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CompletedNCT00549003

Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness of Malaria Diagnosis Procedures and the Rational Use of ACT in Zanzibar

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
9,346 (actual)
Sponsor
Karolinska University Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess performance and cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnostic test(RDT) aided malaria diagnosis versus symptom-based/clinical diagnosis in patients of all ages with reported fever last 48 hours alone in primary health care settings in Zanzibar.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICERapid Diagnostic Test for P. falciparum malaria

Timeline

Start date
2005-02-01
Completion
2005-08-01
First posted
2007-10-25
Last updated
2007-10-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Tanzania

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00549003. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.