NCT00164255.
Study name | Efficacy of intermittent sulfadoxine‐pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine‐pyrimethamine + artesunate treatment in the prevention of malaria in pregnancy in an area with chloroquine‐resistant Plasmodium falciparum |
Methods | Open‐label RCT |
Participants | 1614 pregnant women with and without HIV infection in Tanzania |
Interventions | Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine plus artesunate |
Outcomes | The primary outcomes are placental parasitaemia and reported or noted adverse reactions. Secondary outcomes are parasitaemia at delivery (maternal peripheral, placental and cord), maternal illness, birth weight, gestational age, foetal and infant health, impact of maternal HIV infection on efficacy of malaria prevention during pregnancy. |
Starting date | January 2003 |
Contact information | John MacArthur, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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