Monitoring and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of Artesunate-Mefloquine (ASMQ) and Artesunate-Pyronaridine (ASP) for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria in Cambodia
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Infection - Other infectious diseasesPatients with P. falciparumPatients with P. vivax
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12618001999224
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 600
Inclusion Criteria
Mono-infection with P. falciparum or P. vivax
Axillary above 37.5 Celsius or fever history over the last 24 hours
Ability to swallow oral medication
Ability and willingness to comply with the study for the duration of the study
Exclusion Criteria
Non-malaria febrile
Pregnancy or lactation
Mixed infection or severe malaria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportions of treatment successful confirmed by Polymerase Chain-Reaction (PCR). Three drops of blood will be collected on a filter paper (3M Whatman filter) at day 0 and day of failure to define putative markers related to antimalarial drugs resistance.[28 days post-enrolment for patients with P. vivax malaria and 42 days post-enrolment for patients with P. falciparum malaria <br>]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportions of malaria prevalence, drug-induced adverse events such as nausea, vomiting, and dizziness as well as the proportions of other clinical sign and symptoms resulted from the physical examination such as fever, abdominal pain, dark urine, and tachycardia. [Day 0, 1, 2,3]