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Clinical Trials/PACTR201707002371165
PACTR201707002371165
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Enhancing Preventive Therapy of Malaria In Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in East Africa

Duke Clinical Research Institute0 sites246 target enrollmentJune 22, 2017
ConditionsMalaria

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Malaria
Sponsor
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Enrollment
246
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 22, 2017
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age greater than 12 months and less than 10 years at enrollment;
  • Current attendance at or willingness to attend the study SCA clinic at HBCH;
  • Residence in either Homa Bay County or the Rongo or Awendo sub\-counties of Migori County;
  • Confirmed hemoglobin genotype of HbSS by electrophoresis, HPLC, or PCR;
  • No immediate, apparent, or reported plans to relocate residence from Homa Bay County or the Rongo or Awendo sub\-counties of Migori County in the next 2 years;
  • Ability to take oral medication and be willing to adhere to the medication regimen or caregiver willingness to give the medical regimen as prescribed;
  • Ability and willingness of parent or legally authorized representative (LAR) to give informed consent;
  • Assent of child in those \> 7 years.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Taking routine antimalarial prophylaxis for another indication (including co\-trimoxazole for HIV infection);
  • Temperature of ¿ 37\.5C at screening or history of objective or subjective fever in the preceding 24 hours during screening;
  • Known allergy or sensitivity to sulfadoxine, pyrimethamine, amodiaquine, proguanil, dihydroartemisinin, piperaquine, artemether, lumefantrine, pencillin (if under 5 years old), or derivatives of these compounds;
  • Known chronic medical condition other than SCA (i.e. malignancy, HIV) requiring frequent medical attention;
  • Currently participating in another clinical research study, or having participated in one in the prior 30 days;
  • Living in the same household as a previously\-enrolled study participant;
  • Chronic use of medications known to prolong the QT interval in children;
  • Fridericia's corrected QT interval (QTcF) interval \> 450msec.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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