Fever Clinical Trial - ACT for the Home Management in Malagasy Children

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, the acceptability and the effectiveness of the use of the Artesunate + Amodiaquine Fixed Dose Combination for the home management of presumed malaria in Malagasy children by the community-based service providers.

Clinical Trial Description

Primary objective

To assess the feasibility, the acceptability and the effectiveness of the use of the Artesunate + Amodiaquine Fixed Dose Combination for the home management of presumed malaria in Malagasy children by the community-based service providers

Secondary objectives

To assess the reliability of the use of the malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) by the community-based service providers in the Malagasy home management strategy

To assess the frequency of short-term and long-term side effects of the Artesunate + Amodiaquine Fixed Dose Combination used for the home management of presumed malaria in Malagasy children by the community-based service providers

To assess the real burden of the malaria in children under the age of five years in 2 different epidemiological strata of Madagascar (central highlands and equatorial strata)

Type of study

Follow-up of a cohort of 1200 children under the age of five years during 1 year

Studied population

All children under the age of five years (2 months to 5 years) having fever and consulting the community-based service provider, residing in the zone covered by the community-based service provider throughout the entire follow-up period Investigators Four community-based service providers, four field physicians and two supervisors number of district: 2 (Moramanga and Manakara)

condition: fever intervention: artesunate + amodiaquine phase: phase IV ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00612547
Study type	Observational
Source	National Malaria Control Programme, Madagascar
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	February 2008
Completion date	February 2009

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