Status:

COMPLETED

In Vivo Efficacy of Artemether-Lumefantrine, Amodiaquine-Artesunate, Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine, and Pironaridine-Artesunate in Mozambique

Lead Sponsor:

Centro de Investigacao em Saude de Manhica

Collaborating Sponsors:

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Conditions:

Malaria

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-59 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This is a classical in vivo clinical trial, following World Health organization's recommendations, ran as a multisite study within Mozambique trying to assess the efficacy and safety in 5 sites of the...

Detailed Description

Eligible patients were consecutively assigned to the cohort and treated with AL (cohort 1), AQ-AS (cohort 2), DHP (cohort 3) and PA (cohort 4). AL (Coartem™) will be administered twice daily for three...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ages 6 to 59 months
  • Weight Greater than or equal to 5 kg
  • Absence of severe malnutrition;
  • Mono-infection with Plasmodium falciparum in blood, confirmed by microscopy;
  • Parasite density between 2,000 and 200,000 asexual parasites per microliter of blood;
  • Axillary temperature ≥ 37.5 C° or history of fever in the last 24 hours;
  • Lack of danger signs, or no signs of severe and / or complicated malaria according to the WHO definition
  • Ability to swallow the drugs
  • Haemoglobin greater than 5.0 g / dl
  • Residents within the study area and have the possibility of an adequate follow-up in the days of monitoring for a period of 28 days;
  • Absence of a history of hypersensitivity to study medications;
  • Informed consent of parents, guardians or caregivers (legal guardian) after explaining the purpose of the study.

Exclusion

  • Presence of any danger sign or severe or complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria according to WHO definitions
  • Presence of fever due to diseases other than malaria (eg measles, acute respiratory infection, severe diarrhea with dehydration) or other known diseases, with chronic or serious illnesses (cardiac, renal, hepatic or known infection with HIV AIDS),
  • Presence of severe malnutrition (defined as a child whose growth pattern is below the 3rd percentile, mid-upper-arm circumference \<110mm, weight / height \<70% according to the WHO tables, or the presence of bilateral edema of the lower limbs)
  • Multi or mono-infection by another Plasmodium species detected by microscopy;
  • Regular medication that may interfere with the pharmacokinetics of antimalarials;
  • History of hypersensitivity or contraindication to study drug;
  • A history of taking antimalarial drugs or drugs with antimalarial activity in less than 7 days.
  • Continuous prophylaxis with cotrimoxazole in HIV positive children

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 16 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

870 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05343312

Start Date

March 16 2022

End Date

July 30 2025

Last Update

August 27 2025

Active Locations (5)

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Page 1 of 2 (5 locations)

1

Hospital Rural de Montepuez

Montepuez, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, 1999

2

Hospital Distrital de Mssinga

Massinga, Inhambane Province, Mozambique, 1999

3

Hospital Distrital de Dondo

Dondo, Sofala, Mozambique, 1999

4

Mospital Distrital de Moatize

Moatize, Tete, Mozambique, 1999