Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine for Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy in Uganda — SP IPTp  

Intermittent Preventive Treatment Clinical Trial

Official title: Assessment of the Efficacy of Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine for Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy in Uganda

Status Withdrawn

Clinical Trial Summary

The effectiveness of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in malaria-endemic areas the effectiveness and efficacy of SP may be compromised by increased SP resistance. This study will evaluate the efficacy of SP by giving SP to asymptomatic parasitemic pregnant women and following them to determine the rates of parasite clearance.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Intermittent Preventive Treatment
• Malaria
• Placental Malaria

• NCT number: NCT01184911
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of California, San Francisco
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: October 2010
• Completion date: September 2011