This study will investigate the safety and effectiveness of combination regimens in persons with onchocerciasis when it is administered after pre-treatment with ivermectin to clear or greatly reduce microfilariae from the skin and eyes.
The open label, randomized clinical trial studies the safety and efficacy of combination regimens for the treatment of onchocerciasis. Around 300 participants from Bong Mines, Liberia will be randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups after receiving Ivermectin pre-treatment: Ivermectin plus Albendazole (IA0, Ivermectin plus DEC plus Albendazole (IDA), Moxidectin plus albendazole (MoxA), or Moxidectin plus DEC plus Albendazole (MoxDA). Participants will be treated at baseline and 6 months after initial treatment. Safety will be measured through extensive adverse event monitoring from baseline to 6 months. Efficacy of the treatment will be measured at 24 months after the initial treatment by the proportion of all adult female worms that are fertile in the Onchocerca nodules and the percentage of participants without microfilaremia at 6, 18, and 24 months after the first treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
300
Participants will be given a dose of oral Ivermectin (IVM) (150 µg/kg) plus Albendazole (ALB) (400 mg)
Participants will be given a dose of oral Ivermectin (IVM) (150 µg/kg), Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) (6 mg/kg) and Albendazole (ALB) (400 mg)
Participants will be given a dose of oral Moxidectin (Mox) (8 mg) plus Albendazole (ALB) (400 mg)
Bong County Hospital
Bong Town, Bong County, Liberia
Rates and types of severe or serious adverse events within 6 months following Ivermectin treatments
Rates and types of severe or serious adverse events (grade 3 or higher) occurring within 6 months following combination treatment with DEC, ivermectin, and albendazole ("IDA") vs. the comparator regimen of ivermectin plus albendazole ("IA").
Time frame: Baseline to 6 months
Rates and types of severe or serious adverse events within 6 months following Moxidectin treatments
Rates and types of severe or serious adverse events (grade 3 or higher) occurring within 6 months following combination treatment with DEC, moxidectin, and albendazole ("MoxDA") vs. the comparator regimen of moxidectin plus albendazole ("MoxA").
Time frame: Baseline to 6 months
Proportion of all adult female worms that are fertile 24 months after first treatment
Proportion of all adult female worms in nodules that are fertile (i.e. with morulae or later developmental stages in the uterus) 24 months after the first treatment dose. The primary objective efficacy analysis will be restricted to comparisons between IA vs IDA and between MoxA vs. MoxDA, respectively.
Time frame: 24 months
Rates of adverse events grade 3 or higher by Ivermectin treatment group, that occur within 7 days of treatment
Rates of adverse events grade 3 or higher by treatment group, that occur within 7 days of treatment. Comparison is made between IA vs IDA.
Time frame: Baseline to 7 days after first treatment.
Rates of adverse events grade 3 or higher by Moxidectin treatment group, that occur within 7 days of treatment
Rates of adverse events grade 3 or higher by treatment group, that occur within 7 days of treatment. Comparison is made between MoxA vs MoxDA.
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Participants will be given a dose of oral Moxidectin (Mox) (8 mg), Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) (6 mg/kg) and Albendazole (ALB) (400 mg)
Time frame: Baseline to 7 days after first treatment.
Rates of adverse events grade 3 or higher in participants with ocular MF in Ivermectin treatment groups.
Rates of adverse events grade 3 or higher that occur within 7 days of treatment in participants with detectable intraocular microfilariae just before the study treatment.
Time frame: Baseline to 7 days after first treatment.
Rates of adverse events grade 3 or higher in participants with ocular MF in Moxidectin treatment groups.
Rates of adverse events grade 3 or higher that occur within 7 days of treatment in participants with detectable intraocular microfilariae just before the study treatment.
Time frame: Baseline to 7 days after first treatment.
Rates of ocular adverse events (any grade) by Ivermectin treatment group
To compare rates of ocular adverse events (any grade) by treatment group that occur within 7 days of treatment. Comparison is between IA vs IDA.
Time frame: Baseline to 7 days after first treatment.
Rates of ocular adverse events (any grade) by Moxidectin treatment groups
To compare rates of ocular adverse events (any grade) by treatment group that occur within 7 days of treatment. Comparison is between MoxA vs MoxDA.
Time frame: Baseline to 7 days after first treatment.
Percentage of adult female worms in nodules that are alive
Percentage of adult female worms in nodules that are alive 24 months after the first round of study treatment.
Time frame: 24 Months
Percentage of nodules with microfilaria in tissue
The percentage of nodules with microfilariae in nodule tissue (outside of worms)
Time frame: 24 Months
Percentage of nodules that do not contain living adult worms
The percentage of nodules that do not contain any living adult female worms
Time frame: 24 Months
Percentage of participants without microfiladermia after the first study treatment.
Percentage of participants without microfiladermia at 6, 18 and 24 months after the first study treatment.
Time frame: 6, 18, and 24 Months
Percentage of participants with recurrence of microfilariae in the skin across treatment groups
Percentage of participants with recurrence of microfilariae in the skin at 18 and 24 months after the first study treatment (among persons who had complete Mf clearance 6 months after the first study treatment).
Time frame: 18 and 24 Months
Microfilariae density in the skin across treatment groups
Mf density in the skin at 6, 18, and 24 months after the first study treatment.
Time frame: 6, 8, and 24 Months
Percentage of nodules with fully or partially calcified worms
Percentage of nodules with fully or partially calcified worms 24 months after the first round of study treatment.
Time frame: 24 Months