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Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine for Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy in Uganda

NCT01184911

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelPrevention

Summary

The effectiveness of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in malaria-endemic areas the effectiveness and efficacy of SP may be compromised by increased SP resistance. This study will evaluate the efficacy of SP by giving SP to asymptomatic parasitemic pregnant women and following them to determine the rates of parasite clearance.

Timeline

Start
2010-10
Primary completion
2011-09
Completion
2011-09

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine Small molecule

Indications