Zambia Integrated Management of Malaria and Pneumonia Study

Completed 3125 enrolled Boston University Center for International Health and Development · collab United States Agency for International Development (USAID) · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelHealth-services research

Summary

The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of community-based management of pneumonia and malaria by community health workers (CHWs) in a rural district of Zambia.

Timeline

Start: 2007-06
Primary completion: 2009-02
Completion: 2009-09

Publications

Yeboah-Antwi K, Pilingana P, Macleod WB, Semrau K, Siazeele K, Kalesha P, Hamainza B, Seidenberg P, Mazimba A, Sabin L, Kamholz K, Thea DM, Hamer DH. Community case management of fever due to malaria and pneumonia in children under five in Zambia: a cluster randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2010 Sep 21;7(9):e1000340. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000340.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Amoxicillin	Other / unclassified	250 mg	—
Comparator	Artemether-lumefantrine	Unknown	20 mg	—
Comparator	Artemether-lumefantrine	Unknown	120 mg	—

Zambia Integrated Management of Malaria and Pneumonia Study

Summary

Timeline

Publications

Drugs

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