Efficacy and safety of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in District Headquarter Hospital Zhob of Balochistan province and Tehsil HQ Hospital Sadda Kurram Agency FATA, Pakista

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Malaria; Infection - Studies of infection and infectious agents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001248550
• Lead Sponsor: Directorate of Malaria Control, Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination, NIH, Islamabad

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 176

Inclusion Criteria

1.age between six months and above with the exception of 12-17 years olde female minors and unmarried women above 18 years;
2.mono-infection with P. falciparum detected by microscopy;
3.parasitaemia of 500–200,000/microliter asexual forms;
4.presence of axillary temperature greater or equal to 37.5 degrees C or history of fever during the past 24 h
5.ability to swallow oral medication;
6.ability and willingness to comply with the study protocol for the duration of the study and to comply with the study visit schedule;
7.informed consent from the patient or from a parent or guardian in the case of children aged less than 18 years.
8.informed assent from any minor participant aged from 12 to 17 years; and
9.consent for pregnancy testing from married female aged 18 years and above.

Exclusion Criteria

1.presence of general danger signs in children aged under 5 years or signs of severe
2.falciparum malaria according to the definitions of WHO;
3.weight under 5 kg;
4.mixed or mono-infection with another Plasmodium species detected by microscopy;
5.presence of severe malnutrition defined as a child aged 6-60 months has a mid-upper arm circumference below 115 mm)
6.presence of febrile conditions due to diseases other than malaria (e.g. measles, acute lower respiratory tract infection, severe diarrhea with dehydration) or other known underlying chronic or severe diseases (e.g. cardiac, renal and hepatic diseases, HIV/AIDS);
7.regular medication, which may interfere with antimalarial
pharmacokinetics;
8.history of hypersensitivity reactions or contraindications to any of the medicine(s) being tested or used as alternative treatment(s);
9.a positive pregnancy test or breastfeeding of married women aged 18 years and above; and
10.unable to or unwilling to take pregnancy test or to use contraception for women of child-bearing age and who are sexually active.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified