Status:

SUSPENDED

Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of L-arginine in Severe Falciparum Malaria

Lead Sponsor:

Menzies School of Health Research

Collaborating Sponsors:

Wellcome Trust

National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia

Conditions:

Severe Falciparum Malaria

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Background: Mortality from severe malaria remains \~15% despite the use of the most rapidly parasiticidal antimalarial therapy, artesunate. Adjunctive treatments may improve outcome. Our overall goal ...

Detailed Description

See brief summary

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 18-60 years
  • informed consent obtained
  • time of commencement of artesunate ≤18 hrs before infusion of L-arginine
  • any level of P. falciparum parasitemia, and one or more of the following criteria: i. acute renal failure (creatinine \>265umol/L) ii. hyperbilirubinemia (total bilirubin \>50 umol/L) with either renal impairment (creatinine \>130umol/L) or parasitemia of \>100,000 parasites/uL iii. blackwater fever iv. hyperparasitemia (\>10% parasitised red cells) v. cerebral malaria (Glasgow coma score \<11) vi. Hypoglycemia vii. Respiratory distress (RR \>32)

Exclusion

  • pregnancy or lactation
  • diabetes
  • serious pre-existing disease (cardiac, hepatic, kidney)
  • systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg after fluid resuscitation
  • initial iSTAT test showing any of the following values: i. K+ \> 5.5 meq/L ii. Cl- \> 110 meq/L iii. HCO3- \< 15 meq/L
  • known allergy to L-arginine
  • evidence of concurrent bacterial infection
  • concurrent therapy with any of the following medications: iv. spironolactone, v. oral nitrates, vi. phosphodiesterase inhibitor (eg sildenafil \[Viagra\]) vii. alpha-blocking antihypertensive agents (eg prazosin) viii. L-arginine

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00616304

Start Date

February 1 2008

Last Update

March 13 2024

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Mitra Masyarakat Hospital

Timika, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia