Dihydroartemisinin- Piperaquine Versus Artemether- Lumefantrine in the Treatment Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria in Sudan

Phase 4UnknownNCT01075945

University of Khartoum140 enrolled

Overview

Dihydroartemisinin- Piperaquine is not inferior to artemether-lumefantrine

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

140

three tablets per day

twenty tablet in eight doses

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 95 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Uncomplicated malaria Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cases * Pregnancy

Sinnar

Cinnar, Blue Nile, Sudan

RECRUITING

comparing the cure rate between the two drugs

PCR cure rate Parasite clearance time Fever clearance time

Time frame: 3 months

Ishag Adam, MD, PhD

CONTACT

Fatih M Malik, MD

CONTACT

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