Evaluation of Alternative Antimalarial Drugs for Malaria in Pregnancy

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

5,820

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2009

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2012

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2013

Conditions
PregnancyMalariaHIV Infections
Interventions
DRUG

Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine

SP oral administration (500mg sulphadoxine and 25mg pyrimethamine) as IPTp at the 1st and 2nd Antenatal Clinic visit

DRUG

Mefloquine (full dose)

MQ oral administration (15 mg/Kg) on 1 day at the 1st and 2nd Antenatal Clinic visit as IPTp

DRUG

Mefloquine (split dose)

MQ oral administration (15 mg/kg) split dose over 2 days at the 1st and 2nd ANC visit as IPTp

DRUG

placebo

MQ-placebo oral administration at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Antenatal Clinic visit as IPTp

DRUG

mefloquine

MQ oral administration (15 mg/Kg) at the 1st and 2nd Antenatal Clinic visit as IPTp

Trial Locations (5)

Unknown

Faculté des Sciences de la Santé (FSS), Université d'Abomey Calavi, Allada

Medical Rsearch Unit (MRU), Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Lambaréné

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/ CDC, Kisumu

Centro de Investigaçao em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Manhiça

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Dodoma

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Barcelona Centre for International Health Research

OTHER

collaborator

Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tuebingen

OTHER

collaborator

Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Université d'Abomey-Calavi

OTHER

collaborator

Albert Schweitzer Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Kenya Medical Research Institute

OTHER

collaborator

Ifakara Health Institute

OTHER

collaborator

Centro de Investigacao em Saude de Manhica

OTHER

collaborator

Vienna School of Clinical Research (VSCR), Austria.

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FED

collaborator

Malaria in Pregnancy Consortium

OTHER

lead

Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

OTHER