Efficacy of Diloxanide Furoate as Additional Luminal Agent Along With Metronidazole for the Treatment of Amoebic Liver Abscess (DFALA RCT)
Efficacy of Diloxanide Furoate as Additional Luminal Agent Along With Metronidazole for the Treatment of Amoebic Liver Abscess: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Liver abscess is a common cause of presentation to medical emergency. Among the various causes of liver abscess, Amoebic liver abscess (ALA) is a frequent cause that can resemble pyogenic infections in tropical regions. Prompt diagnosis and empirical antimicrobials along with drainage or aspiration produces successful clinical recovery.
Metronidazole has been the cornerstone of ALA therapy and achieves clinical cure in approximately 90% of uncomplicated cases. It is active against both luminal and tissue forms of Entamoeba histolytica, however it has relatively limited effect against the intestinal (luminal) form of parasite, so intestine may remain colonized after apparent resolution. This persistent intestinal carriage can lead to relapse or ongoing transmission. This prompts physicians to consider Diloxanide furoate as additional luminal agent for treatment of ALA along with metronidazole therapy.
Diloxanide furoate is traditionally administered after metronidazole to eradicate residual intestinal infection and lower relapse rates. However, many patients receive only metronidazole because of cost, limited awareness about luminal therapy, poor adherence, or absence of local comparative evidence. Studies have shown that 30-40% of patients can have inadequate luminal parasite clearance following standard metronidazole therapy for ALA. Frequent relapses have been seen in ALA after treatment with metronidazole. As per literature, Diloxanide furoate eradicates intraluminal cysts in approximately 85-95% of patients with non-invasive amoebiasis.
It remains unclear whether giving Diloxanide furoate at the same time as Metronidazole has any additional benefit compared with Metronidazole alone for patients with ALA. Theoretically, addition of diloxanide furoate could increase overall cure rate, rapid parasite clearance and reduce recurrence.
However, there is no randomized controlled trial available at present to address the research question whether dual therapy with Diloxanide furoate with Metronidazole has any added benefits in ALA. So, this randomized controlled trial has been planned to evaluate whether adding Diloxanide furoate to Metronidazole treatment improves outcomes. This study will generate robust data to formulate/modify the existing guidelines of management of ALA especially in endemic areas.
Research question:
Whether addition of Diloxanide furoate with Metronidazole is more efficacious than Metronidazole monotherapy for treatment of amoebic liver abscess in terms of achieving better clinical cure, parasitic clearance and reduced recurrence.
Studienübersicht
Status
Status
Bedingungen
Bedingungen
Intervention / Behandlung
Intervention / Behandlung
Detaillierte Beschreibung
Studientyp
Studientyp
Einschreibung (Geschätzt)
Einschreibung
Phase
Phase
- Phase 3
Kontakte und Standorte
Studienkontakt
Studienkontakt
- Name: Deba Prasad Dhibar, MD
- Telefonnummer: +911722756670
- E-Mail: drdeba_prasad@yahoo.co.in
Studieren Sie die Kontaktsicherung
- Name: HARLEEN SOOD, MD
- Telefonnummer: +911722756670
- E-Mail: harleen.sood@gmail.com
Studienorte
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Chandigarh
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Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Indien, 160012
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Kontakt:
- Deba Prasad Dhibar, MD
- Telefonnummer: +911722756670
- E-Mail: drdeba_prasad@yahoo.co.in
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Teilnahmekriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Studienberechtigtes Alter
- Erwachsene
- Älterer Erwachsener
Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige
Beschreibung
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age >18 years
- Male or Female
- Patients with newly diagnosed amoebic liver abscess
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients not able to take orally
- Patients receiving antimicrobials for more than 72 hours before the enrolment in the study
- History of hypersensitivity reactions to Metronidazole or Diloxanide furoate
- Pregnancy
- Patients on antiplatelets/anticoagulation within 4 weeks of presentation
- Presentation with shock (SBP<90 and/ or DBP< 60 mmHg)
- Patients with ARDS (SpO2 ≤92%, PaO2/Fio2<300, requiring oxygen therapy)
- Patients with renal dysfunction / CKD (Creatinine >1.5mg/dl)
- Patients with altered sensorium (GCS <15)
- Patients with known malignancy
- Patients with HIV
- Not willing for informed consent
Studienplan
Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?
Designdetails
- Hauptzweck: Behandlung
- Zuteilung: Zufällig
- Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung
- Maskierung: Verdreifachen
Anzahl der Arme
Waffen und Interventionen
Teilnehmergruppe / ArmTeilnehmergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlungIntervention / Behandlung |
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Experimental: Diloxanide furoate group
Diloxanide furoate group will receive oral Diloxanide furoate 500mg 1 tab TDS for 10 days plus standard care of Metronidazole i.e. intravenous 750mg TDS or oral 800mg 1 tab TDS for 14 days.
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Diloxanide furoate group will receive oral Diloxanide furoate 500mg 1 tab TDS for 10 days
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Placebo-Komparator: Placebo group
Will receive matched placebo 1 tab TDS for 10 days plus stand care of Metronidazole i.e. intravenous 750mg TDS or oral 800mg 1 tab TDS for 14 days.
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matched placebo 1 tab TDS for 10 days
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Was misst die Studie?
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Clinical cure
Zeitfenster: 8 weeks
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"Clinical cure" is defined as number of participants becoming asymptomatic with fever resolution for ≥48 hours, including USG demonstrating no drainable collection in the liver along with removal of the pigtail catheter if any.
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8 weeks
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Treatment failure
Zeitfenster: 8 weeks
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"Treatment failure" is defined as the number of participants fulfilling of any one or more of the following conditions:
e. Patients requiring persistent drainage or repeated aspiration of the abscess even after 4 weeks of antimicrobial therapy |
8 weeks
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Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Duration of the therapy
Zeitfenster: 8 weeks
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Number of days of antimicrobial therapy required to achieve clinical cure
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8 weeks
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Adverse drug reaction (ADR)
Zeitfenster: 8 weeks
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Incidence of adverse drug reaction related to the ongoing antimicrobial therapy.
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8 weeks
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1. Parasitic clearance
Zeitfenster: 8 weeks
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Number of participant's Stool EH DNA PCR becomes negative after initial positive test at 2 & 8 weeks.
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8 weeks
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Recurrence of liver abscess
Zeitfenster: 8 weeks
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Number of participants with occurrence of new liver abscess after achieving clinical cure during 8 weeks of follow up.
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8 weeks
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Mitarbeiter und Ermittler
Sponsor
Sponsor
Publikationen und hilfreiche Links
Allgemeine Veröffentlichungen
- Chavez-Tapia NC, Hernandez-Calleros J, Tellez-Avila FI, Torre A, Uribe M. Image-guided percutaneous procedure plus metronidazole versus metronidazole alone for uncomplicated amoebic liver abscess. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jan 21;2009(1):CD004886. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004886.pub2.
- Sharma N, Sharma A, Varma S, Lal A, Singh V. Amoebic liver abscess in the medical emergency of a North Indian hospital. BMC Res Notes. 2010 Jan 25;3:21. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-21.
- Blessmann J, Binh HD, Hung DM, Tannich E, Burchard G. Treatment of amoebic liver abscess with metronidazole alone or in combination with ultrasound-guided needle aspiration: a comparative, prospective and randomized study. Trop Med Int Health. 2003 Nov;8(11):1030-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1360-2276.2003.01130.x.
- Kumar R, Patel R, Priyadarshi RN, Narayan R, Maji T, Anand U, Soni JR. Amebic liver abscess: An update. World J Hepatol. 2024 Mar 27;16(3):316-330. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v16.i3.316.
- Stanley SL Jr. Amoebiasis. Lancet. 2003 Mar 22;361(9362):1025-34. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12830-9.
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Studienbeginn
Primärer Abschluss (Geschätzt)
Primärer Abschluss
Studienabschluss (Geschätzt)
Studienabschluss
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Andere Studien-ID-Nummern
- IEC-INT/2026/DM-4109
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