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Arsucam® (Artesunate + Amiodaquine) Efficacy and TOLerance (ATOL)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00445796
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 9, 2007
Last Update Posted : April 10, 2008
Sponsor:
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Sanofi

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

Primary Objective:

To demonstrate the non-inferiority, in terms of clinical and parasitological efficacy on Day 14, of administration of Arsucam® as a single daily intake versus two daily intakes.

Secondary Objective:

To compare the clinical safety of the two treatment regimens.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Malaria Drug: Artesunate Drug: Amodiaquine Phase 4

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Enrollment : 300 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Randomised, Comparative Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Arsucam® Administered as a Single Daily Intake Versus Two Daily Intakes in the Treatment of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Attack
Study Start Date : June 2005

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MedlinePlus related topics: Malaria

Arms and Interventions
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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. clinical and parasitological cure on Day 14
  2. Secondary: incidence and severity of adverse events

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Older Adult
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • weighing ≥ 10 kg
  • residing in the area covered by the investigating centre throughout the entire follow-up period
  • axillary temperature ≥ 37.5 degrees Celsius or history of fever within the previous 24 hours
  • Plasmodium falciparum density in the blood ranging from 1000 to 100,000 asexual forms per cubic millimetre

Exclusion Criteria:

  • presence of at least one sign of severe malaria or clinical danger sign : prostration, consciousness disorders, recent and repeated convulsions , respiratory distress, inability to drink, uncontrollable vomiting, macroscopic haemoglobinuria, jaundice, haemorrhagic shock, systolic Blood Pressure < 70 mmHg in adults or < 50 in children, spontaneous bleeding, inability to sit or stand
  • serious concomitant disease
  • allergy to one of the investigational medicinal products
  • pregnant women or breast-feeding women.
  • documented intake of an antimalarial at a suitable dosage within seven days prior to inclusion.
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Locations
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Cameroon
Sanofi-Aventis
Yaounde, Cameroon
Senegal
Sanofi-Aventis
Dakar, Senegal
Sponsors and Collaborators
Sanofi
Investigators
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Study Director: Valérie Lameyre Sanofi
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00445796    
Other Study ID Numbers: PM_L_0163
First Posted: March 9, 2007    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: April 10, 2008
Last Verified: April 2008
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Malaria
Protozoan Infections
Parasitic Diseases
Artesunate
Amodiaquine
Antimalarials
Antiprotozoal Agents
 Antiparasitic Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Antiviral Agents
Schistosomicides
Antiplatyhelmintic Agents
Anthelmintics