Improving the test, treat and track (T3) malaria strategy in the informal sector

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Malaria; Infections and Infestations

• Registration Number: ISRCTN77836926
• Lead Sponsor: World Health Organization (WHO) Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)

Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32641094/ protocol (added 10/07/2020) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36335323/ (added 07/11/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-04
• Study Completion: 2020-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 21 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1379

Inclusion Criteria

1. In-depth interviews: OTCMS operators within the selected clusters/communities
2. Household surveys: Children less than 10 years old
3. mRDT quality survey: Suspected uncomplicated malaria cases 6 months and above

Exclusion Criteria

mRDT quality survey: pregnant women; signs and symptoms of severe malaria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of patients attended to by OTCMS operators with report of fever or suspected malaria that receive a diagnostic test (using RDT). The methods for measuring the primary outcome will include mystery client surveys (monthly from March 2020 to November), assessment of OTCMS surveillance register (January 2020, April 2020, July 2020, and October 2020), mRDT quality survey (May - October 2020), and end-line household survey (November 2020)