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CompletedNCT00454961

Effectiveness of Artemether-Lumefantrine for Malaria Treatment of Children at Community Level in Tanzania

Effectiveness of Artemether-Lumefantrine Treatment Provided by Community Health Worker Against Uncomplicated Malaria in Children Under 5 Years of Age in Tanzania

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200 (estimated)
Sponsor
Karolinska University Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
5 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem®) treatment provided by community health workers against uncomplicated malaria in children under 5 years of age in Kibaha District, Tanzania, during an extended follow-up of 42 days. The hypothesis is that artemether-lumefantrine treatment provided by community health workers will result in less than 85% PCR-corrected parasitological effectiveness by day 42, mainly due to partial non-compliance to full standard 6-dose regimen of the drug.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGartemether-lumefantrine

Timeline

Start date
2007-04-01
First posted
2007-04-02
Last updated
2007-10-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Tanzania

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00454961. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.

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