Status:

RECRUITING

Post-discharge Malaria Chemoprevention Implementation Trial in Benin

Lead Sponsor:

Institut de Recherche Clinique du Benin

Collaborating Sponsors:

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Kenya Medical Research Institute

Conditions:

Severe Malaria

Severe Anaemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 9 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The proposed research aims to conduct implementation trials in Benin, co-designed with national stakeholders, to evaluate different delivery strategies for optimizing health system delivery of post-di...

Detailed Description

Introduction : Severe anaemia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children in malaria-endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for a large fraction of paediatric hospitalisations and...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged below 10 years of both sexes
  • Hospitalised with severe anaemia or severe malaria: Initially hospitalised with haemoglobin below 5.0 g/dl or PCV below 15%, or requirement for blood transfusion for other clinical reasons on or during admission to the hospital, or severe malaria, defined as a requirement for parenteral artesunate in the opinion of the treating clinician and the presence of microscopy or RDT confirmed Plasmodium infection

Exclusion

  • Recognised specific other causes of severe anaemia (i.e., trauma, haematological malignancy, known bleeding disorders, such as haemophilia)
  • Sickle cell anaemia/sickle cell disease
  • Body weight below 5 kg
  • HIV infection and cotrimoxazole prophylaxis are not exclusion criteria

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 2 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

648 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06601712

Start Date

July 2 2025

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

July 24 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Goho Departmental Hospital Centre

Abomey, Benin

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Mere et de l'Enfant Lagune (CHU-MEL)

Cotonou, Benin