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Intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine versus intermittent screening and treatment of malaria in pregnancy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Malaria
Registration Number
PACTR201202000272122
Lead Sponsor
ondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
5000
Inclusion Criteria

1.Presence of a first or second pregnancy.
2.Gestation between 16 to 30 weeks inclusive at first booking as determined by symphysio-fundal measurements.
3.Provision of written informed consent to join the trial.
4. Residence in the study area and intention to stay in the area for the duration of the pregnancy.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Absence of informed consent.
2.An intention to leave the study area before delivery.
3.A history of sensitivity to sulphonamides.
4.Clinical AIDS or known HIV positivity.
5.Presence of any systemic illness likely to interfere with interpretation of the results of the trial.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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