Effects of insecticide impregnated ceiling nets on malaria transmission among children: a randomized controlled field trial
Phase 2
- Conditions
- malaria
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000019979
- Lead Sponsor
- Medical Office of Health, Siaya Sub-County, Kenya
- Brief Summary
Overall, the cluster level median anopheline densities in the intervention arm and control arm were 0.4 (IQR 0.4) and 2.0 (IQR 1.4), respectively. The adjusted risk ratio was 0.41 (95% CI: 0.29, 0.90; P = 0.029). The median Plasmodium falciparum PCR-positive prevalences were 23% (IQR 8%) in the intervention arm and 42% (IQR 12%) in the control arm. The adjusted risk ratio was 0.53 (95% CI: 0.41, 0.71; P = 0.029).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up continuing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 11007
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Exclude children live in concrete houses and large houses (house with more than 3 rooms)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The number of malaria vectors 2 months after net installation. PCR based Plasmodium falciparum infection 3 months after net installation Amount of hemoglobin 3 months after net installation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method