MalariaPhase 4PREMALNCT02788864
Prevention of Malaria With Dihydroartemisinine + Piperaquine for Forest Rangers
A Phase 4 study testing Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine) in people with Malaria, run by Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam at 1 site in Vietnam.
Trial summary
The purpose of the study is to assess if the antimalarial drugs Dihydroartemisinine + Piperaquine (DP) are effective in preventing malaria infection for forest ranger Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Malaria
- What is being tested?
- Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine)
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 150 participants
- Where
- 1 siteVietnam
- Study dates
- 20 May 2016to 30 Nov 2016
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Informed consent
- Male, over or equal to18 years of age
- Able and willing to comply with the study requirements and follow-up
Who cannot join
- Inability to tolerate oral treatment
- Previous episode of haemolysis or severe haemoglobinuria following primaquine
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficient with Hb < 9 g/dL *
- Known hypersensitivity or allergy to any study drugs * If the participant with G6PD deficient gets malaria, primaquine would be used as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) (once a week for 8 weeks) in combination with 3 days of chloroquine.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Vietnam1 site
Bu Gia Map Commune Health Station
Bình Phước, Binh Phuoc, 830000
About this study
Official title: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Trial Using Dihydroartemisinine+Piperaquine (DP) to Protect Forest Workers From Malaria in Bu Gia Map National Park
The purpose of the study is to assess if the antimalarial drugs Dihydroartemisinine + Piperaquine (DP) are effective in preventing malaria infection for forest ranger
Read the detailed description
To assess the protective effect of 3-day DP regimen for forest rangers working for long-term in forest where malaria transmission is intense, all eligible forest rangers will be treated with a full course of DP + primaquine to eradicate all parasites which may survive in their blood while staying in non- malaria transmission areas.
Just before returning back to the forest participants will be randomized to receive either Arterakine (dihydroartemisinine (DHA)/piperaquine) (intervention arm) or placebo (control arm). Participants will be assessed for parasitemia before and after the forest trip with high volume, ultrasensitive, PCR (HVUqPCR). The minimum time span between two forest trips should be 20 days so participants could complete the 14 day primaquine course and the Arterakine (dihydroartemisinine (DHA)/piperaquine).
There is no limit in the duration between trips. Participants are tested for P.falciparum, P.vivax infection before they return to the forest.
Each participant will be visited 2 weeks or later after returning home from the forest and examined. The rationale for the added two weeks is to detect blood stages of infections, which may have been inoculated towards the end of the forest visit.
If found to be sick, the patient will be treated according to government treatment guidelines. A 4ml venous blood sample will be obtained for Hb and HVUSqPCR.
- Conditions
- Malaria
- Being tested
- Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine), Placebo
- Keywords
- Forest ranger, P.falciparum, P.vivax, Dihydroartemisinine-piperaquine (DP), Primaquine
- Medical subject headings
- Malaria
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine)Drug
Stage 1: Parasite Clearance
- Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine), one tablet contains 40 mg of dihydroartemisinine and 320 mg piperaquine. Weight based regimen: 7 mg/kg dihydroartemisinine; 55 mg/kg piperaquine phosphate) for 3 days
- Primaquine (One tablet contains 13.2mg primaquine disphosphate/7.5mg base. Weight based regimen: 0.25mg base/kg) for 14 days
Stage 2: Forest trip
- Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine), one tablet contains 40 mg of dihydroartemisinine and 320 mg piperaquine. Weight based regimen: 7 mg/kg dihydroartemisinine; 55 mg/kg piperaquine phosphate) for 3 days prior to forest visit (day -2, -1 and day 0 prior forest visit)
PlaceboDrug
Stage 1: Parasite Clearance
- Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine), one tablet contains 40 mg of dihydroartemisinine and 320 mg piperaquine. Weight based regimen: 7 mg/kg dihydroartemisinine; 55 mg/kg piperaquine phosphate) for 3 days
- Primaquine (One tablet contains 13.2mg primaquine disphosphate/7.5mg base. Weight based regimen: 0.25mg base/kg) for 14 days
Stage 2: Forest trip
- Placebo (visually matched to Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine) for 3 days prior to forest visit (day -2, -1 and day 0 prior forest visit)
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Arterakine | Active comparator | Active drug: Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine) one tablet contains 40 mg of dihydroartemisinin and 320 mg piperaquine. Weight based regimen: 7 mg/kg dihydroartemisinin; 55 mg/kg piperaquine phosphate) for 3 days prior to forest visit (day -2, -1 and day 0 prior forest visit) Receives: Drug: Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine) |
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Placebo (visually matched to Arterakine for 3 days prior to forest visit (day -2, -1 and day 0 prior forest visit) Receives: Drug: Placebo |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
the proportion of study subjects with any malaria parasitaemia (P.falciparum, mixed parasitaemia of P.falciparum and P.vivax) and the incidence rate of symptomatic malaria
The primary endpoints are the proportion of study subjects with any malaria parasitaemia (P.falciparum, mixed parasitaemia of P.falciparum and P.vivax) at 2 weeks after coming back from the forest assessed by high volume, ultrasensitive PCR (HVUSqPCR) and the incidence rate of symptomatic malaria (P.falciparum, mixed P.falciparum + P.vivax) during the two week follow-up period as assessed by the study doctor.
Measured: at 2 weeks after coming back from the forest
Secondary outcomes (2)
The proportion of different anopheles species amongst all captured mosquito anopheles
The proportion of different anopheles species amongst all captured mosquito anopheles as identified by morphology
Measured: 1 month
The proportion of sporozoite-carrying mosquitoes (any parasite, P.falciparum, mixed P.falciparum and P.vivax)
The proportion of sporozoite-carrying mosquitoes (any parasite, P.falciparum, mixed P.falciparum and P.vivax) as assessed by PCR.
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted2 Jun 2016 (estimated)
- Study start20 May 2016
- Primary completion30 Nov 2016
- Study completion30 Nov 2016
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (9)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for MalariaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 150 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Binh Phuoc Malaria Control Centre, Bu Gia Map National Park, Binh Phuoc Province, Vietnam
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Hung Son Do, Dr, Principal investigator, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02788864
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 17MA
- Acronym
- PREMAL
- Status last verified
- Mar 2017
- First submitted
- 27 May 2016
- Last updated
- 7 Mar 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Anonymized individual participant data will be made available to researcher and public as a supporting material via open access journal and/or upon request by qualified research groups.
Publications
Thanh PV, Van Hong N, Van Van N, Van Malderen C, Obsomer V, Rosanas-Urgell A, Grietens KP, Xa NX, Bancone G, Chowwiwat N, Duong TT, D'Alessandro U, Speybroeck N, Erhart A. Epidemiology of forest malaria in Central Vietnam: the hidden parasite reservoir. Malar J. 2015 Feb 19;14:86. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0601-y.
PubMed 25880664Parker DM, Carrara VI, Pukrittayakamee S, McGready R, Nosten FH. Malaria ecology along the Thailand-Myanmar border. Malar J. 2015 Oct 5;14:388. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0921-y.
PubMed 26437860Abe T, Honda S, Nakazawa S, Tuong TD, Thieu NQ, Hung le X, Thuan le K, Moji K, Takagi M, Yamamoto T. Risk factors for malaria infection among ethnic minorities in Binh Phuoc, Vietnam. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2009 Jan;40(1):18-29.
PubMed 19323029Sanh NH, Van Dung N, Thanh NX, Trung TN, Van Co T, Cooper RD. Forest malaria in central Vietnam. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Nov;79(5):652-4.
PubMed 18981498Erhart A, Ngo DT, Phan VK, Ta TT, Van Overmeir C, Speybroeck N, Obsomer V, Le XH, Le KT, Coosemans M, D'alessandro U. Epidemiology of forest malaria in central Vietnam: a large scale cross-sectional survey. Malar J. 2005 Dec 8;4:58. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-4-58.
PubMed 16336671Erhart A, Thang ND, Hung NQ, Toi le V, Hung le X, Tuy TQ, Cong le D, Speybroeck N, Coosemans M, D'Alessandro U. Forest malaria in Vietnam: a challenge for control. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 Feb;70(2):110-8.
PubMed 14993619Imwong M, Nguyen TN, Tripura R, Peto TJ, Lee SJ, Lwin KM, Suangkanarat P, Jeeyapant A, Vihokhern B, Wongsaen K, Van Hue D, Dong le T, Nguyen TU, Lubell Y, von Seidlein L, Dhorda M, Promnarate C, Snounou G, Malleret B, Renia L, Keereecharoen L, Singhasivanon P, Sirithiranont P, Chalk J, Nguon C, Hien TT, Day N, White NJ, Dondorp A, Nosten F. The epidemiology of subclinical malaria infections in South-East Asia: findings from cross-sectional surveys in Thailand-Myanmar border areas, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Malar J. 2015 Sep 30;14:381. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0906-x.
PubMed 26424000Imwong M, Hanchana S, Malleret B, Renia L, Day NP, Dondorp A, Nosten F, Snounou G, White NJ. High-throughput ultrasensitive molecular techniques for quantifying low-density malaria parasitemias. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Sep;52(9):3303-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01057-14. Epub 2014 Jul 2.
PubMed 24989601Son DH, Thuy-Nhien N, von Seidlein L, Le Phuc-Nhi T, Phu NT, Tuyen NTK, Tran NH, Van Dung N, Van Quan B, Day NPJ, Dondorp AM, White NJ, Thwaites GE, Hien TT. The prevalence, incidence and prevention of Plasmodium falciparum infections in forest rangers in Bu Gia Map National Park, Binh Phuoc province, Vietnam: a pilot study. Malar J. 2017 Nov 6;16(1):444. doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-2091-6.
PubMed 29110709
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Mar 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Trial Using Dihydroartemisinine+Piperaquine (DP) to Protect Forest Workers From Malaria in Bu Gia Map National Park
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02788864
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PREMAL / 17MA
- Conditions
- Malaria
- Keywords
- Forest ranger, P.falciparum, P.vivax, Dihydroartemisinine-piperaquine (DP), Primaquine
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 150 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, VietnamUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Binh Phuoc Malaria Control Centre, Bu Gia Map National Park, Binh Phuoc Province, Vietnam
- Study start
- 20 May 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Nov 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Nov 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 2 Jun 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of the study is to assess if the antimalarial drugs Dihydroartemisinine + Piperaquine (DP) are effective in preventing malaria infection for forest ranger
Detailed description
To assess the protective effect of 3-day DP regimen for forest rangers working for long-term in forest where malaria transmission is intense, all eligible forest rangers will be treated with a full course of DP + primaquine to eradicate all parasites which may survive in their blood while staying in non- malaria transmission areas.
Just before returning back to the forest participants will be randomized to receive either Arterakine (dihydroartemisinine (DHA)/piperaquine) (intervention arm) or placebo (control arm). Participants will be assessed for parasitemia before and after the forest trip with high volume, ultrasensitive, PCR (HVUqPCR). The minimum time span between two forest trips should be 20 days so participants could complete the 14 day primaquine course and the Arterakine (dihydroartemisinine (DHA)/piperaquine).
There is no limit in the duration between trips. Participants are tested for P.falciparum, P.vivax infection before they return to the forest.
Each participant will be visited 2 weeks or later after returning home from the forest and examined. The rationale for the added two weeks is to detect blood stages of infections, which may have been inoculated towards the end of the forest visit.
If found to be sick, the patient will be treated according to government treatment guidelines. A 4ml venous blood sample will be obtained for Hb and HVUSqPCR.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind (participant, care provider, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Arterakine | Active comparator | Drug: Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine)Active drug: Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine) one tablet contains 40 mg of dihydroartemisinin and 320 mg piperaquine. Weight based regimen: 7 mg/kg dihydroartemisinin; 55 mg/kg piperaquine phosphate) for 3 days prior to forest visit (day -2, -1 and day 0 prior forest visit) |
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Drug: PlaceboPlacebo (visually matched to Arterakine for 3 days prior to forest visit (day -2, -1 and day 0 prior forest visit) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Informed consent
- Male, over or equal to18 years of age
- Able and willing to comply with the study requirements and follow-up
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Inability to tolerate oral treatment
- Previous episode of haemolysis or severe haemoglobinuria following primaquine
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficient with Hb < 9 g/dL *
- Known hypersensitivity or allergy to any study drugs * If the participant with G6PD deficient gets malaria, primaquine would be used as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) (once a week for 8 weeks) in combination with 3 days of chloroquine.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine)Stage 1: Parasite Clearance * Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine), one tablet contains 40 mg of dihydroartemisinine and 320 mg piperaquine. Weight based regimen: 7 mg/kg dihydroartemisinine; 55 mg/kg piperaquine phosphate) for 3 days * Primaquine (One tablet contains 13.2mg primaquine disphosphate/7.5mg base. Weight based regimen: 0.25mg base/kg) for 14 days Stage 2: Forest trip • Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine), one tablet contains 40 mg of dihydroartemisinine and 320 mg piperaquine. Weight based regimen: 7 mg/kg dihydroartemisinine; 55 mg/kg piperaquine phosphate) for 3 days prior to forest visit (day -2, -1 and day 0 prior forest visit) | Drug | Arterakine |
| PlaceboStage 1: Parasite Clearance * Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine), one tablet contains 40 mg of dihydroartemisinine and 320 mg piperaquine. Weight based regimen: 7 mg/kg dihydroartemisinine; 55 mg/kg piperaquine phosphate) for 3 days * Primaquine (One tablet contains 13.2mg primaquine disphosphate/7.5mg base. Weight based regimen: 0.25mg base/kg) for 14 days Stage 2: Forest trip • Placebo (visually matched to Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine) for 3 days prior to forest visit (day -2, -1 and day 0 prior forest visit) | Drug | Placebo |
Primary outcome
the proportion of study subjects with any malaria parasitaemia (P.falciparum, mixed parasitaemia of P.falciparum and P.vivax) and the incidence rate of symptomatic malaria
Time frame: at 2 weeks after coming back from the forest
The primary endpoints are the proportion of study subjects with any malaria parasitaemia (P.falciparum, mixed parasitaemia of P.falciparum and P.vivax) at 2 weeks after coming back from the forest assessed by high volume, ultrasensitive PCR (HVUSqPCR) and the incidence rate of symptomatic malaria (P.falciparum, mixed P.falciparum + P.vivax) during the two week follow-up period as assessed by the study doctor.
2 secondary outcomes
The proportion of different anopheles species amongst all captured mosquito anopheles
Time frame: 1 month
The proportion of sporozoite-carrying mosquitoes (any parasite, P.falciparum, mixed P.falciparum and P.vivax)
Time frame: 6 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Mar 2017.
- Background: PubMed 25880664Thanh PV, Van Hong N, Van Van N, Van Malderen C, Obsomer V, Rosanas-Urgell A, Grietens KP, Xa NX, Bancone G, Chowwiwat N, Duong TT, D'Alessandro U, Speybroeck N, Erhart A. Epidemiology of forest malaria in Central Vietnam: the hidden parasite reservoir. Malar J. 2015 Feb 19;14:86. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0601-y.
- Background: PubMed 26437860Parker DM, Carrara VI, Pukrittayakamee S, McGready R, Nosten FH. Malaria ecology along the Thailand-Myanmar border. Malar J. 2015 Oct 5;14:388. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0921-y.
- Background: PubMed 19323029Abe T, Honda S, Nakazawa S, Tuong TD, Thieu NQ, Hung le X, Thuan le K, Moji K, Takagi M, Yamamoto T. Risk factors for malaria infection among ethnic minorities in Binh Phuoc, Vietnam. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2009 Jan;40(1):18-29.
- Background: PubMed 18981498Sanh NH, Van Dung N, Thanh NX, Trung TN, Van Co T, Cooper RD. Forest malaria in central Vietnam. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Nov;79(5):652-4.
- Background: PubMed 16336671Erhart A, Ngo DT, Phan VK, Ta TT, Van Overmeir C, Speybroeck N, Obsomer V, Le XH, Le KT, Coosemans M, D'alessandro U. Epidemiology of forest malaria in central Vietnam: a large scale cross-sectional survey. Malar J. 2005 Dec 8;4:58. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-4-58.
- Background: PubMed 14993619Erhart A, Thang ND, Hung NQ, Toi le V, Hung le X, Tuy TQ, Cong le D, Speybroeck N, Coosemans M, D'Alessandro U. Forest malaria in Vietnam: a challenge for control. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 Feb;70(2):110-8.
- Background: PubMed 26424000Imwong M, Nguyen TN, Tripura R, Peto TJ, Lee SJ, Lwin KM, Suangkanarat P, Jeeyapant A, Vihokhern B, Wongsaen K, Van Hue D, Dong le T, Nguyen TU, Lubell Y, von Seidlein L, Dhorda M, Promnarate C, Snounou G, Malleret B, Renia L, Keereecharoen L, Singhasivanon P, Sirithiranont P, Chalk J, Nguon C, Hien TT, Day N, White NJ, Dondorp A, Nosten F. The epidemiology of subclinical malaria infections in South-East Asia: findings from cross-sectional surveys in Thailand-Myanmar border areas, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Malar J. 2015 Sep 30;14:381. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0906-x.
- Background: PubMed 24989601Imwong M, Hanchana S, Malleret B, Renia L, Day NP, Dondorp A, Nosten F, Snounou G, White NJ. High-throughput ultrasensitive molecular techniques for quantifying low-density malaria parasitemias. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Sep;52(9):3303-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01057-14. Epub 2014 Jul 2.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29110709Son DH, Thuy-Nhien N, von Seidlein L, Le Phuc-Nhi T, Phu NT, Tuyen NTK, Tran NH, Van Dung N, Van Quan B, Day NPJ, Dondorp AM, White NJ, Thwaites GE, Hien TT. The prevalence, incidence and prevention of Plasmodium falciparum infections in forest rangers in Bu Gia Map National Park, Binh Phuoc province, Vietnam: a pilot study. Malar J. 2017 Nov 6;16(1):444. doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-2091-6.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Anonymized individual participant data will be made available to researcher and public as a supporting material via open access journal and/or upon request by qualified research groups.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Hung Son Do, Dr principal investigator
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 4 study testing Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine) in people with Malaria, run by Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam at 1 site in Vietnam.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Mar 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Vietnam. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
the proportion of study subjects with any malaria parasitaemia (P.falciparum, mixed parasitaemia of P.falciparum and P.vivax) and the incidence rate of symptomatic malaria (time frame: at 2 weeks after coming back from the forest). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02788864, which also lists 9 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Mar 2017.