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Arsucam® (Artesunate + Amiodaquine) Efficacy and TOLerance

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Malaria
Registration Number
NCT00445796
Lead Sponsor
Sanofi
Brief Summary

Primary Objective:

To demonstrate the non-inferiority, in terms of clinical and parasitological efficacy on Day 14, of administration of Arsucam® as a single daily intake versus two daily intakes.

Secondary Objective:

To compare the clinical safety of the two treatment regimens.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria
  • weighing ≥ 10 kg
  • residing in the area covered by the investigating centre throughout the entire follow-up period
  • axillary temperature ≥ 37.5 degrees Celsius or history of fever within the previous 24 hours
  • Plasmodium falciparum density in the blood ranging from 1000 to 100,000 asexual forms per cubic millimetre
Exclusion Criteria
  • presence of at least one sign of severe malaria or clinical danger sign : prostration, consciousness disorders, recent and repeated convulsions , respiratory distress, inability to drink, uncontrollable vomiting, macroscopic haemoglobinuria, jaundice, haemorrhagic shock, systolic Blood Pressure < 70 mmHg in adults or < 50 in children, spontaneous bleeding, inability to sit or stand
  • serious concomitant disease
  • allergy to one of the investigational medicinal products
  • pregnant women or breast-feeding women.
  • documented intake of an antimalarial at a suitable dosage within seven days prior to inclusion.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
clinical and parasitological cure on Day 14
Secondary: incidence and severity of adverse events
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sanofi-Aventis

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Dakar, Senegal

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