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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2016
Main ID:  NCT01941264
Date of registration: 10/09/2013
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Royal Tropical Institute
Public title: Community-based Screening and Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: a Cluster-randomized Trial COSMIC
Scientific title: Community-based Scheduled Screening and Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy for Improved Maternal and Infant Health: a Cluster-randomized Trial in The Gambia, Burkina Faso and Benin
Date of first enrolment: October 2013
Target sample size: 4265
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01941264
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Benin Burkina Faso Gambia
Contacts
Name:     Henk Schallig, Dr
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Affiliation:  Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Residence in the study area and intention to stay in the area for the duration of the
pregnancy and for delivery.

- Aged at least 16 years (pregnant adolescents younger than 16 years will be considered
only if they are accompanied by a responsible adult (in the Gambia) or married
(considered an adult by marriage in Burkina Faso and Benin.)

- Willing to provide biological samples as and when required during the study period
(blood and placental biopsy)

- Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- A history of sensitivity to sulphonamides.

- Already participating in another research study



Age minimum: 16 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Maternal Malaria During Pregnancy - Baby Not Yet Delivered
Small for Gestational Age (Disorder)
Malaria, Antepartum
Intervention(s)
Other: community based screening and treatment
Primary Outcome(s)
Placental malaria [Time Frame: After delivery]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Birth weight [Time Frame: After delivery]
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN37259296
6800110
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Centre Muraz
Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia
World Health Organization
European Union
Imperial College London
Ethics review
Results
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