Gestational Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and Azithromycin Treatment to Prevent Preterm Birth

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether treatment of pregnant Malawian women with repeated doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and azithromycin antibiotics will prevent preterm deliveries and result in other health benefits both for the mother and the foetus/newborn.

Timeline

Start

2003-12

Primary completion

2007-06

Completion

2027-12-31

Publications

• Background Kayentao K, Garner P, van Eijk AM, Naidoo I, Roper C, Mulokozi A, MacArthur JR, Luntamo M, Ashorn P, Doumbo OK, ter Kuile FO. Intermittent preventive therapy for malaria during pregnancy using 2 vs 3 or more doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and risk of low birth weight in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA. 2013 Feb 13;309(6):594-604. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.216231.
• Background Hallamaa L, Cheung YB, Maleta K, Luntamo M, Ashorn U, Gladstone M, Kulmala T, Mangani C, Ashorn P. Child Health Outcomes After Presumptive Infection Treatment in Pregnant Women: A Randomized Trial. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar;141(3):e20172459. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-2459.
• Results Luntamo M, Kulmala T, Mbewe B, Cheung YB, Maleta K, Ashorn P. Effect of repeated treatment of pregnant women with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and azithromycin on preterm delivery in Malawi: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Dec;83(6):1212-20. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0264.
• Results Rantala AM, Taylor SM, Trottman PA, Luntamo M, Mbewe B, Maleta K, Kulmala T, Ashorn P, Meshnick SR. Comparison of real-time PCR and microscopy for malaria parasite detection in Malawian pregnant women. Malar J. 2010 Oct 6;9:269. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-269.
• Results Aitken EH, Mbewe B, Luntamo M, Kulmala T, Beeson JG, Ashorn P, Rogerson SJ. Antibody to P. falciparum in pregnancy varies with intermittent preventive treatment regime and bed net use. PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e29874. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029874. Epub 2012 Jan 27.
• Results Aitken EH, Mbewe B, Luntamo M, Maleta K, Kulmala T, Friso MJ, Fowkes FJ, Beeson JG, Ashorn P, Rogerson SJ. Antibodies to chondroitin sulfate A-binding infected erythrocytes: dynamics and protection during pregnancy in women receiving intermittent preventive treatment. J Infect Dis. 2010 May 1;201(9):1316-25. doi: 10.1086/651578.
• Results Luntamo M, Kulmala T, Cheung YB, Maleta K, Ashorn P. The effect of antenatal monthly sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, alone or with azithromycin, on foetal and neonatal growth faltering in Malawi: a randomised controlled trial. Trop Med Int Health. 2013 Apr;18(4):386-97. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12074. Epub 2013 Feb 22.
• Results Xu J, Luntamo M, Kulmala T, Ashorn P, Cheung YB. A longitudinal study of weight gain in pregnancy in Malawi: unconditional and conditional standards. Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Feb;99(2):296-301. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.074120. Epub 2013 Nov 13.
• Results Lin JT, Mbewe B, Taylor SM, Luntamo M, Meshnick SR, Ashorn P. Increased prevalence of dhfr and dhps mutants at delivery in Malawian pregnant women receiving intermittent preventive treatment for malaria. Trop Med Int Health. 2013 Feb;18(2):175-8. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12028. Epub 2012 Nov 30.
• Pons-Duran C, Wassenaar MJ, Yovo KE, Marin-Carballo C, Briand V, Gonzalez R. Intermittent preventive treatment regimens for malaria in HIV-positive pregnant women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Sep 26;9(9):CD006689. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006689.pub3.
• Videman K, Hallamaa L, Heimonen O, Mangani C, Luntamo M, Maleta K, Ashorn P, Ashorn U. Child growth and neurodevelopment after maternal antenatal antibiotic treatment. Arch Dis Child. 2022 Apr;107(4):323-328. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322043. Epub 2021 Sep 3.
• Luntamo M, Rantala AM, Meshnick SR, Cheung YB, Kulmala T, Maleta K, Ashorn P. The effect of monthly sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, alone or with azithromycin, on PCR-diagnosed malaria at delivery: a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e41123. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041123. Epub 2012 Jul 19.

Drugs

Indications