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Exposure of human volunteers to live malaria sporozoites under chloroquine prophylaxis

Conditions
malaria
10019815
Registration Number
NL-OMON30242
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria

Healthy 18-45 y/o

Exclusion Criteria

Systemic disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Primary endpoints (parasitological):<br /><br>1. A significant difference in time of thick smear positivity between exposed<br /><br>and control groups<br /><br>2. A significant difference in parasitemia as measured by 18S Pf NASBA between<br /><br>exposed and control group<br /><br>3. A significant difference in kinetics of parasitemia between exposed and<br /><br>control groups as measured by 18S Pf NASBA.<br /><br>4. A difference in occurrence or height of fever between exposed and control<br /><br>groups.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Secondary endpoints (immunological):<br /><br>1. Significant differences in immune response between exposed and control<br /><br>volunteers<br /><br>2. Significant differences in the outcome of in vitro functional malaria assays<br /><br>between exposed and control volunteers<br /><br>3. Significant differences in cellular reactivity against Pf antigens<br /><br>4. Significant differences in parasite VAR gene expression during infection<br /><br>5. The identification of immune mechanisms that correlate with protection<br /><br>6. The identification of potential vaccine candidates that correlate with<br /><br>protection<br /><br>Exploratory endpoints (pathophysiological):<br /><br>1. To identify early changes in iron metabolism<br /><br>2. To identify early plasma changes in endothelial activation markers<br /><br>3. To identify early changes in flow-mediated vasodilatation (FMD)</p><br>
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