An Observational Pregnancy Safety Study in Women Who Were Exposed to the Drug Nifurtimox During Pregnancy to Learn About the Risk of Pregnancy Complications and About the Mother's and Baby's Health

NCT ID: NCT05477953

Last Updated: 2025-12-26

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-06-30

Study Completion Date

2032-01-31

Brief Summary

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This is an observational study in which data from women with Chagas disease who will take or have already taken nifurtimox during pregnancy and the impact on their babies are studied.

Chagas disease is an inflammatory, infectious disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. This parasite is mainly spread by insects called triatomine bug. If Chagas disease is left untreated, it can later cause e.g. serious heart and digestive problems.

Nifurtimox has been used for more than 50 years to treat Chagas disease in children and adults.

It is not recommended to be used during pregnancy as data from animal studies indicate that it may harm the baby. Currently, there are not enough data to know if this is also the case in humans.

In this study, researchers want to collect data on the safety of nifurtimox use in pregnant women. To do this, researchers will collect the following information:

* Birth defects (abnormal and problematic structures or functions, a child is born with)
* Pregnancy outcomes (like live birth, preterm birth, still birth/death of the unborn baby, miscarriage, or abortion)
* Certain health problems of the child up to 12 months of age
* Certain health problems of the women experienced during pregnancy The data will be collected from different sources including telephone calls with the women or their doctor, CRFs (case reprt forms) or from medical records The researchers will compare the proportion of children with birth defects, pregnancy outcomes or certain health problems of the child or the women during pregnancy with available data on these outcomes in the general population.

The study will run for approximately 10 years.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chagas Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Pregnant women exposed to nifurtimox

The study will examine the effects of nifurtimox on fetuses, neonates and infants through 12 months of age who were exposed to nifurtimox in utero and maternal complications of pregnancy in women who were exposed to at least one dose of nifurtimox during pregnancy.

Nifurtimox (BAYA2502)

Intervention Type DRUG

At least 1 dose of nifurtimox

Interventions

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Nifurtimox (BAYA2502)

At least 1 dose of nifurtimox

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Females exposed to at least 1 dose of nifurtimox at any time during pregnancy (i.e., from the first day of the last menstrual period / time of conception to pregnancy outcome).
* Written informed consent (for adolescents under the age of majority, written informed assent by the pregnant minor (where applicable) and written informed consent by the parent/legal guardian).

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bayer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Many Locations

Multiple Locations, West Virginia, United States

Site Status

Many Locations

Multiple Locations, , Argentina

Site Status

Many Locations

Multiple Locations, , Bolivia

Site Status

Many Locations

Multiple Locations, , Chile

Site Status

Many Locations

Multiple Locations, , El Salvador

Site Status

Many Locations

Multiple Locations, , Germany

Site Status

Many Locations

Multiple Locations, , Guatemala

Site Status

Many locations

Multiple Locations, , Honduras

Site Status

Many Locations

Multiple Locations, , Spain

Site Status

Many Locations

Multiple Locations, , Uruguay

Site Status

Countries

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United States Argentina Bolivia Chile El Salvador Germany Guatemala Honduras Spain Uruguay

Central Contacts

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Bayer Clinical Trials Contact

Role: CONTACT

Phone: (+)1-888-84 22937

Email: [email protected]

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https://clinicaltrials.bayer.com

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Other Identifiers

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21944

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id