Status:

COMPLETED

The Role of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria for Targeting of ACTs at Community Level

Lead Sponsor:

Ghana Health Services

Collaborating Sponsors:

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Conditions:

Malaria

Eligibility:

All Genders

6+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study aims to test directly by means of a cluster randomized controlled trial, the impact of the introduction of RDTs for malaria on dispensing behaviour of chemical sellers, the main non-formal ...

Detailed Description

In many settings the majority of people with malaria particularly the poorest do not access formal care but access anti-malarials at the informal community level. ACTs were previously unaffordable to ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients reporting to chemical seller with complaint of fever or who request for an anti-malarial drug

Exclusion

  • Clients providing a prescription from a health facility
  • Clients with signs of severe disease who will be referred onward

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

4748 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01907672

Start Date

August 1 2011

End Date

April 1 2013

Last Update

July 25 2013

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Dodowa Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service

Dodowa, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, Box DD1