The Effect of Paracetamol in the Treatment of Non-severe Malaria in Children in Guinea-Bissau
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2010-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The National Malaria Programme in Guinea-Bissau recommends paracetamol for all children
treated for malaria. We, the investigators of the Bandim Health Project, want to evaluate
whether this treatment has any effect on:
- the well-being of the child;
- the parasite clearance time; and
- the rate of a re-appearance of parasites during 35 days of follow-up.
Children presenting at Bandim Health Centre with malaria will be treated with chloroquine
plus paracetamol or chloroquine plus placebo. Blood samples will be obtained daily for the
first 4 days and then once a week until day 35.