Impact on physical fitness and cognitive ability in school children from southern Côte d'Ivoire after treatment against soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Switzerland)0 sites300 target enrollmentNovember 19, 2012

Overview

Phase: 未知
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: eglected tropical diseases (soil-transmitted helminth and schistosomiasis infections) and malaria
Sponsor: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Switzerland)
Enrollment: 300
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 9 years ago

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

November 19, 2012

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Switzerland)

•1\. Primary school child, aged 8\-15 years, male or female
•2\. Written informed consent by a parent/guardian on behalf of the child
•3\. Submission of 1 urine, 1 stool and 1 finger\-prick blood sample at baseline
•4\. Completion of clinical, anthropometric and haemoglobin measurements at baseline
•5\. Completion of 20 m shuttle run test at baseline
•6\. Completion of grip strength test and standing broad jump test at baseline
•7\. Completion of cognitive testing
•8\. Absence of difficult health condition (clinical malaria, severe anemia, respiratory disease or other major illnesses) as assessed by a medical doctor at baseline
•9\. No known or reported drug allergy to albendazole or praziquantel
•10\. Treatment with albendazole and praziquantel

•1\. Children below the age of 8 years or above 15 years
•2\. No written informed consent
•3\. No complete set of urine, stool and blood sample submitted at baseline
•4\. Presence of medical condition that prevents child from completing the physical fitness and strength tests
•5\. Known or reported drug allergy to albendazole or praziquantel
•6\. Absence/refusal of albendazole and/or praziquantel treatment
•7\. Attending other clinical trials during the study period