1,295
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
February 29, 2008
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2008
SP, amodiaquine, piperaquine, dihdroartemisinin
once every month during september, October and November
intermittent preventive treatment
SP(500mg sulfadoxine/25mg pyrimethamine)1.25mg SP per kg stat Amodiaquine (200mg base) 25mg/kg over 3 days Piperaquine (320 mg per tablet) 16.8 g/kg daily for 3 days Du-Cotecxin ( 40mg dihydroartemisinin(DHA)/320mg piperaquine(PQP))PQP/DHA 1.6/12.8mg/kg once daily for 3 days
Du-Cotecxin
Du-Cotecxin (40mg dihydroartemisinin (DHA/320mg Piperaquine (PQP) PQP/DHA 1.6/12.8mg/kg once daily for 3 days
Medical Research Council Laboratories,, Banjul
Department of State for Health and Social Welfare, The Gambia
OTHER_GOV
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
OTHER