Safety and Effectiveness of Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (ACTs) With Repeated Treatments for Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria Over a Three-year Period

NCT ID: NCT01038063

Last Updated: 2010-12-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

1200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-10-31

Study Completion Date

2013-09-30

Brief Summary

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A community-based, open-label, cluster-randomised longitudinal study in which children are randomized according to village health worker catchment areas comparing the safety and effectiveness of repeated treatments with artemether-lumefantrine (AL) over a 3-year period in children 4-48 months to that of repeated treatment with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ).

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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Artemether-lumefantrine

Children in this study arm will be treated with artemether-lumefantrine during a three year follow-up period each time a child develops uncomplicated malaria.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Artemether-lumefantrine combination

Intervention Type DRUG

Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine

Children in this study arm will be treated with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine during a three year follow-up period each time a child develops uncomplicated malaria.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Artemether-lumefantrine combination

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Artemether-lumefantrine combination

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged between 4 months and 11 months at the time of randomization
2. Bodyweight ≥ 5 kg at the time of randomization
3. Provision of informed consent by parent or guardian
4. Intention to stay in the study area for the time of the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Ongoing participation into another clinical study involving ongoing or scheduled treatment with medicinal products
2. Intent to reside outside of catchment area during the course of the study
3. Known hypersensitivity to the study drug randomized to
4. Known pre-existing hearing problem or neurological impairment
5. Known need at the time of randomization for concomitant prohibited medication
6. Suspected non-compliance with the follow-up schedule
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

48 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Malaria Control Programme, Malawi

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Research for Equity and Community Health Trust

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Principal Investigators

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David Lalloo, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Locations

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Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, College of Medicine

Blantyre, , Malawi

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Malawi

Central Contacts

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David Lalloo, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +44 151 705 3179

Email: [email protected]

Kamija Phiri, MD PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +265 999 957 048

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Kamija Phiri, MD PhD

Role: primary

References

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Roca-Feltrer A, Lalloo DG, Phiri K, Terlouw DJ. Rolling Malaria Indicator Surveys (rMIS): a potential district-level malaria monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tool for program managers. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jan;86(1):96-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0397.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22232457 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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09.07

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id