New dengue drug could cut fever time and virus levels
NCT ID NCT06006559
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests an experimental drug called EYU688 in 108 adults with dengue fever. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo to see if it lowers the amount of virus in the blood and shortens fever. The study is currently recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EYU688
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a new treatment that shortens dengue fever and reduces the amount of virus in the blood.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 108 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects are still being studied.
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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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About 108 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 60 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female, 18 - 60 years old (inclusive). * History or presence of fever (≥ 38°C). At least one of the following criteria indicating dengue infection: * Nausea or vomiting. * Presence of rash, aches or pains including headache, muscle or joint pain. * Onset of fever ≤ 48 hours prior to treatment start. * Positive test on dengue fever. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with any of abnormalities of clinical laboratory parameters. * Usage of any anticoagulant drugs. * Current significant medical conditions or illness that the investigator considers should exclude the participants, especially those that require continuation of other medications likely to have an interaction with the study drug. * Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women. * Clinical signs and symptoms for severe dengue according to Dengue Guideline (WHO 2009) at screening. * Participants with any of the following abnormalities of clinical laboratory parameters at screening: * Hemoglobin \<12.0 g/dL in males; \<11.0 g/dL in females * Hematocrit \>52 % in males; \>46 % in females * Absolute neutrophil count \<1500/μL * Platelet count \<80,000/mm3 * Creatinine \>165 μmol/L in males; \>130 μmol/L in females * Serum creatine kinase \> 600 U/L * ALT, AST levels more than 3 X upper limit of normal (ULN) * Total bilirubin \>24 μmol/L * Usage of PPIs (proton pump inhibitor) which could affect absorption of EYU688 due to stomach pH value increase up to 48 hours prior to screening. * Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception during dosing and for 4 days after stopping of investigational drug. * History or long-QT syndrome, or clinically significant ECG abnormalities, or any of the following ECG abnormalities at screening: * QTcF \> 450 msec (males) * QTcF \> 460 msec (females) Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
26 sites in 7 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGManaus, Amazonas, 69040-000, Brazil
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBrasília, Federal District, 71635-580, Brazil
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21040-360, Brazil
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90560-032, Brazil
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSão Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, 09521-160, Brazil
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSão José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, 15090 000, Brazil
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSorocaba, São Paulo, 18040-425, Brazil
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBarranquilla, Atlántico, 080012, Colombia
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBucaramanga, Santander Department, 681017, Colombia
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGCali, Valle del Cauca Department, 760032, Colombia
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBelagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India
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Novartis Investigative Site
WITHDRAWNMumbai, Maharashtra, 400008, India
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGPune, Maharashtra, 411013, India
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGJaipur, Rajasthan, 302017, India
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGChennai, Tamil Nadu, 600113, India
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGKuantan, Pahang, 25200, Malaysia
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGIpoh, Perak, 30450, Malaysia
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSeberang Jaya, Pulau Pinang, 13700, Malaysia
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMiri, Sarawak, 98000, Malaysia
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGKuala Selangor, 68000, Malaysia
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGOaxaca City, 68020, Mexico
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGVeracruz, 91855, Mexico
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSingapore, Singapore, 308433, Singapore
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSingapore, 169608, Singapore
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGHaiphong, 180000, Vietnam
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGHanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGHo Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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