Phase 1b Malaria Clinical Trial Using Argemone Mexicana in Healthy Adults in Mali

Phase 1

• Conditions: Malaria
• Interventions: Drug: Argemone mexicana

• Registration Number: NCT01645254
• Lead Sponsor: University of Bamako

Brief Summary

The main objective is to study the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and tolerability of the decoction of the aerial parts of Argemone mexicana (AM), administered in healthy volunteers.

Detailed Description

This is an open non comparative safety and pharmacokinetic (PK) study clinical trial. Healthy volunteers aged from 18 to 50 years old will be recruited and followed 42 days after treatment initiation as in the current World Health Organization malaria drug protocol efficacy assessment protocol.

Each volunteer will be take oral Argemone mexicana in decoction formulation. For the PK assessment purposes, 3 groups have been constituted: (i) a group will receive a unique dose of with blood withdrawal scheduled at 0 hour, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hour , 8 hours and 12 hours. (ii) a group will receive two doses (morning and evening) of Argemone mexicana for 14 days with blood withdrawal scheduled at 0 hours, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days and 14 days. (iii) a group will receive two doses (morning and evening) of Argemone mexicana for 14 days with blood withdrawal scheduled at 0 hour, 12 hours, 14 hours, 16 hours, 18 hours, 20 hours, 22 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days, 14 days and 21 days Safety will be assessed clinically (Clinical exam and Electrocardiography) and biologically (hematology and biochemistry parameters will be measured) throughout the 42 days of thefollow-up.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-07-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-07-17
• Study First Posted: 2012-07-20
• Study Start: 2012-09
• Status Verified: 2012-10
• Primary Completion: 2012-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 2012-10-03
• Study Completion: 2012-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• age of 18-50 years old;
• be in good general health;
• be available for the duration of the study;
• agreement to participate in the study
• be a resident of the village known study;
• acceptance of the conservation laboratory specimens for future research.

Exclusion Criteria

• Plasmodium falciparum infection with clinical manifestations;
• Presence of severe or complicated malaria;
• Acute medical condition;
• Any other medical condition that requires medical attention inconsistent with the study or interfere with the study;
• Severe medical conditions;
• Allergy to the product of the study,
• Pregnant women or nursing
• Taking a derivative product of the study or other known antimalarial within 14 days before enrollment.
• Refusal to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Argemone mexicana	Argemone mexicana	Argemone mexicana is traditional medicinal plant known as having an antimalarial activity. The aerial part of this plant is used. The decoction of the powder of the plant will be used.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Adverse Events	6 weeks	health volunteers will be assessed daily for 3 days and then on Day 7 and then weekly up to 6 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Plasma concentration curves of the drug	6 weeks	The phramacokinetics measured will be performed depending on the treatment groups. Three different treatment groups have constituted, each group will be allocated a specific time point for PK assessment.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Malaria Research and Training Center, USTTB; 🇲🇱 Bamako, Mali