Status:

UNKNOWN

Optimizing Malaria Treatment for HIV-Malaria Co-infected Individuals

Lead Sponsor:

Makerere University

Conditions:

HIV Coinfection

Malaria

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Optimal is a Randomized clinical trial to optimize treatment of malaria in HIV -malaria co infected patients. It has been demonstrated that, when the antimalarial drug Artemether Lumefantrine is co ad...

Detailed Description

Malaria and HIV have significant interactions at various levels. The geographical and epidemiological overlap increases risk for co-infection and co-treatment. The immune suppression due to HIV increa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Written informed consent
  • Willing and able to comply with study treatment and procedures
  • Age above 18 years
  • Confirmed HIV positive and receiving efavirenz or dolutegravir based ART for objectives 3 and 4
  • Confirmed Malaria blood film positive without evidence for severe malaria for objectives 3 and 4
  • Confirmed Malaria blood film negative for objectives 1 and 2

Exclusion

  • Serum alanine transaminase levels above 3x upper limit of normal
  • Serum creatinine levels above 2x upper limit of normal
  • Use of known inducers/inhibitors of CYP or glucuronyl transferase UGT1A1 within past 2 months (e.g. anticonvulsants, TB medications, HIV agents for prophylaxis, azole antifungals)
  • Pregnant women or female subjects who are unwilling to use a suitable contraceptive method for the duration of the study (condom, diaphragm, IUD or contraceptive implant)
  • Likely to be poorly adherent based on clinician's medical judgement
  • Known to be current injection drug user
  • Administration of any additional antimalarial drugs that are not study drugs within 24 hours before study enrollment and during the course of the study.
  • Presence of any non-malarial febrile illness which may interfere with the classification of malaria treatment outcome
  • Movement away from the study area interfering with follow-up assessment
  • Patients with contraindications to taking the study drugs
  • Evidence of QT prolongation on ECG (rate adjusted QT interval\>45ms (men (or \>470ms for women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 18 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

888 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04708496

Start Date

January 18 2021

End Date

March 1 2024

Last Update

January 6 2023

Active Locations (2)

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Infectious Diseases Institute

Kampala, Uganda

2

Tororo District Hospital

Tororo, Uganda, P.O Box 1