Status:
COMPLETED
Study to Investigate the Causes of Fever in Children Living in Urban Dar es Salaam and Rural Ifakara
Lead Sponsor:
Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
University Hospital, Geneva
Conditions:
Fever
Children
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-10 years
Brief Summary
The goal is to improve the evidence-based management of fever cases seen in outpatient clinics in malaria endemic countries, through a better understanding of the value of accurate malaria diagnosis, ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- axillary temperature of 38°C or more
- first consultation for the present problem
- history of fever lasting for one week or less
- main complaint was not an injury or trauma
- no report of an antimalarial or antibiotic medicine taken during the previous week
Exclusion
- severe malnutrition
- categorized as P1 (requiring immediate live saving procedures)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
1010 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01812785
Start Date
January 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
March 18 2013
Active Locations (2)
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1
Amana district hospital
Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania
2
St Francis hospital
Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania