The U.S. Army has recently completed a Phase 3 clinical trial in Tunisia. This is an open-label single site trial designed to expand our safety database and capture additional efficacy (final clinical cure rate of an index lesion) of WR 279,396 Topical Cream in Tunisian subjects with non-complicated, non-severe Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL). Subjects will be patients who visit Ministry of Health sponsored clinics in Tunisia who present with at least one CL lesion that is ulcerated and amenable to topical treatment. Potential trial subjects will be consented and screened for eligibility including medical history, physical exam, lesion parasitology, and renal and liver function tests. If eligible for the study, subjects will receive WR 279,396 (15% paromomycin + 0.5% gentamicin topical cream) (target n = 110). The cream will be applied topically to all CL lesions once daily for 20 days by an investigator or study nurse. If a subject develops a new lesion during the study, the new lesion may also be treated with the topical cream.
Subjects will have an in-clinic follow-up on Days 28 +/- 2 days, 42 +/- 4 days and 98 +/- 8 days to assess safety and cure rates. Safety variables including adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) will be collected through Day 98. For the primary efficacy evaluation, the index ulcerative lesion will be assessed for clinical response by measurement of the length and width of area of ulceration. All other treated lesions will also be assessed for cure as secondary efficacy endpoints with ulcerated and non-ulcerated lesions being evaluated independently. An ulcerated lesion will be considered to be completely cured if 100% reepithelialization is observed. The length and width of non-ulcerated lesions (nodules, plaques) will also be measured and evaluated for cure (ie, absence of signs of an active lesion). The primary efficacy endpoint is the final clinical cure rate calculated by the number of index lesions that had 100% reepithelialization at Day 98 divided by the total number of index lesions that received at least one topical treatment of WR 279,396.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
WR 279,396 is a topical antibiotic cream containing paromomycin and gentamicin that will be applied to each lesion once a day for 20 days and covered with a sterile gauze and tape dressing.
Central Clinic-Sidi Bouzid
Tunis, Tunisia
Final Clinical Cure Rate for the Index Lesion
Number of index lesions with 100% reepithelialization at Day 98.
Time frame: Final clincial cure is measured at day 98
Area of Index Lesions Throughout the Study
Area (mm\^2) of index lesion on Days 0, 20, 28, 42, and 98.
Time frame: Measured at day 0, 20, 28, 42, and 98
Number of Index Lesions With Reepithelialization Throughout the Study
Number of index lesions with 100% reepithelialization on Days 28 and 42.
Time frame: Measured at day 28 and 42
Area of All Ulcerated Lesions Throughout the Study
Area of all ulcerated lesions on Days 20, 28, 42, and 98.
Time frame: Measured at day 20, 28, 42 and 98
Number of All Ulcerated Lesions With Reepithelialization on Day 28
Final cure rate for all ulcerated lesions (100% reepithelialization for ulcerative lesions) on Day 28
Time frame: Measured on day 28
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