A Study of the Use of Oral Posaconazole (POS) in the Treatment of Asymptomatic Chronic Chagas Dis… (NCT01377480) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 2
A Study of the Use of Oral Posaconazole (POS) in the Treatment of Asymptomatic Chronic Chagas Disease (P05267)
120 participantsStarted 2011-07-06
Plain-language summary
This is a study to compare the efficacy of oral posaconazole to placebo for the treatment of asymptomatic Chagas disease. The primary hypothesis of the study is that posaconazole 400 mg twice daily improves therapeutic response compared to placebo in participants with a diagnosis of asymptomatic chronic Chagas disease.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 50 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
\- Must have a positive serology result for Trypanosoma cruzi on any 2 of 3 of the following tests: indirect immunofluorescence, indirect hemagglutination, or enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA)
* Must have a positive qualitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Trypanosoma cruzi
* Must have a normal 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
* Must have a normal 2-D echocardiogram
* Must have no evidence of ventricular tachycardia on 24-hour Holter monitoring
* Female participants of childbearing age must be using a medically accepted method of birth control before beginning study drug treatment and must agree to continue its use during the study, or must have been surgically sterilized
* Female participants of childbearing potential must have a negative serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) pregnancy test at Screening and a negative urine pregnancy test at Baseline or within 72 hours before the start of study drug
Exclusion Criteria:
* Are breastfeeding, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant
* Body weight \<60 kg
* Have an immunodeficiency or are immunosuppressed
* History of megacolon with obstipation or megaesophagus with severe swallowing impairment.
* Have previously received treatment with benznidazole or nifurtimox
* Known allergy/sensitivity to azoles
* Has aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels greater than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal at Screening
* Has serum creatinine \>2.5 mg/dL or 200 …
What they're measuring
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Percentage of Participants With a Successful Response as Measured by Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction