Overview

Artemisinin Resistance in Cambodia II

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of varying doses of artesunate on treatment outcome and whether higher doses of artesunate can overcome the problem of compromised artemisinin sensitivity in the region. To determine the safety and tolerability of this previously untested experimental high dose (6 mg/Kg/D X 7 day, total 42 mg/Kg) artesunate monotherapy regimen.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand
Collaborators:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
World Health Organization
Treatments:
Artemisinine
Artemisinins
Artesunate