Artemether-lumefantrine (AL) Versus Artesunate + Amodiaquine (ASAQ) for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria in Burkina Faso (ACTE)

July 29, 2015 updated by: Tinto Halidou, Centre Muraz

Artemether-lumefantrine Vs Co-formulated Amodiaquine + Artesunate for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria: a Randomized Open-label Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Burkina Faso New Drug Policy

Several countries in Africa have changed their first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria to an ACT. Burkina Faso has changed its policy to Artemether-Lumefantrine (AL) and Artesunate-Amodiaquine (AQ+AS). However, such choice has been done without knowing the local effectiveness of these drugs when they are given to patients in real life conditions, without direct observation of the drug administration. Thus, this study aims at investigating the effectiveness of AQ+AS and AL, when given to children with uncomplicated malaria in Burkina Faso.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

340

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Burkina Faso
    • Boulkiemdé
      • Nanoro, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso, 115
        • Nanoro
      • Nanoro, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso
        • Nanoro
    • Bp 545
      • Bobo-Dioulasso, Bp 545, Burkina Faso, 01
        • IRSS-DRO/Centre Muraz
    • Houet
      • Bobo-Dioulasso, Houet, Burkina Faso, 01
        • Tinto Halidou

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

6 months to 4 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Weight > 5 kg;
  • Monoinfection with P. falciparum and a parasitaemia of 2,000-200,000 parasites /µl;
  • Fever (axillary temperature ≥37.5 °C) or history of fever in the preceding 24 hours;
  • Haemoglobin value above 5.0 g/dl;
  • Absence of febrile conditions caused by diseases other than malaria.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Danger signs: not able to drink or breast-feed, vomiting (> twice in 24hours), recent history of convulsions (>1 in 24h), unconscious state, unable to sit or stand;
  • Signs of severe malaria (WHO 2000);
  • Mixed malaria infection;
  • Severe malnutrition;
  • Other underlying diseases (cardiac, renal, hepatic diseases);
  • History of allergy to study drugs;

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

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
Experimental: Artemether -lumefantrine
Experimental Treatment of malaria with Artemether-lumefantrine (AL), according to one of the two options given by national protocol in Burkina Faso
Drug: Artemether-lumefantrine
Artemether-lumefantrine by Novartis was the first fixed-dose ACT that was prequalified by WHO in April 2004. A 3-day, 6-dose regimen of AL is recommended for infants and children weighing 5-35 kg and adults weighing > 35 kg.
Other Names:
  • AL, Coartem(R), Riamet(R)
Experimental: Artesunate-amodiaquine
Treatment of malaria with Artesunate-amodiaquine(AS-AQ), according to one of the two options given by national protocol in Burkina Faso
Drug: Artesunate-amodiaquine
Coformulated AQ+AS by Sanofi-Aventis has been pre-qualified by WHO in 2008. It is administered once daily for three consecutive days, and it is available in three different dosages (25mg/67.5mg; 50mg/135mg; 100mg/270mg)
Other Names:
  • ASAQ, Coarsucam

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) adjusted treatment failure
Time Frame: Day 28
Day 28

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Treatment failure up to day 42 (PCR adjusted and unadjusted)
Time Frame: Day 42
Day 42
Gametocytes (prevalence and density)
Time Frame: At day 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42 days after treatment
At day 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42 days after treatment
Hb changes
Time Frame: Day 35
Day 35

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Centre Muraz

Collaborators

Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 20, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

November 23, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 31, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 29, 2015

Last Verified

July 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ACTEffectiveness

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