Trial · NCT03981523
New Therapies and Biomarkers for Chagas Infection
NCT03981523, Phase 2, Completed, University of Texas, El Paso
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ConductScience Library. New Therapies and Biomarkers for Chagas Infection. Trials, record NCT03981523. Release trials-2026-11-12-0.5.0, 12 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/trials/NCT03981523
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- Title
- New Therapies and Biomarkers for Chagas Infection
- NCT number
- NCT03981523
- Status
- Completed
- Phases
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 450 participants, actual
- Lead sponsor
- University of Texas, El Paso
- Conditions
- Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection, Chagas Disease
- Interventions
- Benznidazole, Nifurtimox
- First posted
- 2019-06-11
- Last updated
- 2024-07-17
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Registered outcomes10
Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
| List | Outcome | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Sustained Parasitological Clearance by qPCR at End of Follow-Up (36 months) | up to 36 months | The primary efficacy endpoint or measure is a binary 'cured' (success), 'not-cured' (failure) variable based on a total of eight qPCR timepoints from end-of-treatment (EOT) up to 36 months of follow-up. Each of the timepoints includes a total of three sequential qPCR examinations on blood samples collected during one visit. Therefore, for a patient to be considered "cured", a total of 24 negative qPCR results should be documented. Blood samples to be collected at EOT (30, 60, or 90 days), and at 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 months of follow-up (with a window period of +/- 7 days from 4 to 12 months and +/- 14 days from 18 to 36 months). |
| Secondary | Changes Over Time in the blood parasitic load by qPCR | Days 14-17, 59-62; EOT-30, EOT-60, and EOT-90; and months 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 during follow-up (with a window period of +/- 7 days from 4 to 12 months and +/- 14 days from 18 to 36 months). | Evaluate changes over time in blood parasitic load as measured by qPCR. The unit for the qPCR is parasite equivalents/milliliter of blood (Par. Eq./mL). The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) for the qPCR assay is 0.69 and 1.5 Par. Eq./mL blood, respectively. Kaplan-Meier survival curves will be drawn to depict the time-to-reappearance of blood parasitic load for patients who have cleared blood parasitic load at EOT (as such this is a time-to-relapse for 'success' patients) across treatment groups. A discrete-time survival model will be used to analyze this event time data. Change in parasite load over time assessed at days 14-17, 59-62, and EOT (30, 60, or 90 days), according to the treatment arm, and months 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 of follow-up (with a window period of +/- 7 days from 4 to 12 months and +/- 14 days from 18 to 36 months), as measured by qPCR. |
| Secondary | Changes Over Time in the Conventional Serology using parasite antigenic mixture | Day -28; EOT-30, EOT-60, and EOT-90; and months 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 (with a window period of +/- 7 days from 4 to 12 months and +/- 14 days from 18 to 36 months) during follow-up. | Evaluate changes over time in serological titers and incidence of negative seroconversion through conventional serology. Chagas disease serology commercial kit using a parasite antigenic mixture (lysate) will be used to perform this analysis. Serum samples from all timepoints in the study for each patient will be analyzed in the same ELISA plate to avoid bias due to interassay variations. Generalized linear mixed-effects models will be used to evaluate the conventional serological response over time. The dependent variable in both models will be a binary conventional serology parameter. The treatment arm will be included in the model as a fixed effect. The significance of the treatment covariate will be tested at the 0.05 two-sided significance level with Likelihood Ratio Test. |
| Secondary | Changes Over Time in the Conventional Serology using recombinant parasite antigens | Day -28; EOT-30, EOT-60, and EOT-90; and months 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 (with a window period of +/- 7 days from 4 to 12 months and +/- 14 days from 18 to 36 months) during follow-up. | Evaluate changes over time in serological titers and incidence of negative seroconversion through conventional serology. Chagas disease serology commercial kit using recombinant parasite antigens will be used to perform this analysis. Serum samples from all timepoints in the study for each patient will be analyzed in the same ELISA plate to avoid bias due to interassay variations. Generalized linear mixed-effects models will be used to evaluate the conventional serological response over time. The dependent variable in both models will be a binary conventional serology parameter. The treatment arm will be included in the model as a fixed effect. The significance of the treatment covariate will be tested at the 0.05 two-sided significance level with Likelihood Ratio Test. |
| Secondary | Changes Over Time in the Non-Conventional Serology Biomarker "Lytic Anti-α-Gal Antibodies" | Days 0, 14-17, 59-62; EOT-30, EOT-60, and EOT-90; and at months 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 during follow-up (with a window period of +/- 7 days from 4 to 12 months and +/- 14 days from 18 to 36 months). | Evaluate changes over time in the non-conventional serology biomarker (BMK) "Lytic Anti-α-Gal Antibodies" and incidence of negative seroconversion for it, as measured by chemiluminescent (CL)-ELISA using T. cruzi tGPI-mucins as antigens. CL-ELISA unit is the Titer (T). T is the ratio of the relative luminescence units (RLU) of the tested serum to the cutoff value (CV). The CV is calculated by defining the upper prediction limit (as standard deviation, SD), multiplied by a factor according to the number of negative controls (NC) and a confidence interval of 99.5%. For each test plate in which six NC are included, the CV is defined as the NC mean plus 4.355 times the SD. A serum sample is positive when T = or \>1.000; negative when T = or \< 0.900; and inconclusive when T \> 0.900, \< 1.000. Generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMM) will define how this BMK affects binary outcomes of parasite clearance. The BMK variable will be included in the model, with repeated measures. |
| Secondary | Changes Over Time in the Non-Conventional Serology Biomarker "Anti-KMP11 Antibodies" | Days 0, 14-17, 59-62; EOT-30, EOT-60, and EOT-90; and at months 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 during follow-up (with a window period of +/- 7 days from 4 to 12 months and +/- 14 days from 18 to 36 months). | This BMK is measured by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), whose unit is Optical Density (OD) at 492 nm. Cutoff: A negative result will be considered when OD values = or \<0.200, and positive when OD values \>0.300, at 1/200 serum dilution; indeterminate results will be OD values comprised between 0.200 and 0.300. Therapeutic efficacy will imply a continuous and substantial drop in the reactivity after treatment. A substantial decrease has to be at least 40% compared with the reactivity at T0 (before treatment). A slight increase (= or \<20%) in the reactivity against the BMK shortly after treatment versus OD at T0 will be allowed. Generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMM) will define how this BMK affects binary outcomes of parasite clearance. The BMK variable will be included in the model, with repeated measures. |
| Secondary | Changes in the Non-Conventional Serology Biomarker "Anti-HSP70 Antibodies" | Days 0, 14-17, 59-62; EOT-30, EOT-60, and EOT-90; and at months 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 during follow-up (with a window period of +/- 7 days from 4 to 12 months and +/- 14 days from 18 to 36 months). | This BMK is measured by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), whose unit is Optical Density (OD) at 492 nm. Cutoff: A negative result will be considered when OD values = or \<0.300, and positive when OD values \>0.450, at 1/200 serum dilution; indeterminate results will be OD values comprised between 0.300 and 0.450. Therapeutic efficacy will imply a continuous and substantial drop in the reactivity after treatment. A substantial decrease has to be at least 30% compared with the reactivity at T0 (before treatment). A slight increase (= or \< 20%) in the reactivity against the BMK shortly after treatment versus OD at T0 will be allowed. |
| Secondary | Changes Over Time in the Non-Conventional Serology Biomarker "Anti-PFR2 Antibodies" | Days 0, 14-17, 59-62; EOT-30, EOT-60, and EOT-90; and at months 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 during follow-up (with a window period of +/- 7 days from 4 to 12 months and +/- 14 days from 18 to 36 months). | This BMK is measured by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), whose unit is Optical Density (OD) at 492 nm. Cutoff: A negative result will be considered when OD values = or \<0.250 at 1/400 dilution, and positive when OD values \>0.350, at 1/400 serum dilution; indeterminate results will be OD values comprised between 0.250 and 0.350. Therapeutic efficacy will imply a continuous and substantial drop in the reactivity after treatment. A substantial decrease has to be at least 40% compared with the reactivity at T0 (before treatment). A slight increase (= or \<20%) in the reactivity against the BMK shortly after treatment versus OD at T0 will be allowed. Generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMM) will define how this BMK affects binary outcomes of parasite clearance. The BMK variable will be included in the model, with repeated measures. |
| Secondary | Changes Over Time in the Non-Conventional Serology Biomarker "Anti-Peptide 3973 Antibodies" | Days 0, 14-17, 59-62; EOT-30, EOT-600, and EOT-90; and at months 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 during follow-up (with a window period of +/- 7 days from 4 to 12 months and +/- 14 days from 18 to 36 months). | This BMK is measured by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), whose unit is Optical Density (OD) at 492 nm. Cutoff: A negative result will be considered when OD values = or \<0.250, and positive when OD values \>0.350, at 1/400 serum dilution; indeterminate results will be OD values comprised between 0.250 and 0.350. Therapeutic efficacy will imply a continuous and substantial drop in the reactivity after treatment. A substantial decrease has to be at least 40% compared with the reactivity at T0 (before treatment). A slight increase (= or \<20%) in the reactivity against the BMK shortly after treatment versus OD at T0 will be allowed. Generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMM) will define how this BMK affects binary outcomes of parasite clearance. The BMK variable will be included in the model, with repeated measures. |
| Secondary | Changes Over Time in the Non-Conventional Serology Biomarker "Trypomastigote Excreted/Secreted Antigens (TESA)" | Days 0, 14-17, 59-62; EOT-30, EOT-60, and EOT-90; and at months 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 during follow-up (with a window period of +/- 7 days from 4 to 12 months and +/- 14 days from 18 to 36 months). | Evaluate changes over time in the non-conventional serology biomarker (BMK) "Trypomastigote Excreted/Secreted Antigens (TESA)" and incidence of negative seroconversion for it, as measured by the aptamer assay. The unit of the aptamer assay is relative fluorescence unit (RFU). A Signal to Cutoff (S/CO) ratio is calculated for each clinical specimen by dividing the RFU value of the test sample by the cutoff (CO). The CO is the highest RFU value obtained from the endemic control specimens included in each run. The S/CO of a positive control included in the same run must meet pre-established acceptance criteria to be valid. A specimen with an S/CO \> 1.0 is interpreted as positive for the presence of the BMK (=infected). A specimen with an S/CO \< 1 is interpreted as negative (=non-infected). Generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMM) will define how this BMK affects binary outcomes of parasite clearance. The BMK variable will be included in the model, with repeated measures. |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Outcomes0
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Results by group0
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Participant flow0
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Adverse events0
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Adverse event totals0
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Papers20
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Grants1
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| Project | Title | Principal investigators | Organization | Funder | Fiscal years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U01AI129783 | New chemotherapy regimens and biomarkers for Chagas disease | ALMEIDA, IGOR C; GASCON, JOAQUIM; TORRICO, FAUSTINO | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2018 to 2024 |
Source NIH RePORTER
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- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
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- NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
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- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
- ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
- NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)
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