drugset / Trial / NCT00123916
BENEFIT: Evaluation of the Use of Antiparasital Drug (Benznidazole) in the Treatment of Chronic Chagas' Disease
Phase 3
Completed
2854 enrolled
Population Health Research Institute
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) · collabInstituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia · collabUniversity of Sao Paulo · collabWorld Health Organization · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindTreatment
Summary
Evaluate if benznidazole, an antiparasite drug, given at a dose calculated as 5mg/kg/day for 60 days, now administered as a fixed daily dose of 300mg during 40 to 80 days of treatment - period adjusted according to the patient's body weight to a total minimum dose of 12g (corresponding to 40kg) and a total maximum dose of 24g (corresponding to 80kg) - reduces morbidity and mortality in patients with Chronic Chagas' Cardiomyopathy (CCC). The BENEFIT study is being conducted by the Population Health Research Institute (in Hamilton, Canada) and the Institute Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia (Sao Paulo, Brazil) together with a Steering Committee, and an independent Safety Monitoring Board.
Timeline
- Start
- 2004-11
- Primary completion
- 2015-07
- Completion
- 2015-08
Publications
- Background Marin-Neto JA, Rassi A Jr, Morillo CA, Avezum A, Connolly SJ, Sosa-Estani S, Rosas F, Yusuf S; BENEFIT Investigators. Rationale and design of a randomized placebo-controlled trial assessing the effects of etiologic treatment in Chagas' cardiomyopathy: the BENznidazole Evaluation For Interrupting Trypanosomiasis (BENEFIT). Am Heart J. 2008 Jul;156(1):37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.04.001.
- Morillo CA, Marin-Neto JA, Avezum A, Sosa-Estani S, Rassi A Jr, Rosas F, Villena E, Quiroz R, Bonilla R, Britto C, Guhl F, Velazquez E, Bonilla L, Meeks B, Rao-Melacini P, Pogue J, Mattos A, Lazdins J, Rassi A, Connolly SJ, Yusuf S; BENEFIT Investigators. Randomized Trial of Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas' Cardiomyopathy. N Engl J Med. 2015 Oct;373(14):1295-306. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1507574. Epub 2015 Sep 1.
- Marin-Neto JA, Rassi A Jr, Avezum A Jr, Mattos AC, Rassi A, Morillo CA, Sosa-Estani S, Yusuf S; BENEFIT Investigators. The BENEFIT trial: testing the hypothesis that trypanocidal therapy is beneficial for patients with chronic Chagas heart disease. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2009 Jul;104 Suppl 1:319-24. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000900042.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Benznidazole | Small molecule | 300 mg | Oral |