Trial of Artemether-Lumefantrine Alone and in Combination With Ivermectin to Reduce Post-Treatment Malaria Transmission

NCT01603251 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2013-04-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and impact of ivermectin, administered as single or repeated dose, in combination with artemether-lumefantrine in reducing the proportion of mosquitoes that survive and become infected after feeding on a blood meal from a malaria-infected individual.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Artemether-lumefantrine combination

Artemether-Lumefantrine (AL)combination; a placebo is given together with the first and fifth dose of AL

DRUG

Artemether-lumefantrine combination + single dose Ivermectin

Artemether-lumefantrine (AL) combination + Ivermectin (200ug/kg) given once together with the first dose of AL. A placebo is given together with the fifth dose of AL.

DRUG

Artemether-lumefantrine combination + repeated dose Ivermectin

Artemether-lumefantrine (AL) combination + Ivermectin (200ug/kg) given together with the first and fifth dose of AL.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Radboud University Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER
  • Centre national de recherche et de formation sur le paludisme

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Teun Bousema · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2013-04-30

Countries

  • Burkina Faso

Study Locations

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Diseases

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