Efficacy and Safety of the Pediatric Formulation of Artemether- Lumefantrine in Children With Uncomplicated P. Falciparum Malaria.

NCT ID: NCT00386763

Last Updated: 2009-03-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

890 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-08-31

Study Completion Date

2007-03-31

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine against uncomplicated malaria caused P. falciparum in children of 5-35 kg bodyweight.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Malaria Falciparum

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Interventions

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Artemether-lumefantrine

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* male or female infants and children ≤12 years of age
* body weight of ≥5 kg and \<35 kg,
* with a confirmed diagnosis of uncomplicated malaria caused by the P. falciparum parasite

Exclusion Criteria

* complicated malaria
* persistent vomiting
* malaria due to parasites other than P. falciparum
* antimalarial treatment received in the past 2 weeks
* known chronic disease e.g. positive HIV status, severe cardiac, renal, or hepatic disease
Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Novartis

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis

Benin, , Benin

Site Status

Novartis

Kenya, , Kenya

Site Status

Novartis

Mali, , Mali

Site Status

Novartis

Mozambique, , Mozambique

Site Status

Novartis

Tanzania, , Tanzania

Site Status

Countries

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Benin Kenya Mali Mozambique Tanzania

References

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Belard S, Ramharter M, Kurth F. Paediatric formulations of artemisinin-based combination therapies for treating uncomplicated malaria in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Dec 8;12(12):CD009568. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009568.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33289099 (View on PubMed)

Abdulla S, Sagara I, Borrmann S, D'Alessandro U, Gonzalez R, Hamel M, Ogutu B, Martensson A, Lyimo J, Maiga H, Sasi P, Nahum A, Bassat Q, Juma E, Otieno L, Bjorkman A, Beck HP, Andriano K, Cousin M, Lefevre G, Ubben D, Premji Z. Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine dispersible tablets compared with crushed commercial tablets in African infants and children with uncomplicated malaria: a randomised, single-blind, multicentre trial. Lancet. 2008 Nov 22;372(9652):1819-27. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61492-0. Epub 2008 Oct 14.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 18926569 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CCOA566B2303

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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