NCT00301015

Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy for Uncomplicated Malaria by Community Health Workers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 3,005 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of a rapid diagnostic test (Paracheck Pf) for the diagnosis of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria by community health workers at village level in Tanzania and how the use of rapid diagnostic test may influence prescription of antimalarial drugs. The hypothesis is that rapid diagnostic tests used by community health workers will reduce the use of antimalarial drugs (Coartem; Novartis) by 30% without affecting the health outcome.

Conditions

• Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Rapid diagnostic test for malaria	We used Paracheck Pf® (Orchid Biomedical Systems, India) as rapid diagnostic test in this trial

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-03-01
• Completion: 2006-08-01
• First posted: 2006-03-10
• Last updated: 2007-11-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Tanzania