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CTRI Number  CTRI/2010/091/000169 [Registered on: 25/03/2010]
Last Modified On: 01/09/2020
Post Graduate Thesis   
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study
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Drug 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study
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A clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of alpha,beta-arteether in patient of P. falciparum malaria. 
Scientific Title of Study
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A Phase III, Multicenter, Open Label, Randomized, Single Treatment study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of alpha,beta - arteether injection 150 mg/mL in patient of P. falciparum malaria. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any
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Secondary ID  Identifier 
Protocol No. ECTS/09/005  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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Name  Dr Milan Satia 
Designation  CEO 
Affiliation  Ethicare Clinical Trial Services 
Address  11, devipark B/h Lake View Appt., Vastrapur

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380054
India 
Phone  09825585119  
Fax    
Email  milansatia@ethicare-cro.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

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Name  Dr Milan Satia 
Designation  CEO 
Affiliation  Ethicare Clinical Trial Services 
Address  11, devipark B/h Lake View Appt., Vastrapur

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380054
India 
Phone  09825585119  
Fax    
Email  milansatia@ethicare-cro.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

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Name  Dr Milan Satia 
Designation  CEO 
Affiliation  Ethicare Clinical Trial Services 
Address  11, devipark B/h Lake View Appt., Vastrapur

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380054
India 
Phone  09825585119  
Fax    
Email  milansatia@ethicare-cro.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support
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Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 
 
Primary Sponsor
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Name  Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Ltd 
Address  10, 12, 13 Trimul Estate, Nr. Khatraj chokadi, Khatraj-382721, Gujarat 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Name  Address 
Nil   
 
Countries of Recruitment
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  India  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 3  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr. Pawan Kumar Kashyap  Combine Hospital  Combine Hospital,Dist. Chandauli-

 
+919198246606

 
Dr. Akhil Mukim  Mukim Medical and Nursing Home and Heart Clinic  Bodakdev,-380054
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
07926853785

drmukim@indiatimes.com 
Dr M L Shukla  Shuklas Hospital  Nr Alankar Cinema, M.G.Road, Bardoli-394601
Surat
GUJARAT 
02622-220235

drshukla99@yahoo.co.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 3  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Independent Ethics Committee - Aditya, Ahmedabad for Dr. Akhil Mukim  Approved 
Independent Ethics Committee - Aditya, Ahmedabad for Dr. Mahesh L. Shukla  Approved 
Independent Ethics Committee - Aditya, Ahmedabad for Dr. Pawankumar Kashyap  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
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Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: B509||Plasmodium falciparum malaria, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Arteether Injection  One injection once daily for atleast three days 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria
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Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  76.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Written informed consent from the patient.
2.Male and Female patients with aged 18 years above inclusive.
3. Diagnosis of Patients with P. falciparum malaria by the presence of ring forms of P. falciparum in thick and thin peripheral blood smears (parasitemia > 5%). 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with any condition which in the opinion of the investigator makes the patient unsuitable for inclusion.
2. Patient is a female who is pregnant or willing to get pregnant, not ready to use contraceptive measures during the trial period or breast feeding.
3. Known hypersensitivity to alpha,beta-arteether.
4. Patient with renal failure and other systemic disorder.
5. Patient who is consuming/ has received drugs, which have interaction with alpha,beta-arteether, during last 14 days.
6. Participation in any other clinical trial during last 30 days.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment
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Pre-numbered or coded identical Containers 
Blinding/Masking
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Open Label 
Primary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean Cure rate  after 3 days 
 
Secondary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
Parasite clearance time  Based on blood smear test after drug administration of 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours 
 
Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="200"
Sample Size from India="200" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "199"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="199" 
Phase of Trial
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Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
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20/02/2010 
Date of Study Completion (India) 25/02/2011 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
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NA 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
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This is a phase III multicenter open label single treatment studyto evaluate the efficacy and safety of Arteether injection in patients with Falciparum malaria. Selected patients based on the inclusion exclusion criteria will be adminisatered three doses of arteether 150mg injection every 24 hrs. Blood smear will be examined for P. falciparum positive or negative. Based on the results, efficacy will be decided. 
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