This is a Phase 1b, single-cente, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and mosquitocidal activity of single oral doses of lotilaner in healthy, adult participants living in Mali.
Study Design and Recruitment There will be 3 staggered cohorts of 25 participants each ( 75 participants in total). In each cohort, participants will be randomized in a 4:1 ratio, with 20 receiving a single dose of lotilaner and 5 receiving placebo. The next cohort will commence dosing only following a favorable interim review of at least 8 days of safety and tolerability of the previous cohort(s). The IMP will be administered on the morning of Day 1, either while fasting or 30 minutes after a high-fat meal. Participants will return to the clinical unit for follow-up visits according to the schedule of assessments for approximately 6 months. Blood samples will be collected at regular intervals for safety assessment, PK analyses, and evaluation of mosquitocidal efficacy. Mosquitocidal efficacy of collected blood samples from trial participants will be evaluated using mosquito membrane feeding assays.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
75
Participants will receive a single low dose of lotilaner with a high-fat meal
Participants will receive a single low dose of placebo with a high-fat meal
Participants will receive high dose lotilaner in a fasted state
Malaria Research and Training Center
Bamako, Mali
RECRUITINGSafety and tolerability of Lotilaner
All-cause mortality, Serious Adverse Events, Other (not including Serious) Adverse Events (frequency threshold:5%)
Time frame: From hour 0 on Day 1 through the end of the study (Day 169)
Anopheles gambiae mosquito survivorship (% alive) following membrane feeding on participant blood
Mosquitocidal activity of Lotilaner against Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes (single blood feeding timepoint)
Time frame: Follow up day 34 (5 days post mosquito feeding, on blood collected from participants at follow up day 29)
Anopheles gambiae mosquito survivorship (% alive) following membrane feeding on participant blood
Mosquitocidal activity of lotilaner against Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes (multiple blood feeding timepoints)
Time frame: Follow up 1-5 days post mosquito feeding on blood collected from participants between study days 1 to 85, according to the schedule of assessments
Aedes Aegypti mosquito survivorship (% alive) following membrane feeding on participant blood
Mosquitocidal activity of Lotilaner against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (multiple blood feeding timepoints)
Time frame: Follow up 1-5 days post mosquito feeding on blood collected from participants between study days 1 to 85, according to the schedule of assessments
Maximum observed concentration (Cmax) of Lotilaner in whole blood
Pharmacokinetics of single dose of Lotilaner in healthy adults
Time frame: At protocol-specified timepoints through the end of pharmacokinetic sampling, an average of 6 months
Terminal serum half-life (t½) of Lotilaner in whole blood
Peya Gaye
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Participants will receive a single high dose of placebo in a fasted state
Participants will receive a single high dose of lotilaner after a high-fat meal
Participants with receive a single high dose of placebo with a high-fat meal
Pharmacokinetics of single dose of Lotilaner in healthy adults
Time frame: At protocol-specified timepoints through the end of pharmacokinetic sampling, an average of 6 months
Time to reach maximum concentration (tmax) of Lotilaner in whole blood
Pharmacokinetics of single dose of Lotilaner in healthy adults
Time frame: At protocol-specified timepoints through the end of pharmacokinetic sampling, an average of 6 months
Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) of Lotilaner in whole blood
Pharmacokinetics of single dose of Lotilaner in healthy adults
Time frame: At protocol-specified timepoints through the end of pharmacokinetic sampling, an average of 6 months