E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine against uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum in children. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Parasitic Diseases [C03] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10025487 |
E.1.2 | Term | Malaria |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10021881 - Infections and infestations |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To confirm the efficacy of the Coartem pediatric formulation in infants and children with a body weight of ≥5 kg and <35 kg suffering from P. falciparum malaria by testing the hypothesis that Coartem 6-dose regimen pediatric formulation is non-inferior to the presently used Coartem 6-dose regimen of crushed conventional tablet formulation on the 28-day Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-corrected parasitological cure rate. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
• To compare the 7-day parasitological cure rate, 14-day PCR-corrected parasitological cure rates between the two treatment groups
• To compare time to parasite, fever, and gametocyte clearance between the two treatment groups
• To compare the safety and tolerability profile of the two treatment groups on AEs, general laboratory, vital signs, and ECG measurements
• To investigate drug plasma levels (sparse samplings) with the aim to assess any potential relationship between Coartem exposure and safety and/or efficacy. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• male or female infants and children ≤12 years of age
(Sites will strive to recruit patients across the entire age range, but based on cultural considerations some may need to restrict their target population to female infants and children ≤7 years of age, or to male or female infants and children ≤5 years)
• body weight of ≥5 kg and <35 kg,
• with a confirmed diagnosis of uncomplicated malaria caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• complicated malaria
• persistent vomiting
• malaria due to other parasites than Plasmodium falciparum
• antimalarial treatment received in the past 2 weeks
• known chronic disease (e.g. positive HIV status, severe cardiac, renal, or hepatic disease)
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
To confirm the efficacy of the Coartem pediatric formulation in infants and children with a body weight of ≥5 kg and <35 kg suffering from P. falciparum malaria by testing the hypothesis that Coartem 6-dose regimen pediatric formulation is non-inferior to the presently used Coartem 6-dose regimen of crushed conventional tablet formulation on the 28-day Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-corrected parasitological cure rate. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
• To compare the 7-day parasitological cure rate, 14-day PCR-corrected parasitological cure rates between the two treatment groups
• To compare time to parasite, fever, and gametocyte clearance between the two treatment groups
• To compare the safety and tolerability profile of the two treatment groups on AEs, general laboratory, vital signs, and ECG measurements
• To investigate drug plasma levels (sparse samplings) with the aim to assess any potential relationship between Coartem exposure and safety and/or efficacy. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
7 days
14 and 42-day PCR-corrected |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Yes |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
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E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
Will this trial be conducted at a single site globally?
| No |
E.8.4 | Will this trial be conducted at multiple sites globally? | Yes |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.3 | Specify the countries outside of the EEA in which trial sites are planned |
Benin |
Kenya |
Mali |
Mozambique |
Tanzania, United Republic of |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 7 |