Status:

COMPLETED

Early Childhood Malaria Prevention With Maloprim in The Gambia

Lead Sponsor:

Imperial College London

Collaborating Sponsors:

Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia

Government of the Gambia

Conditions:

Malaria

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-59 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

A trial was conducted in the 1980s to compare two strategies for control of malaria in young children aged 3-59 months: treatment with chloroquine versus treatment combined with fortnightly chemoproph...

Detailed Description

Two drug strategies for the control of malaria in children aged 3-59 months have been compared in a rural area of The Gambia - treatment of presumptive episodes of clinical malaria with chloroquine by...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For original trial: Children aged 3-59 months present in participating villages
  • For follow-up: Children who were in original trial for at least 1 year.

Exclusion

  • For original trial: None
  • For follow-up: Children with mental or physical disabilities who were unable to do cognitive tests

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 1982

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

September 1 2001

Estimated Enrollment :

2253 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00294580

Start Date

April 1 1982

End Date

September 1 2001

Last Update

October 3 2023

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Medical Research Council Field Station

Farafenni, Central River Division, The Gambia