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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 25 July 2023
Main ID:  ISRCTN13858170
Date of registration: 10/06/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: World Health Organization
Public title: Feasibility, acceptability and costs of diagnosis and management of malaria in the community
Scientific title: Feasibility, acceptability and costs of diagnosis and management of uncomplicated and severe malaria in the community
Date of first enrolment: 01/09/2015
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN13858170
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational study of community based diagnosis and management of malaria. (Treatment)  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Burkina Faso Nigeria Uganda
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Name: Melba    Gomes
Address:  World Health Organization 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Febrile children aged 6 months to 59 months
Exclusion criteria: Age below 6 months or above 59 months

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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Uncomplicated and severe malaria
Infections and Infestations
Protozoal diseases
Intervention(s)
For the 12 month intervention period:
1. Diagnosis at point of care with a rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
2. Treatment of uncomplicated RDT positive cases with artemeter-lumefantrine (artemisinin combination treatment) and treatment of severe cases with rectal artesunate
Primary Outcome(s)
Feasibility, acceptability, costs of a diagnosis and treatment package in the community. Severe malaria cases are followed up (to monitor compliance with referral advice, and vital status/wellbeing at follow up), and uncomplicated cases are monitored for diagnosis and treatment.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Treatment seeking behaviour and promptness of access to diagnosis and care.
Secondary ID(s)
A80550 A80553 A80556
Source(s) of Monetary Support
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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Old ethics approval format; World Health Organization Ethics Review Committee, 10/12/2009, refs: A80550-Nigeria, A80553-Burkina, A80556-Uganda.
Results
Results available: Yes
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Date Completed: 30/09/2015
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