Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:52 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:52 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00140361
Brief Summary:
This is an ongoing monitoring activity of efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), which is the current national treatment of choice for uncomplicated malaria in Tanzania, and a combination of SP and artesunate among children \< 5 years in 3 sites in rural Tanzania.
Protocol was amended in 2004 to (1) include lumefantrine+artemether, the newly identified first-line treatment for malaria to be introduced into Tanzania in 2006; (2) on a limited basis, include adult patients; (3) extend follow-up to 28 days; (4) investigate whether treated bednets would reduce confounding by reinfection
Detailed Description:
This is an ongoing monitoring activity of efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), which is the current national treatment of choice for uncomplicated malaria in Tanzania, and a combination of SP and artesunate among children \< 5 years in 3 sites in rural Tanzania.
Protocol was amended in 2004 to (1) include lumefantrine+artemether, the newly identified first-line treatment for malaria to be introduced into Tanzania in 2006; (2) on a limited basis, include adult patients; (3) extend follow-up to 28 days; (4) investigate whether treated bednets would reduce confounding by reinfection
Study:
NCT00140361
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00140361