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Last refreshed on: 12 September 2016
Main ID:  NCT02482116
Date of registration: 22/06/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Nottingham
Public title: A Comparison of Diagnostic Approaches for Malaria and Pneumonia
Scientific title: Malaria and Pneumonia in Children Under the Age of Five Years Old Presenting to Primary Healthcare Centres in Benin City, Nigeria: a Comparison of Early Diagnostic Approaches
Date of first enrolment: August 2015
Target sample size: 1000
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02482116
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Nigeria
Contacts
Name:     Ayebo Sadoh, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Benin
Name:     Kelly O Elimian, MSc
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Affiliation:  University of Nottingham & University of Benin
Name:     Catherine Pritchard, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Nottingham
Name:     Puja R Myles, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Nottingham
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Suspected malaria (symptoms reported by caregiver that are consistent with malaria:
high temperature, chills and no other probable diagnosis)

- Suspected pneumonia (fever, cough, shortness of breath/difficulty in breathing, with
or without chills and no other probable diagnosis)

- Willingness of caregiver to provide written or verbal consent in the presence of a
witness.

Exclusion Criteria:



Age minimum: 2 Months
Age maximum: 4 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Malaria
Pneumonia
Intervention(s)
Other: malaria or pneumonia diagnosis
Primary Outcome(s)
Malaria confirmed by microscopy (yes/no) [Time Frame: Participants will be assessed within an average period of 24 hours of presenting to study primary healthcare centres]
Pneumonia confirmed by chest x-ray (yes/no) [Time Frame: Participants will be assessed within an average period of 48 hours of presenting to study primary healthcare centres]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Hospitalisation (yes/no) [Time Frame: Within 30 days of first consultation]
Death (yes/no) [Time Frame: Within 30 days of first consultation]
Secondary ID(s)
HA.577/Vol. II/126
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
University of Benin
Ethics review
Results
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