Status:
COMPLETED
Human African Trypanosomiasis: First in Man Clinical Trial of a New Medicinal Product, the Fexinidazole
Lead Sponsor:
Drugs for Neglected Diseases
Collaborating Sponsors:
Sanofi
Conditions:
Human African Trypanosomiasis
Eligibility:
MALE
18-45 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
This study is aimed at assessing the tolerability and pharmacokinetic parameters of the fexinidazole in healthy volunteers. In animal models of both acute and chronic experimental Trypanosomiasis infe...
Detailed Description
The present study is designed to obtain safety, tolerability and PK data after single and multiple oral administration of increasing doses of fexinidazole in healthy male sub-Saharan African subjects....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All subjects to be of sub-Saharan African origins with both parents of sub-Saharan African origins too,
- Male subjects with a body mass index (BMI) calculated as weight in kg/(height in m2) from 18 to 28 kg/m2 at screening,
- Able to communicate well with the Investigator and research staff and to comply with the requirements of the entire study,
- Provision of written informed consent to participate as shown by a signature on the volunteer consent form,
- Light smokers (less than 5 cigarettes per day) or subjects who are non-smokers.
- Normal arterial blood pressure (BP) and pulse rate or, if abnormal, considered not clinically significant by the principal Investigator.
- Registered with the French Social Security in agreement with the French law on biomedical experimentation.
Exclusion
- Who on direct questioning and physical examination have evidence of any clinically significant acute or chronic disease, including known or suspected HIV, HBV or HCV infection,
- Who previously received fexinidazole,
- With any clinically significant abnormality following review of pre-study laboratory tests(ASAT, ALAT and ALP must be within normal ranges), vital signs, full physical examination and ECG,
- Who are within the exclusion period defined in the National Register for Healthy Volunteers of the French Ministry of Health,
- Who forfeit their freedom by administrative or legal award or who were under guardianship,
- Unwilling to give their informed consent,
- Who have a positive laboratory test for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg), or anti-HIV 1/2 or anti- HCV antibodies
- Who have a history of allergy, intolerance or photosensitivity to any drug,
- Who have a history of serious allergy, asthma, allergic skin rash or sensitivity to any drug,
- Who are known or suspected alcohol or drug abusers (more than 14 units of alcohol per week, one unit = 8 g or about 10 mL of pure alcohol),
- Who drink more than 8 cups daily of beverage containing caffeine,
- Who have a positive laboratory test for urine drug screening
- Who have undergone surgery or have donated blood within 12 weeks prior to the start of the study,
- Who have taken any prescribed or over the counter drug (including antacid drug), with the exception of paracetamol (up to 3 g per day) within 2 weeks prior to the first dose administration,
- Who have any clinical condition or prior therapy which, in the opinion of the Investigator, made the subject unsuitable for the study,
- Who participated to any clinical trial with an investigational drug in the past 3 months preceding study entry.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00982904
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
October 1 2010
Last Update
April 6 2017
Active Locations (1)
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SGS Aster
Paris, France, 75015