In vivo efficacy and safety of artemether/lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in public health facilities in Tanzania

Ifakara health Institute0 个研究点目标入组 176 人开始时间: 2015年2月18日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•1. age six months and above, excluding female minors 12-17 years old
•2. mono-infection with P. falciparum detected by microscopy;
•3. parasitaemia of 1000–200,000/microliter asexual forms;
•4. presence of axillary temperature greater or equal to 37.5 degrees C or history of fever during the past 24 h
•5. ability to swallow oral medication;
•6. ability and willingness to comply with the study protocol for the duration of the study and to comply with the study visit schedule;
•7.informed consent from the patient or from a parent or guardian in the case of children
•8. informed assent from any minor participant aged from 12 to 17 years age of majority years; and
•9. consent for pregnancy testing from female of child-bearing potential and are 18 years and above.

•1. presence of general danger signs in children aged under 5 years or signs of severe falciparum malaria according to the definitions of WHO;
•2. weight under 5 kg;
•3. mixed or mono-infection with another Plasmodium species detected by microscopy;
•4. presence of severe malnutrition defined as a child aged 6-60 months has a mid-upper arm circumference belo 115 mm)
•5. presence of febrile conditions due to diseases other than malaria (e.g. measles, acute lower respiratory tract infection, severe diarrhea with dehydration) or other known underlying chronic or severe diseases (e.g. cardiac, renal and hepatic diseases, HIV/AIDS);
•6. regular medication, which may interfere with antimalarial pharmacokinetics;
•7. history of hypersensitivity reactions or contraindications to any of the medicine(s) being tested or used as alternative treatment(s);
•8. a positive pregnancy test or breastfeeding; and
•9. unable to or unwilling to take pregnancy test or to use contraception for women of child-bearing age and aged 18 years and above and who are sexually active.

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