A Trial of the Combined Impact of Intermittent Preventive Treatment and Insecticide Treated Bednets in Reducing Morbidity From Malaria in African Children (IPTc/ITNs)
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Purpose
An investigation will be made of the combined impact of insecticide-treated nets and intermittent preventive treatment with amodiaquine + sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on malaria morbidity in children in Burkina Faso and Mali.Three rounds of treatment will be given during the malaria season in one year and the follow-up will be extended into the second year by passive surveillance.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Malaria |
Drug: Intermittent preventive treatment with AQ+ SP |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
| Official Title: | A Trial of the Combined Impact of Intermittent Preventive Treatment and Insecticide Treated Bednets in Reducing Morbidity From Malaria in African Children |
- Incidence of clinical malaria [ Time Frame: 2008-2009 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Incidence of severe malaria, Incidence of anemia, Prevalence of anemia, Prevalence of parasitemia, Proportion of children with parasites carrying resistance markers to AQ and SP, Incidence of hospital admissions due to malaria. [ Time Frame: 2008-2009 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 6000 |
| Study Start Date: | August 2008 |
| Study Completion Date: | December 2009 |
| Primary Completion Date: | December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: 2
Amodiaquine+pyrimethamine versus placebo
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Drug: Intermittent preventive treatment with AQ+ SP
Amodiaquine (10 mg/kg over 3 days) and Sulfadoxine Pyrimethamine (25 mg of sulfadoxine + 1.25 mg of pyrimethamine per kg in a single dose) or placebo administered over 3 rounds of one month interval
Other Name: IPTc
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Detailed Description:
The trial will be conducted in 6000 children in Burkina Faso and Mali in 2008 and 2009. Each site will enroll 3,000 children. All children will be allocated a long lasting insecticide-treated net and randomized to receive to treatment (amodiaquine + sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (AQ+SP)) or placebo (AQ-placebo + SP-placebo. Treatment will be administered over 3 rounds during the high malaria transmission season, with one month interval between rounds. Full course treatment of AQ and SP will be administered on each occasion. Treatment will not be given in the second year. Passive surveillance of malaria will be implemented for the monitoring of malaria morbidity and to assess whether children who received intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) are at increased risk of malaria. Adverse events will be monitored during each round of IPT administration. To assess the effect of IPTc on the prevalence of malaria infection, a random sample of 150 children will be visited every week during the high malaria transmission period. This number will be increased to 300 during the low transmission season, but the survey will be reduced to monthly visits. Baseline prevalence of genetic markers of resistance to SP and AQ will be estimated. A second cross-sectional survey will be conducted at the end of the malaria transmission season to assess the effect of IPT on the prevalence of genetic markers of resistance to SP and AQ, on the prevalence of anaemia and on nutritional indicators.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 3 Months to 59 Months |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Permanent residence in the study area with no intention of leaving during the surveillance period.
- Obtention of informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Temporary residence in the study area.
- Absence of informed consent.
- Presence of a severe, chronic illness such as severe malnutrition (Kwashiorkor or marasmus) or AIDS, likely to interfere with evaluation of the trial results.
- A history of a previous, significant adverse reaction to either of the study drugs.
Contacts and Locations| Burkina Faso | |
| Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme | |
| Ouagadougou, Kadiogo, Burkina Faso, BP 2208 | |
| Mali | |
| Malaria Research and Training Centre | |
| Bamako, Mali | |
| Study Director: | Brian M Greenwood, MD, FRCP | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
More Information
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Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
| Responsible Party: | Professor Brian Greenwood, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00738946 History of Changes |
| Obsolete Identifiers: | NCT00745979 |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | IPTCVP17 |
| Study First Received: | August 20, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | June 3, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee Mali: Ministry of Health Burkina Faso: Ministry of Health |
Keywords provided by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine:
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Intermittent Preventive treatment insecticide treated bednets malaria |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Malaria Protozoan Infections Parasitic Diseases Pyrimethamine Antimalarials Antiprotozoal Agents Antiparasitic Agents |
Anti-Infective Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Folic Acid Antagonists Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
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