Status:
COMPLETED
Improved Management and in-Hospital Mortality
Lead Sponsor:
Bandim Health Project
Collaborating Sponsors:
Statens Serum Institut
World Health Organization
Conditions:
Mortality
Malaria
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-5 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study intend to evaluate whether the use of standardised malaria case management protocol plus financial incentives added to the availability of free drugs reduce the case-fatality at the paediatr...
Detailed Description
Mortality at the national paediatric ward in Guinea-Bissau is very high. During a civil war in 1998/1999 the hospital case fatality (CF) decreased by more than 40%, increasing again after the the war....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Hospitalization due to malaria
- Non per os
Exclusion
- Consent from parent/caretaker declined
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
February 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
950 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00465777
Start Date
December 1 2004
End Date
February 1 2006
Last Update
April 25 2007
Active Locations (1)
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Bandim Health Project
Bissau, Bissau Region, Guinea-Bissau, 1004