Lassa Fever
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: General Inclusion Criteria: ? Clinical disease with signs and symptoms suggestive for LF ? Positive plasma LASV RT-PCR ? Participant requires hospitalization per the local guidelines ? Participant or their legally authorized representative is able and willing to sign the informed consent Each intervention arm has specific eligibility criteria -->Favipiravir: specific inclusion criteria • Age = 18 years old -->Combinaison Favipiravir and Ribavirin specific inclusion criteria • Age = 18 years old --> Combinaison Ribavirin and Dexamethasone specific inclusion criteria • Age = 12 years old
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: General Exclusion criteria: ? Unwilling to provide informed consent ? Positive pregnancy test ? History of allergic reaction or other contra-indication to ribavirin according to the Reference safety document ? Received drug therapy for Lassa fever (excluding supportive care) prior to inclusion Each intervention arm has have specific eligibility criteria --> Favipiravir: specific exclusion criteria • Pregnancy (evidenced by positive urine pregnancy test in women of child-bearing potential) • Treatment contraindicated with favipiravir according to the Reference safety document • Pre-existing liver failure • Severe symptomatic gout/hyperuricemia • History of QT prolongation or arrhythmia or other cardiac disorders • PR interval = 200 ms • Hypersensitivity to excipients • Inability to take oral drug (e.g. encephalopathy, severe vomiting) --> Combinaison Favipiravir and Ribavirin specific exclusion criteria • Pregnancy (evidenced by positive urine pregnancy test in women of child-bearing potential) • Treatment contraindicated with favipiravir according to the Reference safety document • Pre-existing liver failure • Severe symptomatic gout/hyperuricemia • History of QT prolongation or arrhythmia or other cardiac disorders • PR interval = 200 ms • Hypersensitivity to excipients • Inability to take oral drug (e.g. encephalopathy, severe vomiting) --> Combinaison Ribavirin and Dexamethasone specific exclusion criteria • Pregnancy (evidenced by positive urine pregnancy test in women of child-bearing potential) • Known intolerance and contra-indications to ribavirin or dexamethasone • Patients who already received a corticosteroid within the preceding 7 days
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint is the proportion of patients meeting any one of the components of the below composite endpoint -Death -New onset of acute kidney failure -New onset of acute respiratory failure -New onset of shock The composite endpoint assesses the new onset of an event from D0. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Safety ;Acute Kidney Injury;Encephalopathy;Bleeding;Severe anaemia;Liver failure;Clinical severity score;Intensive care strategies;Viral clearance;Pharmacokinetics (phase II only) ;PK/PD (phase II only) | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
International Project Manager at ALIMA