- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00832754
Restricting the Use of Artesunate Plus Amodiaquine Combination Therapy to Malaria Cases Confirmed by a Dipstick Test: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial (RDT-ACT)
Effects of Restricting the Use of AS-AQ Combination Therapy to Malaria Cases Confirmed by a Dipstick Test: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Two-stage, four component study Stage I - Component A: Accuracy of RDT and the outcome of treatment based on RDT results Primary outcome:What is the sensitivity and specificity of Paracheck cassettes in Ghana to diagnose malaria?
Stage 1 - Component B: delivery system determinants of effective RDT based ACT Primary outcome: What are the delivery system determinants of effective RDT based ACT?
Stage 2 - Component A: effects of restricted use of ACTs based on RDT results: a randomised controlled trial Primary outcome: Incidence of malaria (fever + any level of parasite density) in < 48 month-old children
Stage 2 - component B: Cost effectiveness analysis:
Primary outcome:What is the cost effectiveness of RDT based ACT for treatment of children under 4 years compared with ACT based on clinical judgement?
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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BAR
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Kintampo, BAR, Ghana, 200
- Kintampo Health Research Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- All children aged less than 48mths reporting to health center with suspected malaria
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children having chronic illnesses such as severe malnutrition and heart disease will be excluded from the study.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: RDT+ACT group
RDT+ACT group (ACT offered to RDT positive cases only)
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Study children attending RDT+ACT HCs with a febrile illness will be tested with an RDT to confirm malaria and treated with ACT only if they have a positive test for malaria parasite.
However if there are signs suggestive of other co-morbidities they will be treated with appropriate medicines in addition to AS+AQ.
Study children attending RDT+ACT HCs with a febrile illness will be tested with an RDT to confirm malaria and treated with ACT only if they have a positive test for malaria parasite.
However if there are signs suggestive of other co-morbidities they will be treated with appropriate medicines in addition to AS+AQ.
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Active Comparator: Clinical judgement+ACT group
Clinical judgement+ACT group (ACT offered to all suspected cases of malaria by clinical judgement)
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Study children attending RDT+ACT HCs with a febrile illness will be tested with an RDT to confirm malaria and treated with ACT only if they have a positive test for malaria parasite.
However if there are signs suggestive of other co-morbidities they will be treated with appropriate medicines in addition to AS+AQ.
Study children attending RDT+ACT HCs with a febrile illness will be tested with an RDT to confirm malaria and treated with ACT only if they have a positive test for malaria parasite.
However if there are signs suggestive of other co-morbidities they will be treated with appropriate medicines in addition to AS+AQ.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Incidence of malaria (fever + any level of parasite density) in < 48 month-old children (Stage 2, Component A)
Time Frame: Three years
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Three years
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Incidence of severe anaemia (Hb <8 g/dl) in < 48 month old children
Time Frame: Three years
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Three years
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Christopher Whitty, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Principal Investigator: Frank E Baiden, Kintampo Health Research Center
- Principal Investigator: Jayne Webster, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Principal Investigator: Seth Owusu-Agyei, Kintampo Health Research Center
- Principal Investigator: Daniel Chandramohan, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Principal Investigator: Jane Bruce, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Tawiah T, Hansen KS, Baiden F, Bruce J, Tivura M, Delimini R, Amengo-Etego S, Chandramohan D, Owusu-Agyei S, Webster J. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Test-Based versus Presumptive Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Children under Five Years in an Area of High Transmission in Central Ghana. PLoS One. 2016 Oct 3;11(10):e0164055. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164055. eCollection 2016. Erratum In: PLoS One. 2017 Jan 20;12 (1):e0170848.
- Baiden F, Bruce J, Webster J, Tivura M, Delmini R, Amengo-Etego S, Owusu-Agyei S, Chandramohan D. Effect of Test-Based versus Presumptive Treatment of Malaria in Under-Five Children in Rural Ghana--A Cluster-Randomised Trial. PLoS One. 2016 Apr 7;11(4):e0152960. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152960. eCollection 2016.
- Baiden F, Webster J, Tivura M, Delimini R, Berko Y, Amenga-Etego S, Agyeman-Budu A, Karikari AB, Bruce J, Owusu-Agyei S, Chandramohan D. Accuracy of rapid tests for malaria and treatment outcomes for malaria and non-malaria cases among under-five children in rural Ghana. PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e34073. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034073. Epub 2012 Apr 13.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- KHRC1
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