- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05058885
Plasmodium Vivax Among Duffy Negative Population in Cameroon. (VIBRANT)
Plasmodium Vivax Burden, Range and Transmission Among Duffy Negative Inhabitants in Cameroon.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
Type of study:
The current proposal is a multi-centre observational study in different eco-climatic regions in Cameroon.
Study locations:
Dschang health district(Low transmission, highland) , Maroua (Sahel, high transmission) and Bertoua-Batouri (East region, forest, perennial transmission).
Study period:
The study will be conducted over a period of 36 months beginning from June, 2021.
Study population:
In each selected health facility, children 1 year and above, and adult of both gender will be eligible for participation.
Selection criteria: inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria.
Inclusion criteria:
- Patient must be febrile (temperature >37.50 C or history of fever within 24 hours of arrival to the hospital)
- Patient must be aged 1 year or older
- Both males and females alike
- The patient must be able to sign a consent/assent form
- The patient must be seeking care and be suspected of malaria infection
Non-inclusion criteria:
- Patient less than 1 year
- Patient not having fever
- Patient not being suspected of malaria infection
Exclusion criteria:
- Eligible patient who refuses consent to study procedures
- Patient withdraws consent before or during the start of study procedures
- Patient, who, for any reason, refuses that sensitive data should not be processed.
6) Recruitment strategies for the study population
Sample size and justification:
This study is a cross sectional study that will determine a point estimate of the seroprevalence of parasite species, and in particular Plasmodium vivax in Cameroon. For this reason, we calculated the sample size based on an estimate of Plasmodium vivax in febrile patients as reported in a study in 2017((1)https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-017-1722-2), to get the highest power to calculate the sample population size for use in our study. Using the formula n = [DEFF*Np(1-p)]/ [(d2/Z21-α/2*(N-1)+p*(1-p)] in which DEFF=design effect=1, p =Hypothesised percentage frequency of outcome factor in the population=25%, from above study, d=confidence limit=5%, n=sample size, investigators calculated the for the study in three sites to be 867 or 300 per site, taking into consideration a refusal rate 4%. The software OpenEpi was used or the calculations (http://www.openepi.com/SampleSize/SSPropor.htm).The primary outcome is the spatial seroprevalence of Plasmodium vivax among febrile patients in the three epidemiological facies in Cameroon. For entomological component, WHO methods for Human landing catch (HLC) will be used to catch mosquitoes in 12-15 houses in each of four neighbourhoods over the periods corresponding to the beginning of malaria transmission, the peak malaria transmission and at the end of the malaria transmission season.
8) Sample collection procedure:
In each selected health facility, febrile individuals 1 year and above will be eligible for biological sample collection. Volunteers who have provided written informed consent/assent will have a finger prick sampling (approximately 500μl). Four Dried Blood Spots (DBS, Whatman 903 Protein Saver) will be prepared for immunological and molecular assays.
Serological analysis
Six Plasmodium antigens will be used to screen patient samples: two P.f antigens (Merozoite Surface Protein-1 19kD (MSP-1) and Apical Merozoite Antigen-1 (AMA-1), three P. vivax antigens (PvMSP-1 and PvAMA-1, pvRBPII), one P. malariae (PmMSP-1) and one P. ovale (PoMSP-1) selected on the basis of previous studies (20). Recombinant antigen will serve as a generic protein to assess immunoglobulin G (IgG) non-specific binding. Antigens for other species of malaria causing parasites are used in order to eliminate cross reacting sera and identify co-infections from pure P. vivax infections.
Data analysis and management.
Data Management:
Field data will be entered into a password-protected database designed for the study through hand held tablets at each study site. Primary data collection tool such as paper questionnaires will be stored in metal cupboards with access control maintained by the principal investigator of the study. Geographical location will be collected, but in the dataset, it will be perturbed as well, by replacing with other coordinates which will not distort the utility of the geolocation data and at minimum that the exact location of study participants is not discernable.
Data analysis
Data will be cleaned centrally by visual inspection for outliers. The primary study outcome for this will be the seroprevalence of P. vivax in the enrolled population of febrile patients in different geo-ecological regions of Cameroon. The Bayesian analytical framework using several different tools such as geographical positioning system, will be used to characterise the spatial seroprevalence across different ecologies using individual and geographical covariates in the model. The spatial software SaTScan will be used to identify clusters of antibody responses against each antigen. The spatial analysis will be run separately for each survey and spatial autocorrelation of clusters for each of the two survey time points assessed using Moran's I in ArcGIS software, as done previously (22). Age-adjusted antibody residuals from the regression model will be used for this analysis. Risk factors for P. vivax infection will be assessed using mixed effect logistic regression analysis with sampling site (health facility) considered a random effect variable. The Microsoft Excel suite as well as the latest version of STATA or R-package will be used as the statistical software.
Ethical considerations: potential risks, benefits, measures taken for data confidentiality and respect for the privacy of participants
This is a minimal risk study that has an ethical clearance renewal from the IRB of the Cameroon Baptist Convention health Services. This clearance will be renewed yearly until close of study from the National Ethics Committee for Human Health Research (CNERSH). No remuneration to participants will be made. Only de-identified datasets will be used for analysis. At the end of the study, all hard copy materials and the study key will be destroyed. This will follow local regulations that state a maximum of 15 years for data and 10 years for biological materials. The ethical committee requires that they be reached in case a study participant feels his/her rights are being violated. In all information sheets (of which the participant will have a copy), the mobile phone number of the responsible contact of the ethical committee will be mentioned.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Innocent Ali, PhD
- Phone Number: +237677021275
- Email: dr.alinn@gmail.com
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Jules Roger Kuiate, PhD
- Phone Number: +237699679135
- Email: jrkuiate@yahoo.fr
Study Locations
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West Region
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Dschang, West Region, Cameroon
- Recruiting
- Dschang Health District
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Contact:
- Michel Noubom, PhD
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient must be febrile (temperature >37.50 C or history of fever within 24 hours of arrival to the hospital)
- Patient must be aged 1 year or older
- Both males and females alike
- The patient must be able to sign a consent/assent form
- The patient must be seeking care and be suspected of malaria infection
Exclusion Criteria:
- Eligible patient who refuses consent to study procedures
- Patient withdraws consent before or during the start of study procedures
- Patient, who, for any reason, refuses that sensitive data should not be processed.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Proportion of P. vivax exposed patients in different eco-climatic settings in Cameroon
Time Frame: June 2022-June 2023
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A cut-off for seropositivity will be determined based on the mean of log MFI values plus three standard deviations of the seronegative controls.
Separate cut-off values will be generated for each of the studied antigens.
By so doing, participants will be classified as seropositive or seronegative depending on whether their antibody levels lie above or below the cut-off values.
The seroprevalence will be calculated for each antigen, as the proportion of seropositive individuals of the total study population, per study site, and overall.
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June 2022-June 2023
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Species ratio among febrile patients infected with Plasmodium spp in geo-ecological regions of Cameroon.
Time Frame: June 2022-June 2023
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This will be defined as the ratio of each of identified species by serology to the total species observed for the particular region and, if required, for the overall study sites.
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June 2022-June 2023
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Vector type, abundance, infectivity and anthropophily
Time Frame: June 2022-December, 2023.
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This outcome will include a determination of the vector type and infectivity of the mosquitoes with Plasmodium as determined by published molecular methods.
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June 2022-December, 2023.
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Entomological innoculation rate of vivax mosquitoes
Time Frame: June 2022-December, 2023.
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Established methods will be used to determine the number of infective bites per person and per year.
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June 2022-December, 2023.
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
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Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
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Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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More Information
Terms related to this study
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Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- TMA2020CDF-3171.
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