Assessing the Efficacy of Artemisinin Combination Therapies for Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria Infection in Children
Impact Tanzania in Vivo Efficacy 2010: Assessing the Efficacy of Artemisinin Combination Therapies for Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria Infection in Children Aged 6-59 Months
Following the rapid development of significant drug resistance to both chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (the first line therapy in Tanzania from 2001 -2006), artemether- lumefantrine (Coartem or AL) was adopted as first line therapy in Tanzania in 2006. Now that this drug has been widely used for some time, the investigators propose to conduct an antimalarial efficacy trial to monitor the effectiveness of this therapy, to determine if this drug remains efficacious, or if significant resistance has emerged, in which case a new antimalarial strategy will need to be contemplated. The investigators hypothesize that the efficacy of Artemether-lumefantrine remains high, and that the other artemisinin combination therapies will be equally efficacious.
Children 6-59 months of age with symptomatic malaria will be randomly assigned to be treated with either artemether + lumefantrine (Coartem) or dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (Duo-Cotecxin or Artekin). Clinical, parasitologic, and hematologic parameters will be monitored over a 42-day follow-up period and will be used to evaluate drug efficacy.
Visão geral do estudo
Status
Condições
Intervenção / Tratamento
Tipo de estudo
Inscrição (Real)
Estágio
- Fase 3
Contactos e Locais
Locais de estudo
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Bagamoyo, Tanzânia
- Miono Health Center
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Critérios de participação
Critérios de elegibilidade
Idades elegíveis para estudo
Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis
Gêneros Elegíveis para o Estudo
Descrição
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 6-59 months
- Axillary temperature ≥ 37.5º C or history of fever in the past 48 hours
- Weight ≥ 5.0 kg
- Slide-confirmed infection with P. falciparum, with parasitemia 2,000-200,000 asexual forms per μl
- Live within the boundaries of the officially recognized catchment area of Miono Health Center.
- Caregiver agrees to all blood draws and return visits.
Exclusion Criteria:
- General danger signs or symptoms of severe malaria
- Signs or symptoms of severe malnutrition, defined as weight-for-age ≤ 3 standard deviations below the mean (National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]/World Health Organization [WHO] normalized reference values)
- Slide confirmed infection with any other Plasmodium spp. besides falciparum or mixed plasmodium infection
- Severe anemia, defined as Hb < 5 g/dl
- Known hypersensitivity to any of the drugs being tested
- Presence of febrile conditions caused by diseases other than malaria
- Serious or chronic medical condition (heart failure, sickle cell disease).
- Plan to travel or leave the area within the next 3 months.
- Have been treated for malaria in the 2 weeks prior to enrollment.
Plano de estudo
Como o estudo é projetado?
Detalhes do projeto
- Finalidade Principal: Tratamento
- Alocação: Randomizado
- Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
- Mascaramento: Nenhum (rótulo aberto)
Armas e Intervenções
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Comparador Ativo: Artemether-lumefantrine
Artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem; Novartis) administered twice daily for three days as tablets containing 20 mg of artemether plus 120 mg of lumefantrine at a dosage of: 1 tablet for patients weighing 5-14 kg, 2 tablets for patients weighing 15-24 kg, 3 tablets for patients weighing 25-34 kg, 4 tablets for patients weighing 35 kg or more
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administered twice daily for three days as tablets containing 20 mg of artemether plus 120 mg of lumefantrine at a dosage of: 1 tablet for patients weighing 5-14 kg, 2 tablets for patients weighing 15-24 kg, 3 tablets for patients weighing 25-34 kg, 4 tablets for patients weighing 35 kg or more
Outros nomes:
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Experimental: Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine administered once daily for 3 days as tablets containing 40 mg of dihydroartemisinin and 320 mg of piperaquine at a total dosage of 6.4 mg/kg of dihydroartemisinin and 51.2 mg/kg of piperaquine divided equally between the three days
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once daily for 3 days as tablets containing 40 mg of dihydroartemisinin and 320 mg of piperaquine at a total dosage of 6.4 mg/kg of dihydroartemisinin and 51.2 mg/kg of piperaquine divided equally between the three days
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O que o estudo está medindo?
Medidas de resultados primários
Medida de resultado |
Prazo |
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42-day polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-adjusted parasitological cure of P. falciparum parasitemia
Prazo: 42 days
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42 days
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Medidas de resultados secundários
Medida de resultado |
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Hematologic response to treatment measured as mean change in hemoglobin concentration from Day 0 to Day 42
Prazo: 42 days
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42 days
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
Patrocinador
Investigadores
- Diretor de estudo: Julie R Gutman, MD MSc, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Investigador principal: S. Patrick Kachur, MD MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Datas de registro do estudo
Datas Principais do Estudo
Início do estudo
Conclusão Primária (Real)
Conclusão do estudo (Real)
Datas de inscrição no estudo
Enviado pela primeira vez
Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ
Primeira postagem (Estimativa)
Atualizações de registro de estudo
Última Atualização Postada (Estimativa)
Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade
Última verificação
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Outros números de identificação do estudo
- IMPACT TZ IV2010
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