Effect of repeated four-monthly albendazole treatments on malaria in pre-school children living in communities endemic for Ascaris lumbricoides: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial

Completed

• Conditions: Malaria, helminth parasitisation; Infections and Infestations; Falciparum malaria

• Registration Number: ISRCTN44215995
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Dublin (Ireland)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-09-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1055

Inclusion Criteria

Pre-school children aged 12 - 59 months, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe anaemia less than 5 g/dl
2. Severe malaria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Incidence of malaria, measured at baseline and 4, 8, 12 and 14 months<br>2. Malaria attacks, measured at baseline and 4, 8, 12 and 14 months<br>3. Infection with soil-transmitted helminths, measured at baseline and 4, 8, 12 and 14 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Nutritional status, measured at baseline and 14 months<br>2. Haemoglobin, measured at baseline and 4, 8, 12 and 14 months