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. 2022 Sep 24;22:747. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07724-5

Table 1.

Outcome measures of the trial

Outcome measures Measurement method Time frame
Primary outcome measure
1A Plasmodium spp. infection diagnosed by RDT [Change in the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. infections detected by RDT per week per village] RDT Assessed weekly, longitudinally over 12 months
Secondary outcome measures
2A Symptomatic malaria diagnosed by RDT [Change in the prevalence of symptomatic Plasmodium spp. infections detected by RDT per week per village] RDT and Malaria register Assessed weekly, longitudinally over 12 months
2B Plasmodium spp. infection as determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) [Change in the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. infection as determined by PCR from RDT cassette samples and dried blood spot (DBS) samples] PCR Assessed weekly, longitudinally over 12 months
2C Plasmodium spp. infections with drug resistance mutations [Change in the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. infection with drug resistance mutations] PCR Assessed weekly, longitudinally over 12 months
2D Prevalence of antibodies to Plasmodium spp. [Prevalence of antibodies to Plasmodium spp. determined by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent assay (ELISA) from RDT and DBS samples] ELISA Assessed weekly, longitudinally over 12 months
2E Levels of antibodies to Plasmodium spp. [Levels of antibodies to Plasmodium spp. determined by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent assay (ELISA) from RDT and DBS samples] ELISA Assessed weekly, longitudinally over 12 months
2F Prevalence of antibodies to vector salivary antigens [Levels of antibody biomarkers of vector exposure] ELISA Assessed weekly, longitudinally over 12 months
2G Levels of antibodies to vector salivary antigens [Levels of antibody biomarkers of vector exposure] ELISA Assessed weekly, longitudinally over 12 months