Warley 1965.
| Methods | Quasi‐randomized controlled trial Generation of allocation sequence: alternate allocation Allocation concealment: none Blinding: none Inclusion of all randomized participants in analysis: < 30% of participants followed up for 12 months (13/60 intervention group and 19/66 control group) |
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| Participants | 126 children with homozygous sickle cell disease (sickle cell anaemia genotype SS) | |
| Interventions | 1. Chloroquine tablet (100 mg < 3 years; 200 mg > 3 years) plus benzathine penicillin injection (1,200,000 units) 2. No tablets plus sterile water injection | |
| Outcomes | 1. Parasitaemia 2. Dactylitis 3. Mean haemoglobin 4. Fall in haemoglobin | |
| Notes | Location: Mulago Hospital, Uganda Date: August 1962 to May 1964 |
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