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CompletedNCT03269006Updated Jan 14, 2020

Improved Case Detection and Vector Control for Visceral Leishmaniasis

An interventional study of Inesfly Paint and IDWL (1m) in Visceral Leishmaniasis, sponsored by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. Completed at 1 site in Bangladesh. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-14.

Sponsored by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 2 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2016, registered Mar 2017).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
202
Allocation
Randomized
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 10 studies in Leishmaniasis, Visceral with a site in Bangladesh — none open to participants now, none under way, none of them phase 3. Leishmaniasis, Visceral · Bangladesh.

Enrollment
3rd of 10
202 · median 170
Started
2016
the only one that year
No phase
4 of 10
none open now
Registered
7th of 10
by date
Lead sponsor
7 of 10
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

Among the 10 studies in Leishmaniasis, Visceral with a site in Bangladesh, this one is the 3rd largest by enrollment, is the only one that started in 2016, is one of 4 with no phase, and was the 7th registered.

Leishmaniasis, Visceral

68 studies on the registry are indexed under Leishmaniasis, Visceral; 7 are open to participants now.

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Who these studies take

Of the 7 Leishmaniasis, Visceral studies recruiting now, 2 set no upper age limit and 3 stop at 75 or younger; 4 take children under 18; 1 takes healthy volunteers.

This study: all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) also known as kala-azar is a public health problem in Bangladesh. Since 2005 a national kala-azar elimination program is going on in the country. The program has preparatory, attack, consolidation and maintenance phases. The target of the program is to reduce the VL incidence less than 1 per 10,000 people at upazila (sub-district) level in VL endemic upazilas of the country. The program is heading successfully to its consolidation phase.

During attack phase house to house search for VL suspects and also suspects with Post-kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) was the tool for early diagnosis of VL and PKDL cases. Indoor residual spraying with insecticide (Deltamethrin) was the method for sand fly control to reduce the transmission of the disease. Since in the consolidation phase the VL case load is many times less than that in the attack phase, house to house search for VL and PKDL cases and IRS for vector control is no more cost-effective for the program. Therefore there is a need for alternative methods for active search of VL and PKDL cases and method for sand fly control, appropriate for the consolidation phase.

In the present study the investigators propose to investigate the efficacy of Inesfly 5AIGRNG TM containing Alphacypermethrin 0.7%; D-Allethin 1.0% and Pyriproxyphen (0.063%), commercial available durable wall lining (DWL), impregnated of existing bed-net with insecticide tablet, KO TAB 123, indoor residual spraying (IRS) with Delthamethrin against a control group Methods: A cluster randomized controlled design to measure sand fly density reduction at intervention household as well as sand fly mortality by entomological methods.

Outcome measures/variables: reduction of sand fly density at intervention household and sand fly corrected mortality on intervention surfaces compare to control households/conditions.

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The objective of this study is to test the efficacy Inesfly 5AIGRNG TM containing Alphacypermethrin 0.7%; D-Allethin 1.0% and Pyriproxyphen (0.063%), and other intervention with control group. The formulation is vinyl paint with an aqueous base, with the active ingredients residing within Ca CO3 and resin microcapsules, allowing a gradual release of active ingredients. Microcapsules range from one to several hundred micrometers in size. Inesfly has been tested for control of malaria and chagas disease vector with encouraging results. The product is effective even against vectors, resistant to pyrethroids.

A randomized control trial will be performed with Inesfly 5AIGRNG TM containing Alphacypermethrin 0.7%; D-Allethin 1.0% and Pyriproxyphen (0.063%), commercial available durable wall lining (DWL), impregnated of existing bed-net with insecticide tablet, KO TAB 123, indoor residual spraying (IRS) with Delthamethrin against a control group (study with 5 arms). The study will be carried out in villages located in Mymensingh District , one of the high VL endemic district in Bangladesh. The VL burden of the villages will be estimated using the VL case reports in the last 12 months. Four high endemic villages will be selected for the study. As per sample size calculation the investigators need minimum 31 households to see the efficacy of the interventions (see sample size calculation part below). The investigators will include 50 households for each intervention and 50 for control (No intervention). Twenty-five households (HHs) from each village will be selected randomly which will be considered as a cluster. Field Research Assistant will be listed all the study households. Only subjects who agree to participate and freely signed the consent form will be included in the study. Household roster and household head interview for socio-demographic, socio-economic and knowledge about VL and VL vectors will be done. Based on sample size calculation, 18 HHs from each cluster will be selected randomly for entomological analysis which includes sand fly density measurement (base line and 1, 3, 6, 9,12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months after intervention), WHO Cone bioassay on the intervention surfaces and control surfaces at 1, 3, 6, 9,12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months after intervention After performing baseline sand fly density measurements, clusters will be redefined with High density (sand fly density =>50th percentile), and low (sand fly density (\<50th percentile). One cluster will be selected randomly from each density group for the intervention with Inesfly, commercial DWL, and the control group with no intervention. All groups will receive the routine vector control services by the national program. Acceptability survey of the intervention will be conducted at 6 weeks since intervention to see the community acceptance of the intervention.

Entomological methods:

Sand fly collection and density measurement For the entomological activities for objective 2 and objective 3 HH head will be informed and his/her informed, written voluntary consent will be obtained before the start of any activities. HH head and members will be requested one day before by the research team to make space for conduct installation of DWL / wall paining with Inesfly by removing materials including furniture to a safe place. They also will be informed that for entomological activities i.e. for collection of sand fly by CDC light trap research team will visit the HH for two consecutive days as on day one they will visit in the evening to place CDC light trap in a corner of the main room and to take it out on the following morning. As sand fly collection will be done before intervention and at 1 month, 6 months and 12 months after intervention research team will visit the HH 4 times for sand fly collection. In addition to conduct the WHO Cone bioassay test which will be done again at 1 month, 3 months and 12 months since intervention the HH will be visited again 3 times by the research team.

Sand flies will be collected on two consecutive nights with CDC light traps by trained personnel with guidance from a member of the study team. Light traps will be kept in a corner from 6 pm to 6 am, 2 inch away from the wall with a distance of 6 inches between the floor and the bottom of the sac. The sand fly density will be expressed as number of P. argentipes per light trap per night. Sand fly identification will be done as follows:

  • Upon collection, sand flies will be segregated and labeled by batch indicating the date and the pre-printed batch numbers. Sand fly numbers and sex will be identified under microscope.
  • Morphological identification will be done in the field using the following criteria:

vi. Phlebotomus argentipes Pa: Black thorax+silvering shining of the tarsal tip of the leg+3mm.

vii. Phlebotomus papatasi Pp: Brown to yellow thorax+3mm. viii. Sergentomyia sp Sr:I1-2mm c. Sex and physiological status ix. Males: external genitalia with claspers x. Females: without claspers, Blood-fed, unfed, gravid (no undigested blood).

WHO Cone Bioassay Test The WHO cone bioassays will be performed using the cone method (WHOPES 2005.11) on treated and non-treated bed-nets with wild caught (manually collected) sandflies at 1 month, 6 months and 12 months after intervention. Bioassays will be carried out at room temperature at 25o- 29oC and 75-85% humidity. Resting sandflies will be collected manually by aspirator during early morning and evening. In each net, 10-12 female sand flies will be introduced in each of the cones placed against the DWL / Wall for 30 minutes. The sand flies will be then transferred from each cone to a paper cup for observation. They will be observed over 24 hours to calculate the mortality. The mortality rates of sand flies will be corrected with Abbot's formula (WHOPES 2005.11).

Measurement of efficacy of interventions: Efficacy will be defined by the reduction of sandfly density by intervention compared to control measured by sandfly density at 1 months, 6 months and 12 months after intervention; percentage mortality of sand-fly assessed by WHO Cone Bioassay test on DWL and wall after 1 months, 6 months and 12 months following intervention.

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Conditions studied

  • Visceral Leishmaniasis

Keywords

  • Visceral leishmaniasis
  • Vector control
  • Sand fly,
  • Bangladesh
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Filed Research Assistant will be listed all the study households in the selected study areas.
  • Only subjects who agree to participate and freely signed the consent form will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who will not agree to participate and freely signed the consent form will be included in the study.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
202 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Inesfly Paint

    Inesfly 5AIGRNG TM containing Alphacypermethrin 0.7%; D-Allethin 1.0% and Pyriproxyphen (0.063%). The formulation is vinyl paint with an aqueous base, with the active ingredients residing within Ca CO3 and resin microcapsules, allowing a gradual release of active ingredients. Microcapsules range from one to several hundred micrometers in size.

    Device: Inesfly Paint

  • Experimental
    IDWL (1m)

    Install durable wall lining up to one meter from the floor of the intervention room containing deltamethrin to kill immature stage and as well as adult sand flies.

    Device: IDWL (1m)

  • Experimental
    ITN (KO-Tab 123)

    impregnation of existing bed net by the insecticide tablet, K-O Tab 1-2-3 containing deltamethrin.

    Device: ITN (KO-Tab 123)

  • Experimental
    IRS (Delthamethrin)

    indoor residual spraying with Delthamethrin in the living rooms

    Device: IRS (Delthamethrin)

  • No intervention
    Control

    without any study interventions

Interventions

  • DeviceInesfly Paint

    Inesfly 5AIGRNG TM paint contain Alphacypermethrin 0.7%; D-Allethin 1.0% and Pyriproxyphen (0.063%). Others intervention such as IRS, ITN and IDWLcontain Delthamethrin

  • DeviceIDWL (1m)

    Install durable wall lining up to one meter from the floor of the intervention room containing deltamethrin to kill immature stage and as well as adult sand flies

  • DeviceITN (KO-Tab 123)

    Impregnation of existing bed net by the insecticide tablet, K-O Tab 1-2-3 containing deltamethrin

  • DeviceIRS (Delthamethrin)

    Indoor residual spraying with Delthamethrin in the living rooms

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction of Vector density (CDC light trap)

    Based on sample size calculation, 18 households from each cluster will be selected randomly for sand fly density measurement at base line and 1,3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months after intervention

    Time frame: at base line and 1,3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months after intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. Corrected sand fly mortality

    WHO Cone bio-assay will be done on the intervention surfaces and the control surfaces (at 18 households from each cluster) at 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months after intervention.

    Time frame: at 1,3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months after intervention

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Study locations

1 site
  • Icddr,B Field Site
    Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — As per institutional (icddr,b) data sharing policy.

Supporting information: Clinical study report

Time frame: As per institutional (icddr,b) data sharing policy.

Access criteria: As per institutional (icddr,b) data sharing policy.

Data sharing details ↗ · www.icddrb.org

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jan 2016 to primary completion in Apr 2016, 3 months.

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Registered
Mar 27, 2017
First posted
Aug 31, 2017
StartActual
Jan 1, 2016
Primary completionActual
Apr 30, 2016
CompletionActual
Jul 30, 2019
Last update
Jan 14, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 14, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03269006
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 31, 2017
Start date
Jan 1, 2016
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2016
Completion
Jul 30, 2019
Last update
Jan 14, 2020

Study contacts

Dinesh Mondal, PhD
principal investigator · Senior Scientist

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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