Impact of Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine Plus Primaquine on Malaria Transmission in Lampung Province, Sumatra
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been known to be controversial for stopping
malaria transmission. The addition of primaquine (PQ) - the only drug commercially available
that kills mature transmission stage - to such treatments might be necessary to eliminate
this stage. A study is conducted to evaluate the efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
(DHP) regimens with PQ on malaria transmission on a community wide level in Lempasing,
Lampung, Sumatra.