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. 2015 Dec 7;15:558. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-1276-2

Table 2.

Study schedule

Day Week Month Rec Age > 60 m Age 12–60 m Age 6–< 12 m
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14a 17a 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 vol freq total vol freq total vol freq total
History of fever, current axillary temperature X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Full medical history, vital sign, physical examination X
MUAC & weight X X X X X X
Ask about any concomitant medication X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Symptom checklist X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Asses for any indication for study withdrawal X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Interviews to asses cost-of-illness X X X X
Urine pregnancy test X X
Masimo puls-oximeter-main study X X X X X X
Masimo puls-oximeter-G6PDd arm X X X X X X
Drug treatment
 Standard schizontocidal theraphy X X X X
 PQ-main study X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 PQ-G6PDd arm X X X X X X X X X
Capillary sample-microtainer up to 400 μL 0.4 26 10.4 0.4 26 10.4 0.4 26 10.4
 G6PD flourescent spottestb X
 G6PD rapid test X
 Parasite microscopyb X X X (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 Rapid diagnostic test for malariab X
 Haemoglobin HemoCueb-main study X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 Haemoglobin HemoCueb-G6PDd arm X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 Serology X X X X X X X X
 Parasite genotype X X
EDTA venous samplec
 From D0 EDTA: FBC, G6PD, HP, PG, serol, DC X 5 1 5 2 1 2 0.5 1 0.5
 From D7 & 13: FBC, DC X X X 5 2 10 2 2 4 0.5 2 1
 EDTA Month 6: FBC, G6PD, pPCR, Serol X 5 1 5 2 1 2 0.5 1 0.5
 EDTA each recurrence: FBC PG, Serol, DC X 5 2 10 2 2 4 0.5 2 1
Total blood volumes-2 malaria recurrence 40.4 22.4 13.4
Total blood volumes-no recurrence malaria 30.4 18.4 12.4

aG6PDd arm only

bin some centres these tests are routine & do not need to be repeated

cif a venous sample cannot be obtained, obtain a capillary sample into a Microtainer