New cholera drug could cut antibiotic use and hospital stays
NCT ID NCT06193408
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new drug called VR-AD-1005 for treating severe diarrhea caused by cholera. The drug aims to reduce fluid loss and the need for antibiotics, which could help fight antibiotic resistance. 150 adults with cholera took part, and researchers measured stool output and rehydration needs compared to a placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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150 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Signed informed consent. * Adults, both genders aged 18-65 years. * Acute watery diarrhea (defined as passage of three or more liquid stools within the 24 hours before admission) with severe dehydration on arrival. * Detection of V. cholerae by rapid diagnostic assay (e.g. dark field microscopy). Exclusion Criteria: * Known or suspected hypersensitivity to trial product(s) or related products. * Subjects with passage of bloody stools or muco-purulent stools. * Subjects with chronic diarrhea (\>4 weeks of Diarrhea). * Clinically significant concomitant systemic disease (i.e. cardiovascular diseases including heart failure, acute kidney injury, sepsis or life-threatening malignant cancer). * Mental incapacity, unwillingness, or language barriers, precluding adequate understanding or cooperation. * History of receiving antimicrobial or antidiarrheal drugs within 6 hours prior to admission. * Positive urine pregnancy test for all female patients * Failure to obtain informed consent. * Failure to definitively diagnose cholera via culture or RT-PCR
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Icddr,b
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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