Introduction of Arpraziquantel Treatment for Schistosomiasis Control in Preschool-aged Children in Endemic Areas: A Small-scale Public Health Intervention Study

RecruitingOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

18,500

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 25, 2024

Primary Completion Date

November 30, 2025

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2026

Conditions
Schistosomiasis
Interventions
DRUG

Arpraziquantel 150mg dispersible tablet

Arpraziquantel 150mg dispersible tablets given as single oral dose of 50mg/kg (in Kenya and Uganda; for Schistosoma mansoni infection) or 60mg/kg (in Côte d'Ivoire; for mixed infections with S. mansoni / S. haematobium) using weight-based dosing tables as detailed in the summary of product characteristics.

Trial Locations (7)

Unknown

RECRUITING

Programme National de Lutte Contre les Maladies Tropicales Négligées à Chimiothérapie Préventive (PNLMTN-CP), Ministère de la Santé, de l'Hygiène Publique et de la Couverture Maladie Universelle (MSHPCMU), Abidjan

RECRUITING

Université Félix Hophouët-Boigny (UFHB), Département de sociologie, Abidjan

RECRUITING

Université Félix Hophouët-Boigny (UFHB), UFR Biosciences, Abidjan

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

African Institute for Health and Development (AIHD), Nairobi

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Nairobi

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Makerere University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Kampala

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Vector Borne & Neglected Tropical Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Technical University Munchen

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Makerere University

OTHER

collaborator

African Institute for Health and Development, Kenya

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Kenya Medical Research Institute

OTHER

collaborator

Kenya Ministry of Health

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Ministry of Health, Uganda

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Ministère de la Santé, de l'Hygiène Publique et de la Couverture Maladie Universelle

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Université Félix Hophouët-Boigny

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Unlimit Health

UNKNOWN

lead

Peter Steinmann

OTHER