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. 2017 Apr 24;61(5):e02000-16. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02000-16

TABLE 1.

DP dosing regimens and characteristics of volunteers from three clinical trials conducted between 2010 and 2014 in Anlong Veng, Cambodia

Characteristic Value(s) for study conducted ina:
2010 2012 2013
DP dosing regimenb 2DP or 3DP 2DP or placebo 3DP
Patients studied Patients infected with P. falciparum and P. vivax Healthy subjects Patients infected with P. falciparum or mixed P. falciparum and P. vivax and infections
Total no. of evaluable volunteersc 80 (40 receiving 2DP regimen/40 receiving 3DP regimen) 69 (47 receiving 2DP regimen/22 receiving placebo) 107
Median (IQR):
    Age (yr) 32 (27–49) 26 (22–56) 25 (21–34)
    Wt (kg) 56.2 (34–62) 60.0 (55–65) 56.0 (52–60)
    Ht (cm) 163 (160–167) 165 (161–169) 164 (160–168)
    Body mass index (kg/m2) 21.2 (20–22) 22.0 (21–24) 20.7 (19–23)
    Baseline QTcFm (ms) 400 (383–415) 390 (378–403) 393 (375–410)
    Baseline QTcBm (ms) 418 (413–425) 396 (393–402) 412 (411–421)
    Maximum QTcFm prolongation (ms) 431 (425–436) 430 (425–440) 430 (427–437)
    Maximum QTcBm prolongation (ms) 439 (435–447) 436 (433–447) 439 (436–445)
No. of volunteers with:
    ΔQTcFm of >30 ms 40 42 (39/3)d 76
    ΔQTcBm of >30 ms 40 26 (22/4)d 43
    ΔQTcFm of >60 ms 6 21 (21/0)d 17
    ΔQTcBm of >6 0ms 9 7 (5/2)d 11
Median (IQR):
    Baseline serum K+ concne (mM) Not assessed 3.8 (3.7–4.1) 3.6 (3.3–4.0)
    Baseline serum Mg2+ concnf (mg/dl) Not assessed 1.9 (1.8–2.0) 1.8 (1.6–2.0)
    Time to previous meal prior to 1st dose (h) Not assessed 2.9 (1.9–4.5) 2.7 (1.8–4.1)
Avg (IQR) time to previous meal prior to all doses (h) Not assessed 2.9 (2.0–3.3) (3.6 (3–4.4)
a

The studies conducted in 2010 (4), 2012 (3), and 2013 (31) have been described previously.

b

The total DHA-piperaquine phosphate (DP) dose was 360/2,880 mg.

c

All volunteers were male, except for 3 females in the study conducted in 2013.

d

Data in parentheses represent the number in each category receiving DP/placebo.

e

The normal K+ concentration range is 3.5 to 5.1 mM.

f

The normal Mg2+ concentration range is 1.8 to 2.4 mg/dl.