Cluster Randomized Trial of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Home Management of Malaria in Children aged 6 to 59 Months in The Gambia

• Conditions: malaria; Infection - Other infectious diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609001057279
• Lead Sponsor: CIAM-Public Health Research & Development Centre

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-12-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1200

Inclusion Criteria

Fever or history of fever
Age 6-59 months
Weight greater than 5 kg
Written informed consent from parent/guardian

Exclusion Criteria

History of adverse reaction to any of the study medications.
Presence of any Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) danger sign
Any child known to be Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive will not be enrolled.
Any the other findings which in the opinion of the investigators will result in an adverse outcome due to participation in the trial.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of febrile children with no malaria parasites on expert microscopy that receive ACT[At end of malaria season:July to November <br>At end of non malaria season: December to June]