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A Cluster Randomized Trial to Evaluate Long Lasting Insecticidal Hammocks to Prevent Forest Malaria in Vietnam

NCT00853281 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18646

Last updated 2010-09-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In Central Vietnam, forest malaria remains difficult to control due to the complex interactions between human, vector and environmental factors. Untreated bednets had a significantly protecting effect for villagers, except for those regularly sleeping in the forest, who suffer a significantly higher number of clinical attacks. Thus, there is need to target this high-risk group with new intervention based on long-lasting insecticidal materials. Hammocks are extensively used by people working in the forest, therefore long-lasting insecticidal hammocks (LLIH) could achieve a good individual protection.

The Investigators proposed to evaluate their effectiveness in a community-based trial, comparing them to the standard vector control methods (insecticide-treated nets).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Hammocks with LLIN

Locally-made hammocks covered with long lasting insecticidal nel (LLIN)

OTHER

Standard vector control measures

Insectice-treated net

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology, Vietnam

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Annette Erhart, MD · Institute of Tropical Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-03-31
Primary Completion
2006-12-31
Completion
2007-06-30

Countries

  • Vietnam

Study Locations

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