1,320
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 2003
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2007
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2027
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine treatment twice during pregnancy
"Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, 3 tablets (each containing 500mg of sulfadoxine and 25mg of pyrimethamine), taken once at antenatal care enrolment (14.0-25.9 gestation weeks) and another time between 28.0 and 33.9 gestation weeks.~2 placebo tablets for azithromycin taken at the same time points."
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine at 4-week intervals
"Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, 3 tablets (each containing 500mg of sulfadoxine and 25mg of pyrimethamine), taken once at antenatal care enrolment (14.0-25.9 gestation weeks) and then at 4 week intervals until 37.0 gestation weeks.~2 placebo tablets for azithromycin taken once at antenatal care enrolment (14.0-25.9 gestation weeks) and another time between 28.0 and 33.9 gestation weeks."
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine every 4 weeks + azithromycin twice
"Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, 3 tablets (each containing 500mg of sulfadoxine and 25mg of pyrimethamine), taken once at antenatal care enrolment (14.0-25.9 gestation weeks) and then at 4 week intervals until 37.0 gestation weeks.~2 azithromycin tablets (each 500 mg) taken once at antenatal care enrolment (14.0-25.9 gestation weeks) and another time between 28.0 and 33.9 gestation weeks."
College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Mangochi
Academy of Finland
OTHER
Foundation for Paediatric Research, Finland
OTHER
Tampere University
OTHER