Status:
COMPLETED
Malawi International Center of Excellence in Malaria Research School-based Cohort
Lead Sponsor:
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Collaborating Sponsors:
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Michigan State University
Conditions:
Malaria
Malaria,Falciparum
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-15 years
Brief Summary
A school-based, prospective, cohort study was conducted to evaluate the epidemiology of P. falciparum (Pf) infections in school-age children and determine the impact of the screen-and-treat approach o...
Detailed Description
Students were enrolled in four schools in southern Malawi in the rainy (March-May) and dry season (Sept-Nov) of 2015. 15 students per grade-level (grades 1-8), were invited to participate. Following e...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Randomly selected student at a participating school
Exclusion
- Parent or guardian not available for consent
- Age \<5 or \>= 16 years
- Known allergy or adverse reaction to lumefantrine-artemether
- Child will not attend this school during the time of the survey
- For the dry season survey (Sept-Oct 2015), participants in the rainy season survey (April-May 2015)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 24 2015
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 13 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
786 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04858087
Start Date
March 24 2015
End Date
November 13 2015
Last Update
April 26 2021
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