Safety and Efficacy of IDA for Onchocerciasis
DOLF IDA/Oncho
Safety and Efficacy of Combination Therapy With Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine, and Albendazole (IDA) for Individuals With Onchocerciasis
1 other identifier
interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This DOLF study will investigate the safety and effectiveness of IDA treatment in persons with onchocerciasis when it is administered after pre-treatment with ivermectin to clear or greatly reduce microfilariae from the skin and eyes.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started Dec 2019
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 2, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 5, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 6, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 14, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2022
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
May 10, 2023
CompletedJune 4, 2024
June 1, 2024
2.3 years
December 2, 2019
March 14, 2023
June 1, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Rates of Severe Adverse Events (SAEs) Across Study Arms
Rates of severe adverse events (grade 3 or higher) following 1-day or 3-day triple drug treatment will be compared against those of the comparator regimen of 1 day of IVM/ALB.
Within 7 days following end of treatment
Percentage of Worms Killed Across Study Arms
The effect of three treatment regimens for killing adult female O. volvulus worms will be compared based on the percentage of all adult female worms in nodules that are alive with embryos in the uterus 18 months after treatment.
18 months following treatment.
Percentage of Worms Sterilized Across Study Arms
The effect of three treatment regimens for sterilizing adult female O. volvulus worms will be compared based on the percentage of all adult female worms that are fertile in the nodules 18 months after treatment.
18 months following treatment.
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Rates of SAEs by Treatment Group in Those With Intraocular Microfilariae Just Prior to Treatment With IDA
within 7 days following end of treatment
Rates of Ocular Adverse Events (Any Grade) by Treatment Group
within 3 months of treatment with IDA
Effectiveness of Killing Adult Female Worms
18 months following treatment
Effectiveness of Clearing Microfilariae From Skin by Skin Snips
Baseline, 3 months, 12 months, & 18 months following treatment.
Effectiveness for Preventing Reappearance of Microfilariae in the Skin by Skin Snips
Baseline, 12 months, and 18 months following treatment
Study Arms (3)
IVM + ALB
ACTIVE COMPARATORSingle dose of oral IVM (150 µg/kg) plus ALB (400 mg)
IDA x 1 dose
EXPERIMENTALSingle dose of oral IVM (150 µg/kg), DEC (6 mg/kg) and ALB (400 mg)
IDA x 3 doses
EXPERIMENTALOnce daily for 3 days oral IVM (150 µg/kg), DEC (6 mg/kg) and ALB (400 mg)
Interventions
Participants will be given a single dose of oral IVM (150 µg/kg) plus ALB (400 mg) (IVM/ALB)
Participants will be given a single dose of oral IVM (150 µg/kg), DEC (6 mg/kg) and ALB (400 mg)
Participants will be given one daily dose for 3 days of oral IVM (150 µg/kg), DEC (6 mg/kg) and ALB (400 mg)
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Men and women who were previously enrolled in the preceding Part I study (Protocol ID#201804116) and residing in the study area
- Must have at least palpable subcutaneous nodule (onchocercoma)
- Participants with baseline skin Mf counts less than or equal to 3 Mf/mg at the time of enrollment into the Part I study (Protocol ID#201804116)
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers within 1 month of giving birth
- Any cataract of any type preventing clear visualization of fundus or imaging on Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT).
- Intraocular pressure (IOP) greater than or equal to 25 by Goldmann tonometry .12
- Retinal Detachment or Retinal Break
- Acute ocular infection (i.e., Viral conjunctivitis, corneal ulcer, endophthalmitis)
- Optic Atrophy with visual field defect reproducible on confrontation visual field testing..
- Exam consistent with Herpes Simplex Virus eye infection
- Homonymous hemianopsia, quadrantanopsia, bitemporal hemianopsia, or central scotoma related to cerebral vascular disease by Automated Visual Field testing and confrontation visual field testing.
- Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma
- Gonioscopy grade 0 (slit) limiting ability to safely dilate patient
- Severe Tremor, blepharospasm, or other voluntary or involuntary motor condition that prevents ability to examine patient with slit lamp, OCT, gonioscopy, IOP measurement, fundus photography, and Frequency doubling technology perimetry.
- Cognitive impairment sufficient to prevent ability to understand and perform Visual Acuity Test with Tumbling E chart, confrontation visual field, slit lamp exam, or any other ocular exam component.
- Optic nerve edema
- Active retinopathy or retinitis not attributable to onchocercal disease
- History of uveitis not associated with onchocercal disease
- +10 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Washington University School of Medicinelead
- Case Western Reserve Universitycollaborator
- University of Health and Allied Sciencescollaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of Health and Allied Sciences
Hohoe, Ghana
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PMID: 37205721DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Limitations and Caveats
Pause on clinical trial operations between March 2020 - June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Decreased health and viability of the adult female worm population in participants may have reduced the study's ability to detect a significant macrofilaricidal effect of IDA. Study enrolled participants with light/moderate infections, which greatly decreased the risk of SAEs occurring. Future studies to assess tolerability of IDA would need to be conducted with higher infection rates.
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr. Gary Weil
- Organization
- Washington University in St. Louis
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Gary Weil, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Christopher King, MD, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Nicholas Opoku, MB, CHB, MSC
University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Masking Details
- While this is an open label study and there is no placebo treatment group, all efforts will be made to ensure that that medical/technical staff assessing skin Mf, adverse events (AEs) and ophthalmological findings will be unaware of initial baseline skin and ocular Mf findings and treatment arm as best as possible.
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 2, 2019
First Posted
December 5, 2019
Study Start
December 6, 2019
Primary Completion
March 14, 2022
Study Completion
June 1, 2022
Last Updated
June 4, 2024
Results First Posted
May 10, 2023
Record last verified: 2024-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
Datasets used for published results will be shared publicly through a journal or other open source data repository so that the broader scientific community can access it. Only de-identified data will be shared publicly.