Status:

RECRUITING

Phase 3, Multi-center, Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo- Controlled Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of ZP5-9676 for the Treatment of Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH)

Lead Sponsor:

Zero Point Five Therapeutics

Conditions:

Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH)

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-59 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This is a Phase 3, multi-center, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of ZP5-9676 compared to placebo for the treatme...

Detailed Description

Approximately 300 infected participants will be enrolled to ensure that there is a minimum of 114 hookworm-infected participants evaluable for the Test of Cure study visit (Day 14). Some participants ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Provide a signed informed consent form from the participant or parent/guardian, and assent by participant(as applicable per local requirements) and understand and agree to comply with required procedures in the study.
  • Male or female, who are 6 months to 59 years old, inclusive, and live in a high STH prevalence area
  • Positive for hookworm (A. duodenale or N. americanus), A. lumbricoides, and/or T. trichiura on microscopic examination of fecal samples.
  • Females of childbearing potential must use an acceptable method of contraception as determined by the Investigator from the initial Screening visit through 35 days after study drug administration. A female is considered to be of childbearing potential from menarche until after menopause (age \>45 years with no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause) unless permanently sterile. Acceptable methods include abstinence, hormonal contraceptives, intrauterine device/system, vasectomy in the sole male sexual partner, tubal ligation, or double-barrier contraceptive method (male condom with female cervical cap, diaphragm, or sponge) with spermicide.
  • Otherwise healthy based on medical history, physical examination, vital signs, and concomitant medications for inclusion.

Exclusion

  • Severe anemia (hemoglobin\< 8 g/dL1).
  • Active diarrhea (passage of ≥3 loose or liquid stools per day).
  • Children (6 months to 17 years old) with significant wasting (moderate and severe-below minus two standard deviations from median weight for height of reference population).
  • Women who are pregnant.
  • Hypersensitivity or allergy to ZP5-9676 or any inert ingredients in the chewable formulation or other medications in the benzimidazole class.
  • Taken ZP5-9676 or any other treatment for STH infection within 30 days of screening or randomization.
  • Used an investigational medical device within 30 days of screening.
  • Preplanned surgery procedures within 30 days of screening.
  • History of a medical disorder causing difficulty in chewing or swallowing.
  • Participation in any investigational drug (including vaccine) trial within 30 days or six half-lives of the test drug's biologic activity, whichever is longer, before the start of the study (time of first dose).
  • Participation in an interventional clinical study within 30 days of screening.
  • Any condition that interferes with the ability to understand or comply with the requirements of the study.
  • Any other medical condition, serious illness, or other circumstance that would place the subject at increased risk, as determined by the Investigator

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 14 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06128447

Start Date

February 14 2025

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

September 25 2025

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Clínica de Vacinas

Americaninha, Brazil