Effectiveness and safety of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria using either dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine or artesunate-amodiaquine in reducing malaria related morbidities and improving cognitive ability in school-aged children in Tanzania: A study protocol for a controlled randomised trial
Background: In high transmission settings, up to 70% of school-aged children harbour malaria parasites without showing any clinical symptoms. Thus, epidemiologically, school aged children act as a substantial reservoir for malaria transmission. Asymptomatic Plasmodium infections induce inflammation...
Main Authors: | Geofrey Makenga, Vito Baraka, Filbert Francis, Swabra Nakato, Samwel Gesase, George Mtove, Rashid Madebe, Edna Kyaruzi, Daniel T.R. Minja, John P.A. Lusingu, Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Elsevier
2020-03-01
|
Series: | Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865420300302 |
Similar Items
-
A randomized comparison of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and artesunate-amodiaquine combined with primaquine for radical treatment of vivax malaria in Sumatera, Indonesia.
by: Pasaribu, A, et al.
Published: (2013) -
Implementation research of a cluster randomized trial evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria using dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine on reducing malaria burden in school-aged children in Tanzania: methodology, challenges, and mitigation
by: Geofrey Makenga, et al.
Published: (2023-01-01) -
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus artesunate-amodiaquine: superior efficacy and posttreatment prophylaxis against multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria.
by: Hasugian, A, et al.
Published: (2007) -
Piperaquine concentration and malaria treatment outcomes in Ugandan children treated for severe malaria with intravenous Artesunate or quinine plus Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine
by: Byakika-Kibwika, P, et al.
Published: (2019) -
Amodiaquine plus artesunate versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for drug resistant P.falciparum and P.vivax in Papua, Indonesia
by: Armedy, R, et al.
Published: (2006)