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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201612001914353
Date of registration: 07/12/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Muhumbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Public title: Optimization of Schistosomiasis treatment in Tanzania
Scientific title: Efficacy and Safety of Praziquantel combined with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for the treatment of schistosomiasis; Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenetics implications of the drugs combination in Tanzania
Date of first enrolment: 02/01/2017
Target sample size: 600
Recruitment status: Other
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=1914
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel: different groups receive different interventions at same time during study,Randomised,Simple randomisation using a radomisation table created by a computer software program,Sealed opaque envelopes  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Tanzania
Contacts
Name: Joyce    Masalu
Address:  United Nation Road 11103 Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Telephone: +255222152489
Email: drp@muhas.ac.tz
Affiliation:  Director of Research Publicatiom-MUHAS
Name: Omary    Minzi
Address:  United Nation Road 11103 Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Telephone: +255785892009
Email: minziobejayesu@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Supervisor
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. School children aged 5-15 years, both male and females 2. Live primarily in a study village/area. 3. School children confirmed schistosomiasis positive by urine filtration test for urinary schistosomiasis and kato-katz for intestinal schistosomiasis 4. School children confirmed malaria positive or negative by microscopy 5.Parent/s has/have consented for child to recruited in this study 6. The child has assented to participate 7. No Known or documented sensitivity to any of the drugs under test
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients without diagnosis of Schistosomiasis (tested negative for schistosomiasis) 2.A recent PZQ treatment before entry to the study(2 months) 3. Presence of danger signs and symptoms of severe malaria according to WHO criteria 4. Prior treatment of malaria within 14 days of study enrollement 5. Patient receiving any medication known to affect cytochrome P450 within 14 days of the study enrollement 6. Pregnant women

Age minimum: 2 Year(s)
Age maximum: 5 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Sschistosomiasis

Malaria
Sschistosomiasis
Malaria
Intervention(s)
Combination therapy PZQ plus DHP
PZQ alone
Primary Outcome(s)
Schistosomiasis treatment outcome defined as presence or absence of eggs in urine or stool at 1 month and 2moths period netween the new intervention(PZq+DHP) and PZQ alone arms
Secondary Outcome(s)
Pharmacogenetics of PZQ ad DHP for the presence of single nucleotide polymorphisim (SNPs)
DHP and PZQ interaction (drug level)
safety + tolerability of the new intervention (adverse events)
day 7 piperaquine plasma concetration + malaria treatment outcome using DHP in the presence of PZQ
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Sida grant -MUHAS
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 25/05/2016
Contact:
drp@muhas.ac.tz
Muhumbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Etyhical Review Board
+255222150302
drp@muhas.ac.tz
Status: Approved
Approval date: 07/11/2016
Contact:
headquarters@nimr.or.tz
National Institute of Medical Research Ethical commitee
255222120262
headquarters@nimr.or.tz
Results
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