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. 1998 Jul 27;1998(3):CD000527. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000527

Thwe MYA 96.

Methods Randomised, method not specified
No exclusions reported
Loss to follow‐up at day 28: AS1200 = 0/27, AS800 = 2/27 (7%)
Participants 54 Burmese male adults
18 to 50 years
Clinical features of severe (Glasgow scale 10‐14) and complicated falciparum malaria (WHO 1990b)
Excluded: concomitant illness; haemorrhoids; gastrointestinal problems or previous rectal surgery; mixed malaria infection; antimalarials in previous 14 days
Interventions ASpr800 + MQ25 vs ASpr1200 + MQ25:
 1. AS 800 mg (200 mg at 0 h, 12 h, 24 h and 36 h) + MQ 1250 mg (sequential, 750 mg at 48 h, 500 mg at 60 h)
 2. AS 1200 mg (200 mg at 0 h,12 h, 24 h, 36 h, 48 h and 60 h) + MQ 1250 mg (sequential, 750 mg at 72 h, 500 mg at 84 h)
Outcomes 1. Mortality
 2. FCT 
 3. PCT 
 4. Recrudescence at day 28
 5. Side effects (haematological & biochemical laboratory tests)
Notes Quality assessment: B, B, A
Plasmotrim, Rectocaps 200 mg capsule, Mepha