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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN09602471
ISRCTN09602471
Completed
Not Applicable

Role of rapid diagnostic testing in the context of home management of childhood fever with Coartem®: an open randomised controlled trial in a rural and seasonal malaria transmission area of Burkina Faso

ICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)0 sites1,200 target enrollmentMay 25, 2007

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Malaria, acute respiratory infection
Sponsor
ICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
Enrollment
1200
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 25, 2007
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
ICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Written informed consent from parent/guardian
  • 2\. Aged 6 to 59 months
  • 3\. Weight equals 5 kg
  • 4\. Willing to comply with the study procedures
  • 5\. History of fever within the last 24 hours or documented fever (axillary temperature equals 37\.5°C)

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Severe malaria
  • 2\. Danger signs (unable to drink or eat, incoercible vomiting, convulsions, prostration)
  • 3\. History of allergic reaction to the study drugs
  • 4\. History of treatment with artemisinin derivatives in the past seven days
  • 5\. Previous participation in this study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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