Investigation of the Efficacy of Quinine Sulphate Administered Via Taste-Masked Pellets to Children With Falciparum Malaria
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
No pediatric formulations of quinine exist. Therefore, quinine tablets are broken into 2 or 4
parts, according to the body weight. Based on the body weight, 1/2 or 1/4 a tablet is
administered to the child.
At this moment, quinine sulphate pellets are developed. These pellets enable an adequate
dosing according to the body weight.
56 children with malaria will be dosed every 8 hours during 7 days with 10-15mg/kg body
weight.