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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT01838902
Date of registration: 12/04/2013
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Public title: Primaquine's Gametocytocidal Efficacy in Malaria Asymptomatic Carriers PRINOGAM
Scientific title: Primaquine's Gametocytocidal Efficacy in Malaria Asymptomatic Carriers Treated With Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in The Gambia
Date of first enrolment: August 2013
Target sample size: 467
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01838902
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Gambia
Contacts
Name:     Umberto D'Alessandro, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  MRC Unit, Fajara The Gambia
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Age =1 year

- Weight >10 Kg

- P. falciparum mono-infection, density of at least 20 parasites/µL

- Axillary temperature < 37.5ºC

- Resident in the study area and willingness to reside for the duration of the study

- Written informed consent (plus an assent in children >12years of age)

Exclusion Criteria:

- G6PD Deficiency Haemoglobin <8g/dl

- Known allergy to any of the study medications

- Known Pregnancy or breastfeeding

- Clear/documented history of anti-malarial treatment 2 weeks before contact with
study team

- History of blood transfusion in the previous 3 months

- Any chronic or acute conditions that might interfere with the study as judged by
the research clinician

- History of sickle cell anaemia



Age minimum: 12 Months
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Malaria
Intervention(s)
Drug: PQ (0.4)
Drug: PQ (0.75)
Drug: DHA-PPQ
Drug: PQ (0.2)
Primary Outcome(s)
Prevalence of P. falciparum gametocyte carriers (QT-NASBA) [Time Frame: Day 7]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Proportion of individuals infectious to mosquitoes (DMFA) [Time Frame: Day 7]
Haemoglobin change [Time Frame: Day 0 and days 3, 7, 10, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42]
Prevalence of infection (asexual stages) [Time Frame: Day 3]
Occurrence of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) [Time Frame: Day 3 to Day 42]
Prevalence of P.Falciparum gametocytes carriers [Time Frame: Days 3, 10, 14, 28 and 42]
Proportion of participants with recurrent infection (PCR adjusted and unadjusted) [Time Frame: Day 7 to Day 42]
Secondary ID(s)
SCC 1321
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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