A two-arm interventional study to evaluate the impact of Home and community management of Malaria with Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) on under five childhood mortality in two rural health districts, Burkina Faso
Completed
- Conditions
- ncomplicated malariaInfections and InfestationsMalaria
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN73662821
- Lead Sponsor
- ICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO - Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 5000
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children aged 6 to 59 months with fever (uncomplicated malaria)
2. Signs of severe disease
Exclusion Criteria
1. Known hypersensitivity to the drug
2. Refusal to give informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Overall and malaria-specific mortality
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Incidence of severe malaria<br>2. Prevalence of severe anaemia