Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of a Rapid Diagnostic Test for Malaria
Lead Sponsor:
Centro per le Malattie Tropicali
Collaborating Sponsors:
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Conditions:
Malaria
Eligibility:
All Genders
6+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
There is increasing evidence from African countries, including Burkina Faso, that at least in some settings/seasons the proportion of fevers attributable to malaria is low or very low: this means that...
Detailed Description
Primary outcome: proportion of cases (fever patients randomised to be submitted to the rapid test before treatment) and controls (fever patients randomised not to be submitted to the rapid test) with ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients \> 6 months presenting to clinical consultation and consenting to participate/with parental consent to participate.
Exclusion
- Refusal to participate.
- Severe clinical conditions with emergency treatment needed as judged by the clinical officer.
- Pregnancy NOT an exclusion criterion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
4000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00317590
Start Date
April 1 2006
End Date
October 1 2006
Last Update
October 31 2007
Active Locations (1)
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Districts Médicaux de Banfora et de Bobo 15
Bobo-Dioulasso, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso