of montelukast in reducing the incidence of dengue warning signs in adult dengue patients.

Conditions

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Dengue Dengue With Warning Signs Dengue Shock Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

a randomized, prospective, 2-arm, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled superiority trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Montelukast

a 10 mg tablet will be given orally immediately and every day thereafter for 10 days or until recovery, defined as the discontinuation of the follow up appointment by the attending physicians, whichever is shorter

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Montelukast

Intervention Type DRUG

A 10-mg tablet will be given orally immediately and every day thereafter for 10 days or until recovery, defined as the discontinuation of the follow up appointment by the attending physicians, whichever is shorter

Placebo

a 10 mg tablet will be given orally immediately and every day thereafter for 10 days or until recovery, defined as the discontinuation of the follow up appointment by the attending physicians, whichever is shorter

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

A 10-mg tablet will be given orally immediately and every day thereafter for 10 days or until recovery, defined as the discontinuation of the follow up appointment by the attending physicians, whichever is shorter

Interventions

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Montelukast

A 10-mg tablet will be given orally immediately and every day thereafter for 10 days or until recovery, defined as the discontinuation of the follow up appointment by the attending physicians, whichever is shorter

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

A 10-mg tablet will be given orally immediately and every day thereafter for 10 days or until recovery, defined as the discontinuation of the follow up appointment by the attending physicians, whichever is shorter

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* at least 18 years old
* diagnosis of dengue
* positive NS1 antigen or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test

Exclusion Criteria

* any warning sign of dengue
* concurrent diagnosis of other causes of fever, such as malaria or heat stroke
* pregnancy
* being unable to take medication by mouth
* critical illness needing intubation or admission to an intensive care unit
* being unable to communicate
* other indication of montelukast
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Phramongkutklao College of Medicine and Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Worapong Nasomsong, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Phramongkutklao College of Medicine and Hospital

Worayon Chuerboonchai, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ananda Mahidol Hospital

Locations

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Hatyai Hospital

Hat Yai, Changwat Songkhla, Thailand

Site Status

Phramongkutklao Hospital

Bangkok, , Thailand

Site Status

Ananda Mahidol Hospital

Lopburi, , Thailand

Site Status

Fort Suranari Hospital

Nakhon Ratchasima, , Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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Thailand

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Related Links

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https://msptm.org/files/Vol35No4/1115-1122-Tania-Shakoori.pdf

Ahmad A, Waseem T, Butt N, Randhawa F, Malik U, Shakoori T. Montelukast Reduces the Risk of Dengue Shock Syndrome in Dengue Patients. Tropical biomedicine. 2019;35:1115-22.

Other Identifiers

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AMEDDengue2020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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