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A Comparison of Diagnostic Approaches for Malaria and Pneumonia

NCT02482116 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1000

Last updated 2016-08-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This research investigates the diagnostic accuracy of various diagnostic approaches for malaria and pneumonia in under-five children presenting to primary healthcare centres in Benin City, Nigeria.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

malaria or pneumonia diagnosis

Diagnostic approaches for malaria (lay diagnosis, as per IMCI guidelines by trained primary healthcare workers, clinical diagnosis by medically qualified doctor, rapid diagnostic tests, Giemsa microscopy); Diagnostic approaches for pneumonia (lay diagnosis, as per IMCI guidelines by trained primary healthcare workers, clinical diagnosis by medically qualified doctor, chest x-ray)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Benin

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Nottingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kelly O Elimian, MSc · University of Nottingham & University of Benin

  • Puja R Myles, PhD · University of Nottingham

  • Catherine Pritchard, PhD · University of Nottingham

  • Ayebo Sadoh, PhD · University of Benin

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Months
Max Age
4 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-07-31
Completion
2017-07-31

Countries

  • Nigeria

Study Locations

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Diseases

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