Treatment of Japanese Encephalitis

February 8, 2006 updated by: Indian Council of Medical Research

Treatment of Japanese Encephalitis - a Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial

Japanese encephalitis is the single largest cause of viral encephalitis in the world today. It occurs in yearly post monsoon outbreaks in Uttar Pradesh and other parts of India and south east Asia. There is presently no antiviral drug of proven benefit for this illness and treatment is mostly supportive. The drug Ribavirin is already in the market in use for other indications. It has been found useful in West Nile encephalitis and various hemorrhagic fevers caused by related arboviruses. This is a double blind placebo of Ribavirin in Japanese encephalitis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such trial in the world. The study hypothesis is that children treated with ribavirin will be no different from those getting placebo in terms of mortality, length of hospital stay, days to return to consciousness and oral feeds, days to become afebrile and convulsion free and in 3 month sequelae rate.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

200

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • India
    • UP
      • Lucknow, UP, India, 226003
        • Recruiting
        • King George Medical University
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Rashmi Kumar, MD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

6 months to 12 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Child between 6 months and 12 years age
  • Acute febrile encephalopathy
  • Positive IgM ELISA test for Japanese encephalitis in serum

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Consent not obtained

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Mortality during hospital stay

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Duration of hospital stay
Sequelae at 3 months
Days to return to oral feeds
Days to become convulsion free
Days to become afebrile

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Indian Council of Medical Research

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rashmi Kumar, King George Medical University, Lucknow INDIA

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2005

Study Completion

May 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 20, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 20, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 22, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 9, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 8, 2006

Last Verified

September 1, 2005

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 5/8/7/1/13/2001-ECD1

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