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. 2005 Oct 19;2005(4):CD004529. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004529.pub2

Anabwani 1999.

Methods Randomized controlled trial
Length of follow up: 28 d
Generation of allocation sequence: random assignment of study number
Allocation concealment: unclear
Blinding: none
Inclusion of all randomized participants in the analysis: 164 analysed/168 randomized (97.6%)
Participants Number: 168 enrolled; 164 analysed; 4 discontinued intervention and were excluded
Age range: 3 to 12 years
Gender: male and female
Inclusion criteria: age 3 to 12 years; uncomplicated malaria; fever; parasitaemia between 1000 to 200,000 parasites/µL; ability to tolerate oral therapy; weight > 10 kg; written informed consent given by parent or guardian
Exclusion criteria: severe or cerebral malaria; prolonged QTc interval (above 0.44 s); mixed infections with other Plasmodium species;
 concomitant disease
Interventions 1. Atovaquone‐proguanil (60 mg/kg atovaquone and 24 mg/kg proguanil over 3 d)
 2. Halofantrine (24 mg/kg over 12 h)
Outcomes 1. 28‐d cure rate
 2. Parasite clearance time
 3. Fever clearance time
 4. Adverse events
Notes Location: Kenya
Drug resistance: not stated