Efficacy and Safety of Emodepside in Adolescents and Adults Infected With Hookworm

Summary

To compare the efficacy and safety of emodepside to that of albendazole (Zentel®) in participants aged 12-60, inclusive, infected with hookworm.

Timeline

Start

2022-09-16

Primary completion

2023-04-11

Completion

2023-04-11

Publications

• Taylor L, Ahmada AA, Ali MS, Ali SM, Hattendorf J, Mohammed IS, Keiser J. Efficacy and safety of emodepside compared with albendazole in adolescents and adults with hookworm infection in Pemba Island, Tanzania: a double-blind, superiority, phase 2b, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2024 Aug 17;404(10453):683-691. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01403-X.

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