Safety and Efficacy Study of Paromomycin to Treat Visceral Leishmaniasis

PATH

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 3

Conditions

Visceral Leishmaniasis

Treatments

Drug: Amphotericin B

Drug: Paromomycin sulfate

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00216346

VLPM01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Symptomatic Visceral Leishmaniasis(VL)is fatal; Due to the increasing resistance to standard therapy with antimonials, there is a need for new safe, efficacious, low-cost therapies for the treatment of VL. Paromomycin is an off-patent aminoglycoside antibiotic with anti-leishmaniasis activity. This study will test the safety and efficacy of paromomycin in the treatment of patients with VL in India.

Sex

All

Ages

5 to 55 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age between 5-55 years (inclusive) of either gender.
Newly diagnosed VL or VL treatment failure confirmed by spleen or bone marrow aspirate.
Clinical signs and symptoms compatible with VL: fever of over two weeks duration and splenomegaly.
Biochemical and haematological test values as follows:
- Haemoglobin > 5.0g/100mL
- White blood cell count > 1 x109/L
- Platelet count > 50 x 109/L
- AST, ALT and alkaline phosphatase < 3 times upper normal limit
- Prothrombin time < 5 seconds above control
- Serum creatinine levels within normal limits
- Serum potassium levels within normal limits
HIV negative

Exclusion criteria

A history of intercurrent or concurrent diseases (e.g. chronic alcohol consumption or drug addiction; renal, hepatic, cardiovascular or central nervous system disease; diabetes; tuberculosis or other infectious or major psychiatric diseases) that may introduce variables affecting the outcome of the study.
Any condition which the investigator thinks may prevent the patient from completing the study therapy and subsequent follow-up.
An abnormal baseline audiogram (presentation with 75 dB or higher at 8KHz or below) and/or a history of significant vestibular or auditory dysfunction.
Proteinuria (> 2+).
A history of allergy or hypersensitivity to aminoglycosides.
A history of major surgery within the last two weeks.
Pregnancy or lactation. [Note: women of childbearing age must use an adequate form of contraception (documented) or agree to a period of sexual abstinence during the treatment phase of the study.]
Previous treatment for VL within two weeks of enrolment into the study.
Prior treatment failures with paromomycin or amphotericin B.