drugset / Trial / NCT00354380
Safety and Efficacy of Methylene Blue Combined With Artesunate or Amodiaquine for Malaria Treatment in Children of Burkina Faso: a Pilot Study
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
The primary objective of this trial is to study the safety of the combination methylene blue (MB)-artesunate (AS) and MB-amodiaquine (AQ) in treating malaria among children compared to the safety of an AS-AQ regimen. The secondary objective is to investigate the efficacy of MB-AS and MB-AQ.
Timeline
- Start
- 2006-09
- Primary completion
- —
- Completion
- 2006-11
Publications
- Coulibaly B, Zoungrana A, Mockenhaupt FP, Schirmer RH, Klose C, Mansmann U, Meissner PE, Muller O. Strong gametocytocidal effect of methylene blue-based combination therapy against falciparum malaria: a randomised controlled trial. PLoS One. 2009;4(5):e5318. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005318. Epub 2009 May 5.
- Zoungrana A, Coulibaly B, Sie A, Walter-Sack I, Mockenhaupt FP, Kouyate B, Schirmer RH, Klose C, Mansmann U, Meissner P, Muller O. Safety and efficacy of methylene blue combined with artesunate or amodiaquine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a randomized controlled trial from Burkina Faso. PLoS One. 2008 Feb 20;3(2):e1630. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001630.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Artesunate | Small molecule | 4 mg/kg | Oral |
| Subject | Methylene Blue | Diagnostic / imaging agent | 9 mg/kg | Oral |
| Subject | amodiaquine | Other / unclassified | 10 mg/kg | Oral |