Efficacy of Artemether-Lumefantrine in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria in Children Under 12 Years at Four Sentinel Sites in Mozambique
Summary
This is a classical in vivo clinical trial, following World Health organization's recommendations, ran as a multisite study within Mozambique trying to assess the efficacy and safety in four sites of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) combination for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in children aged\<12 years. The goal of this study is to evaluate the clinical and parasitological efficacy of the study drug combinations in children aged between 6 - 143 months, suffering from uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria, by determining the proportion with early treatment failure (ETF), late clinical failure (LCF), late parasitological failure (LPF) or an adequate clinical and parasitological response (ACPR) as indicators of efficacy. The participants will take AL for three days and followed-up for 28 days.
Timeline
- Start
- 2024-03-07
- Primary completion
- 2024-10-28
- Completion
- 2025-01-31
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Artemether | Small molecule | 20 mg | — |
| Subject | Artemether | Small molecule | 40 mg | — |
| Subject | Artemether | Small molecule | 60 mg | — |
| Subject | lumefantrine | Small molecule | 120 mg | — |
| Subject | lumefantrine | Small molecule | 240 mg | — |
| Subject | lumefantrine | Small molecule | 360 mg | — |