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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03300648
Treating Brain Swelling in Pediatric Cerebral Malaria (TBS)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
An important mechanism of death in children with cerebral malaria is diffuse cerebral swelling, cerebral herniation, compression of the brainstem respiratory center, and respiratory arrest. In those who survive their illness without specific interventions, reversal of diffuse cerebral swelling is rapid.
Mechanical ventilation may help to preserve life while diffuse brain swelling diminishes. Intravenous hypertonic saline may work as an osmotic diuretic, directly decreasing brain swelling.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Terrie E Taylor, DO
- Phone Number: 231-883-5948
- Email: ttmalawi@msu.edu
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Douglas G Postels, MD
- Phone Number: 505-256-4929
- Email: dpostels@childrensnational.org
Study Locations
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Blantyre, Malawi
- Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Peripheral P. falciparum parasitemia of any density
- Blantyre Coma Score ≤2
- No evidence of meningitis on lumbar puncture
- Consciousness not regained after correction of hypoglycemia (if hypoglycemia is present)
- Male or female whose age on the day of screening is between 6 months and 12 years old
- Severely increased brain volume on magnetic resonance imaging
- Provision of consent by guardian
- Willingness to return for 1, 6, and 12 month post-randomization follow-up visits
Exclusion Criteria:
- Gross malnutrition as evidenced by peripheral edema, hair color changes, or severe wasting
- Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease - defined as known HIV positive status and evidence of severe wasting
- Evidence of recent head trauma by history or physical examination
- Pneumonia as evidenced by oxygen saturation on room air of <85%
- Gastroenteritis and shock as evidenced by capillary refill >3 seconds or skin tenting
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Mechanical ventilation
Hospitalization in a high dependency pediatric unit with skilled nursing, intravenous artesunate followed by oral artemisinin combination therapy, intravenous fluids, nasogastric feeding, elevation of the head of the bed by 30 degrees, along with intubation and mechanical ventilation for a maximum of 7 days
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Intubation and mechanical ventilation for a maximum of 7 days
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Experimental: Hypertonic saline
Hospitalization in a high dependency pediatric unit with skilled nursing, intravenous artesunate followed by oral artemisinin combination therapy, intravenous fluids, nasogastric feeding, elevation of the head of the bed by 30 degrees, along with intravenous 3% hypertonic saline for a maximum of 7 days
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Intravenous 3 percent hypertonic saline for a maximum of 7 days
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No Intervention: Usual care
Hospitalization in a high dependency pediatric unit with skilled nursing, intravenous artesunate followed by oral artemisinin combination therapy, intravenous fluids, nasogastric feeding, elevation of the head of the bed by 30 degrees
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Mortality
Time Frame: Within 7 days of randomization
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Alive or dead
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Within 7 days of randomization
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Neurodevelopmental disability
Time Frame: 1 year
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Presence and severity of neurodevelopmental disability in survivors
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1 year
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Terrie E Taylor, DO, Michigan State University
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimated)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Brain Diseases
- 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
- Brain Edema
- Malaria, Cerebral
Other Study ID Numbers
- TBS
- U01AI126610 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
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