- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00292929
Study of the Safety of Intravenous Artesunate
October 25, 2016 updated by: U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
A Phase 1 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Dose Escalation Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Single Intravenous Doses of Artesunate Administered to Healthy Subjects
The purpose of this study is to establish the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a single dose of the antimalarial drug artesunate.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Phase
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Maryland
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Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20814-4799
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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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
18 years to 55 years (Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy adult males and non-pregnant, non-lactating females
- Have a normal ECG that may include benign PAC's and PVC's, 1st degree AV block, 2nd degree AV block, Wenckebach
- Have a normal blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR). These will be measured after resting supine for about 3 minutes. Normal BP is defined as less than 140 mm Hg systolic and less than 90 mm Hg diastolic. Normal baseline HR is 50 to 90 bpm without symptoms.
- Body mass index between 18 and 29 kg/m**2 or, if out of range, not clinically significant (within 15% of their ideal body weight).
- Be able to verbalize understanding of the consent form, provide written informed consent and verbalize willingness to complete study procedures
- Have a brief physical examination that demonstrates no clinically significant contraindication for participating in the study.
- If female, have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and urine pregnancy at admission or be postmenopausal, had a hysterectomy, been sterilized, or agrees to practice effective contraception for the duration fo the study and for a period of 12 weeks after stopping study drug.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have received any investigational drug or vaccine in the period 0 to 16 weeks before entry to the study.
- Have been on a liquid protein diet in the last year
- Have any clinically significant abnormal physical findings at the screening examination
- Have any clinically significant abnormalities in the results of laboratory screening evaluation
- Have used any prescription drugs within 14 days prior to admission or non-prescription drugs (including herbals or dietary supplements) within 7 days prior to admission
- Existence of any surgical or medical condition that, in the judgement of the clinical investigator, might interfere with the distribution, metabolism or excretion of the drug
- Presence of history of drug allergy requiring treatment. Hay fever is allowed unless it is active or has required treatment within the previous 2 months
- Donation or loss of greater than 400 ml of blood in the period 0 to 12 weeks before entry to the study.
- Serious adverse reaction or hypersensitivity to any drug, particularly artemisinins
- CAGE (screening test for alcoholism) positive (2 out of 4 criteria) or has a history of recent alcohol abuse
- Use of illicit drugs
- Family history of sudden cardiac death or prolonged QT syndrome (defined as 500 msec noted in repeat tracings)
- History of seizure, syncope, or trouble with hearing or balance or other neurological disorder
- History of severe psychiatric disorder or hospitalization for severe psychiatric disorder
- Current job or personal habit of reversed sleep-wake cycle
- History of cardiac disease to include cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, arrhythmia, ischemia, or enlarged heart
- Presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (Hbs-Ag), hepatitis C antibody (antiHCV) or HIV type 1 at screening
- Pregnancy
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: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: Double
Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Investigators
- Study Director: Peter J Weina, MD, PhD, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
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 Completion (Actual)
October 1, 2006
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
February 14, 2006
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 14, 2006
First Posted (Estimate)
February 16, 2006
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
October 26, 2016
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 25, 2016
Last Verified
March 1, 2007
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Central Nervous System Diseases
- Nervous System Diseases
- Infections
- Central Nervous System Infections
- Vector Borne Diseases
- Parasitic Diseases
- Protozoan Infections
- Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections
- Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections
- Malaria
- Malaria, Cerebral
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Antiviral Agents
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Antiprotozoal Agents
- Antiparasitic Agents
- Antimalarials
- Anthelmintics
- Schistosomicides
- Antiplatyhelmintic Agents
- Artesunate
Other Study ID Numbers
- WRAIR 1128
- USUHS G183RW
- HSRRB A-13276
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