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Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness of Malaria Diagnosis Procedures and the Rational Use of ACT in Zanzibar

NCT00549003 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 9346

Last updated 2007-10-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess performance and cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnostic test(RDT) aided malaria diagnosis versus symptom-based/clinical diagnosis in patients of all ages with reported fever last 48 hours alone in primary health care settings in Zanzibar.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Rapid Diagnostic Test for P. falciparum malaria

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Karolinska University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anders Björkman, MD,PhD · Karolinska UH

  • Mwinyi I Msellem, HLSO · Karolinska UH

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-02-28
Completion
2005-08-31

Countries

  • Tanzania

Study Locations

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Diseases

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