Tafenoquine and DHA-piperaquine (TADORE- Plus)
- Registration Number
- NCT07060794
- Lead Sponsor
- Menzies School of Health Research
- Brief Summary
A trial designed to determine whether there is a clinically significant drug-drug interaction of tafenoquine with DHA-piperaquine using a control arm with radical cure given at the end of follow up (delayed radical cure).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 280
Inclusion Criteria
- P. vivax peripheral parasitaemia (mono-infection)
- G6PD normal status (G6PD activity ≥70% of the adjusted male median
- as determined by the Standard G6PD (SD Biosensor, ROK))
- Fever (temperature ≥37.5⁰C) or history of fever in the preceding 48 hours
- Age ≥18 years
- Haemoglobin at presentation ≥8g/dl
- Written informed consent.
- Living in the study area and willing to be followed for six months
Exclusion Criteria
- Danger signs or symptoms of severe malaria
- Pregnant or lactating females
- Regular use of drugs with haemolytic potential
- Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs
- History of any psychiatric disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Tafenoquine plus DHA-Piperaquine Tafenoquine -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method incidence risk (time to first event) of any P. vivax parasitaemia 4 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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What molecular mechanisms underlie the drug-drug interaction between tafenoquine and DHA-piperaquine in vivax malaria treatment?
How does TADORE-Plus compare to standard-of-care radical cure regimens for Plasmodium vivax malaria in terms of efficacy and safety?
Which biomarkers could predict patient response to tafenoquine-DHA-piperaquine combination therapy in vivax malaria?
What are the known adverse events associated with tafenoquine when combined with DHA-piperaquine, and how are they managed in clinical practice?
Are there alternative antimalarial compounds or combination therapies targeting the same molecular pathways as TADORE-Plus for vivax malaria?