Azithromycin Plus Chloroquine Versus Mefloquine In the Treatment of Uncomplicated P. Falciparum Malaria.

NCT ID: NCT00367653

Last Updated: 2008-09-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

397 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-11-30

Study Completion Date

2007-09-30

Brief Summary

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To compare Azithromycin plus Chloroquine versus Mefloquine to treat uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Malaria

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Azithromycin plus Chloroquine

Intervention Type DRUG

Azithromycin 1000 mg by mouth (PO) (two 500 mg tablets) once daily (QD) for 3 days(Days 0, 1, 2) plus chloroquine 600 mg base PO once daily for 3 days (Days 0, 1, 2)

2

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mefloquine

Intervention Type DRUG

Mefloquine 1250 mg PO given as a split dose (750 mg \[three 250 mg capsules\]) initial dose followed by 500 mg PO (two 250 mg capsules) given 6 to 10 hours later on Day 0

Interventions

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Azithromycin plus Chloroquine

Azithromycin 1000 mg by mouth (PO) (two 500 mg tablets) once daily (QD) for 3 days(Days 0, 1, 2) plus chloroquine 600 mg base PO once daily for 3 days (Days 0, 1, 2)

Intervention Type DRUG

Mefloquine

Mefloquine 1250 mg PO given as a split dose (750 mg \[three 250 mg capsules\]) initial dose followed by 500 mg PO (two 250 mg capsules) given 6 to 10 hours later on Day 0

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Zithromax

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Females and males 18 years of age and older with uncomplicated, symptomatic malaria as as indicated by the presence of both of the following:
* Blood smears positive for Plasmodium falciparum asexual parasitemia between 1000 -100,000 parasites
* Documented fever (38.5 C/101.3 F rectal or tympanic; 37.5 C/99.5 F axillary or 38 C/100.4 F oral) or history of fever (as reported by subject) within the prior 24 hours.

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe or complicated malaria.
* Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Pfizer, Inc.

Principal Investigators

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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pfizer

Locations

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Ouagadougou, West Africa, Burkina Faso

Site Status

Pfizer Investigational Site

Nouna, , Burkina Faso

Site Status

Pfizer Investigational Site

Navrongo, West Africa, Ghana

Site Status

Pfizer Investigational Site

Kisumu, Kisumu County, Kenya

Site Status

Pfizer Investigational Site

Bamako, West Africa, Mali

Site Status

Pfizer Investigational Site

Bamako, , Mali

Site Status

Pfizer Investigational Site

Senegal, West Africa, Senegal

Site Status

Pfizer Investigational Site

Ndola, , Zambia

Site Status

Countries

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Burkina Faso Ghana Kenya Mali Senegal Zambia

References

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Sagara I, Oduro AR, Mulenga M, Dieng Y, Ogutu B, Tiono AB, Mugyenyi P, Sie A, Wasunna M, Kain KC, Djimde AA, Sarkar S, Chandra R, Robbins J, Dunne MW. Efficacy and safety of a combination of azithromycin and chloroquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in two multi-country randomised clinical trials in African adults. Malar J. 2014 Nov 25;13:458. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-458.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25425434 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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A0661155

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id