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Efficacy of Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and Artemisinin-containing Combination Therapy for Malaria

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00140361
First received: August 30, 2005
Last updated: September 10, 2012
Last verified: September 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

This is an ongoing monitoring activity of efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), which is the current national treatment of choice for uncomplicated malaria in Tanzania, and a combination of SP and artesunate among children < 5 years in 3 sites in rural Tanzania.

Protocol was amended in 2004 to (1) include lumefantrine+artemether, the newly identified first-line treatment for malaria to be introduced into Tanzania in 2006; (2) on a limited basis, include adult patients; (3) extend follow-up to 28 days; (4) investigate whether treated bednets would reduce confounding by reinfection


Condition Intervention Phase
Malaria (Uncomplicated)
 Drug: Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
Drug: sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artesunate
Drug: lumefantrine plus artemether
Behavioral: Sleeping under insecticide-treated bednet
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Assessing and Monitoring the Efficacy of Sulfadoxine/ Pyrimethamine (SP) and the Combination of SP Plus Artesunate for Uncomplicated Malaria Infections Among Children

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Malaria
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Clinical and parasitologic failure rate

Enrollment: 390
Study Start Date: January 2000
Study Completion Date: January 2008
Primary Completion Date: January 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

This is an ongoing monitoring activity of efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), which is the current national treatment of choice for uncomplicated malaria in Tanzania, and a combination of SP and artesunate among children < 5 years in 3 sites in rural Tanzania.

Protocol was amended in 2004 to (1) include lumefantrine+artemether, the newly identified first-line treatment for malaria to be introduced into Tanzania in 2006; (2) on a limited basis, include adult patients; (3) extend follow-up to 28 days; (4) investigate whether treated bednets would reduce confounding by reinfection

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Children < 5 years of age (in one site, patients of all ages are eligible).

Documented fever (axillary temperature >= 37.5oC) in the absence of another obvious cause of fever or other serious or chronic medical condition

Unmixed infection with P. falciparum of between 2,000 and 250,000 asexual parasites/mm3

Patients' or the patients' parent's or guardian's informed consent and willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

Any evidence of severe malaria that would require hospitalization for treatment.

Reported allergy to any antimalarial drugs, including sulfa and artemisinin drugs.

History of pregnancy or delayed menstrual period

Breastfeeding a child less than 8 weeks of age

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00140361

Locations
Tanzania
Ngere Ngere Health Center
Ngere Ngere, Morogoro Rural, Tanzania
Ikwiriri Health Center
Ikwiriri, Rufiji, Tanzania
Lupiro Health Center
Lupiro, Ulanga, Tanzania
Sponsors and Collaborators
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Peter B Bloland, DVM, MPVM Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study Director: Salim Abdulla, MD, PhD Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre
Study Director: John R MacArthur, MD, MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  More Information

Additional Information:
description of CDC activities in Tanzania  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site
Website for major collaborating institution in Tanzania  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00140361     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CDC-NCID-2577, UR3/CCU018969-01
Study First Received: August 30, 2005
Last Updated: September 10, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
Tanzania: National Institute for Medical Research

Keywords provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
malaria
sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artsunate
lumefantrine plus artemether
combination therapy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Malaria
Protozoan Infections
Parasitic Diseases
Pyrimethamine
Sulfadoxine
Artemether
Artesunate
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
Lumefantrine
Antimalarials
Antiprotozoal Agents
Antiparasitic Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
 Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Folic Acid Antagonists
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
Renal Agents
Antifungal Agents
Coccidiostats
Schistosomicides
Antiplatyhelmintic Agents
Anthelmintics
Amebicides

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