Clinical Trials Directory

Trials / Completed

CompletedNCT00510159

Comparing Praziquantel Versus Artesunate + Sulfamethoxypyrazine/Pyrimethamine for Treating Schistosomiasis

Randomized Double Blind Clinical Trial in Mali, Comparing the Effectiveness of Artesunate + Sulfamethoxypyrazine/Pyrimethamine Versus Praziquantel in the Treatment of S. Haematobium in Children

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
800 (actual)
Sponsor
Dafra Pharma · Industry
Sex
All
Age
6 Years – 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of praziquantel versus As+SMP (Co-Arinate FDC ®) in the treatment of Schistosoma haematobium in 6-15 year old Malian children. The nul-hypothesis in this study is that the combination of As+SMP is more effective than praziquantel in the treatment of S. haematobium infected children.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGArtesunate+Sulfamethoxypyrazine/pyrimethamin
DRUGPraziquantel

Timeline

Start date
2007-08-01
Primary completion
2007-10-01
Completion
2007-12-01
First posted
2007-08-01
Last updated
2008-01-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Mali

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00510159. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.