Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Pharmacokinetic, Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability Study of a Single Dose of Acoziborole in g-HAT Paediatric Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Drugs for Neglected Diseases

Conditions:

Trypanosomiasis, African

Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense; Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-14 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Acoziborole has been studied in an open-label pivotal Phase II/III trial (DNDi-OXA-02-HAT) in the DRC and Guinea. As the numbers of reported cases diminish, resources for surveillance and specialised ...

Detailed Description

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, is a life-threatening disease transmitted by tsetse flies and caused by a single-celled extracellular parasite that lives free in the bloodst...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Signed informed consent from one parent or from the legal representative
  • Assent from the paediatric patient (for paediatric patients \>6 years of age) to participate in the study, collected in the presence of an impartial witness
  • Between 1 and 14 years of age and between 10 and ≤40 kg (as per the requirements of step 1 and step 2)
  • Male or female
  • Evidence of trypanosomes in any body fluid (blood or lymph or CSF)
  • Having a permanent address and able to comply with the schedule of follow-up visits
  • Agreement to not take part in any other clinical trials during the participation in this study
  • For pubescent girls of childbearing potential must agree to have avoid getting pregnant during the screening period and up to 3 months after acoziborole dosing by using an acceptable effective contraception method (sexual abstinence, condom, injectable progestin-only contraceptive)
  • Agreement not to continue any treatment (including traditional/herbal medicine) without consulting the investigator
  • Agreement not to start a treatment (including traditional/herbal medicine) during 4 months after intake of acoziborole without consulting the Investigator

Exclusion

  • Previous treatment for g-HAT
  • Refusal to participate in the study, expressed by the paediatric patient and/or parent or legal representative
  • Complicated severe acute malnutrition as defined by weight for height (-3 SDs Z score)
  • Unable to take medication by the oral route
  • Clinically significant medical condition (other than HAT) that could, in the opinion of the Investigator, jeopardise the patient's safety or interfere with participation in the study
  • Any condition (excluding HAT-specific symptoms) that affects the patient's and/or parent's ability to communicate with the Investigator as required to complete the study
  • Prior enrolment in the study or prior intake of acoziborole
  • Foreseeable difficulty complying with follow-up, including family of migrant workers, refugee status, itinerant trader, etc.
  • Clinically significant laboratory test abnormality, with:
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) more than twice the upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Total bilirubin more than 1.5 x ULN
  • Severe leukopenia at \<2000/mm3
  • Potassium \<3.5 mmol/L
  • Any other clinically significant laboratory test abnormality
  • Pregnancy confirmed by a positive urine pregnancy test (during the screening period and/or within 24 hours prior to the start of treatment) for pubescent girls of childbearing potential
  • Not tested for malaria and/or not having received appropriate treatment for malaria
  • Not having received appropriate treatment for soil-transmitted helminthiasis
  • Paediatric patient who is taking praziquantel, erythromycin, ritonavir, lopinavir, or darunavir and could not stop this treatment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 9 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

35 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05433350

Start Date

July 9 2022

End Date

March 31 2026

Last Update

July 9 2025

Active Locations (6)

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General Hospital of Bandundu

Bandundu Province, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

2

CDTC Katanda

Katanda, East Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo

3

Hôpital Général de Dipumba

Mbuji-Mayi, East Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo

4

HGR Bagata

Bagata, Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo