NCT02938975.
Study name | Field efficacy of insecticide treated uniforms and skin repellents for malaria prevention (URCT) |
Methods | Cluster‐RCT using a 4‐arm non‐inferiority design with 12 months of follow‐up |
Participants | Healthy recruits of the Tanzanian National Service Program JKT Mgambo Camp |
Interventions | Ultra 30 insect repellent lotion (30% Lipo DEET) in combination or not with permethrin factory‐treated army combat uniforms |
Outcomes | The primary epidemiological outcome will be the incidence of P falciparum malaria through monthly measurement of malaria positivity by direct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect parasite DNA. |
Starting date | November 2017 |
Contact information | Sarah Moore (smoore@ihi.or.tz) |
Notes | clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT02938975 |