Study of the Impact of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Schools on Malaria, Anaemia and Education.

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study seeks to establish whether intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) can reduce malaria among school-going children and its consequent impact on school performance.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Gates Malaria Partnership; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• Collaborator: University of Nairobi
• Treatments: Amodiaquine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Enrolled in primary school, and attending regularly

• Enrolled in nursery or classes 1-7

• Informed consent from parent or guardian

Exclusion Criteria:

• Enrolled in primary class 8

• Haemoglobin level below 70g/L at baseline

• History of reaction to sulfa drugs (e.g. fansidar, septrin)

• History of severe skin reaction to any drug

Withdrawal criteria:

• Withdrawal of parental consent

• Haemoglobin level falling below 70g/L

• Severe adverse reaction to treatment