Massive dengue drug trial aims to stop deadly progression
NCT ID NCT07543458
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This large study tests several treatments in people hospitalized with moderate or severe dengue. The goal is to find safe, affordable drugs that prevent the disease from getting worse and help patients recover faster. Over 8,800 participants across multiple sites will be enrolled to reduce the burden on hospitals in areas where dengue is common.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 8,800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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5 years and older
- 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: * Age ≥5 years * Decision to hospitalise * Clinical diagnosis of dengue * Participants must also have at least one of the following: 1. Severe abdominal pain or tenderness 2. Vomiting more than 3 times in the past 24 hours 3. Pleural effusion or ascites on clinical or radiological examination 4. Absolute haematocrit \>50% 5. 15% increase in haematocrit compared with a baseline sample (defined as the first sample taken during the current illness) 6. Absolute platelet count \<50 × 10⁹/L 7. Absolute platelet count \<100 × 10⁹/L AND a drop \>50 × 10⁹/L in the past 32 hours 8. ALT or AST \>400 IU/L 9. Pulse pressure \<20mmHg or hypotension for age AND at least one of: peripheral capillary refill time \>2 seconds; urine output 0.5ml/kg/hr; cold/clammy peripheries; agitation or altered mental state 10. Bleeding leading to hypotension for age or requiring blood transfusion or medical intervention (e.g. surgery, endoscopy, or vasoactive drugs) 11. Symptomatic bleeding into a critical site (intracranial, intraspinal, intraocular with visual impairment, retroperitoneal, intra-articular, pericardial, or intramuscular with compartment syndrome) 12. Requirement for organ support, including vasopressors or inotropes, assisted ventilation, dialysis or haemofiltration, or coma (unresponsive to pain without sedation) or requirement for intravenous antiseizure medications Exclusion Criteria: * Patients on ≥ day 10 of illness or who are clinically improving in the opinion of the managing doctor (the 'recovery phase') will be excluded from recruitment. Other exclusion criteria are specific to individual treatment comparisons, and do not preclude randomisation to other arms of the study. * A participant may not enter a specific treatment comparison if that treatment is considered to be indicated or contraindicated by the responsible clinician.
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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
18 sites in 10 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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Centro de Atención y Diagnóstico de Enfermedades Infecciosas
Bucaramanga, Colombia
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Chittagong Medical College Hospital
Chittagong, Bangladesh
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Dhaka Medical College & Hospital
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Dhaka North City Corporation Hospital
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Fundación Valle del Lili
Cali, Colombia
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Hospital Queen Elizabeth II, Sabah
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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Hospital Regional de Loreto
Iquitos, Peru
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Hospital Universitario Erasmo Meoz
Cúcuta, Colombia
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Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas
São Paulo, Brazil
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National Academy of Medical Sciences/Bir Hospital
Kathmandu, Nepal
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Number 2 Children's Hospital
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Prince of Songkla University in Southern Thailand
Songkhla, Thailand
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San Lazaro Hospital
Manila, Philippines
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Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
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Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital
Kathmandu, Nepal
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Universitas Sumatera Utara
Medan, Indonesia
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University Malaya Medical Centre
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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