Status:
COMPLETED
A Randomised Trial of Rapid Diagnostic Tests in the Diagnosis of Malaria in Tanzania
Lead Sponsor:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania
Conditions:
Malaria
Febrile Illness
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
There is clear evidence diagnosis of malaria in much of Africa is sub-optimal and this has a negative impact on patient care. Many of those treated for malaria do not have it. Rapid diagnostic tests (...
Detailed Description
In each of the hospital outpatient facilities, patients consenting to participate will have a free malaria test but the test will be randomly assigned to hospital laboratory blood slide or RDT. Sensi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients of any age attending the outpatient facility will be eligible to be considered for the trial
- A clinician decision to request a malaria test.
Exclusion
- Where a clinician decides that they would prefer a hospital slide to the patient entering the trial- these cases will be noted but excluded from the trial.
- Patients are admitted from outpatients to the ward Those who appear to the study clinical officer to be too distressed or ill to participate.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
2400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00146796
Start Date
January 1 2005
End Date
November 1 2005
Last Update
January 12 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College
Moshi, Moshi, Tanzania, Private Bag