Overview

Post-discharge Malaria Chemoprevention(PMC) Study

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-12-12
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of 3 months of malaria chemoprevention post-discharge using dihydroartemisinin piperaquine (DHA-P) in children under 5 years of age admitted with severe anemia. One half will receive monthly DHA-P and the other half placebo.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Collaborators:
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Makerere University
The Research Council of Norway
Treatments:
Artemisinins
Artenimol
Dihydroartemisinin
Piperaquine