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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 diseases
Patients with P. falciparum
Patients 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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
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]
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