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Last refreshed on: 7 June 2021
Main ID:  NCT01704508
Date of registration: 09/10/2012
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Bandim Health Project
Public title: Improving Anti-malarial Treatment Options in Guinea-Bissau - Part A
Scientific title: Efficacy and Safety of Artemether + Lumefantrine and Dihydroartemisinin + Piperaquine for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Guinea-Bissau.
Date of first enrolment: November 2012
Target sample size: 346
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01704508
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Guinea-Bissau
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

A) Age =6 months, and <13 years. B) Mono-infection with P. falciparum detected by
microscopy. C) Parasitemia of 1.000-200.000/µl asexual forms. D) Axillary temperature =37.5
°C or a history of fever within 24 hours. E) Ability to swallow oral medication.

F) Ability and willingness to comply with the study protocol for the duration of the study
and to comply with the study visit schedule. G) Informed consent from a parent or guardian

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Exclusion Criteria:

A) Signs or symptoms of severe malaria, incl. hyperparasitaemia (>200.000/ µl asexual
forms) B) Presence of general danger signs in children under 5 C) Presence of severe
malnutrition. D) Any evidence of chronic disease or acute infection other than malaria. E)
Regular medication which may interfere with antimalarial pharmacokinetics. F) History of
hypersensitivity reactions or contraindications to AL, DP or quinine.

G) Domicile outside the study area.

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Age minimum: 6 Months
Age maximum: 12 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Malaria
Intervention(s)
Drug: Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
Drug: Artemether-lumefantrine
Primary Outcome(s)
Adequate clinical and parasitological response rate [Time Frame: 42 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
the safety of AL and DP [Time Frame: 42 days]
Secondary ID(s)
Eurartesim-2012
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Karolinska Institutet
Ethics review
Results
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