A Randomised Trial of Artesunate-sulfamethoxypyrazine/Pyrimethamine Versus Praziquantel for the Treatment of S. Mansoni

NCT01054651 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 212

Last updated 2010-01-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the comparative efficacy of artesunate plus sulfamethoxypyrazine-pyrimethamine versus Praziquantel in the treatment of school children infected with S.mansoni in western Kenya.

Conditions

  • Schistosoma Mansoni

Interventions

DRUG

Artesunate+Sulfamethoxypyrazine/pyrimethamine

DRUG

Praziquantel

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dafra Pharma

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Kenya Medical Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pauline N Mwinzi, PhD · Kenya Medical Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Kenya

Study Locations

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