Tolerability and Efficacy of CD+A Compared to AQ+SP for the Treatment of P.Falciparum Malaria in Rwandan Children

Summary

In 2005-2006, a clinical trial was carried out to test safety, tolerability and efficacy of the combination chlorproguanil-dapsone+artesunate (CD+A): 800 children aged 12-59 months with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria randomly allocated to AQ+SP or CD+A were followed up until day 28 after treatment. Adverse events, clinical and parasitological outcomes were recorded.

Timeline

Start

2005-04

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-10

Publications

• Fanello CI, Karema C, Avellino P, Bancone G, Uwimana A, Lee SJ, d'Alessandro U, Modiano D. High risk of severe anaemia after chlorproguanil-dapsone+artesunate antimalarial treatment in patients with G6PD (A-) deficiency. PLoS One. 2008;3(12):e4031. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004031. Epub 2008 Dec 29.
• Fanello CI, Karema C, Ngamije D, Uwimana A, Ndahindwa V, Van Overmeir C, Van Doren W, Curtis J, D'Alessandro U. A randomised trial to assess the efficacy and safety of chlorproguanil/dapsone + artesunate for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 May;102(5):412-20. doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.01.013. Epub 2008 Mar 6.

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