NCT01152931

Brief Summary

In the last decade, the prevalence of malaria has been escalating at an alarming rate, especially in Africa. An estimated 300 to 500 million cases each year cause 1.5 to 2.7 million deaths, more than 90% occur in children under 5 years of age in Africa (WHO 1995). Malaria is Africa's leading cause of under-five mortality (20%) and constitutes 10% of the continent's overall disease burden. It accounts for 40% of public health expenditure, 30-50% of inpatient admissions, and up to 50% of outpatient visits in areas with high malaria transmission. Antioxidant micronutrients have immunomodulatory role and may have suppressive activity.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
10

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2010

Shorter than P25 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 28, 2010

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 29, 2010

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2010

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2010

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

May 31, 2012

Status Verified

August 1, 2010

Enrollment Period

3 months

First QC Date

June 28, 2010

Last Update Submit

May 30, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

AntioxidantsMicronutrientsMalariafocus is to determine the effect of antioxidant micronutrients in malaria

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • 7-day cure rate

    7-day Cure rate will be defined as initial and sustained parasite and symptom clearance with no increase in asexual parasitemia 48 h after the initiation of treatment and the absence of microscopically detected asexual parasitemia within 120 h of the commencement of treatment until day 7

    4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • 28-day cure rate.

    4 weeks

Study Arms (15)

COHORT A= Amodiaquine + Artesunate

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Amodiaquine will be administered orally at 10mg/kg daily for 3days. Artesunate 50mg will be administered orally daily for 3days.For subjects \>6months\< 1 years 4mg/kg daily for 3 days

Drug: Amodiaquine + Artesunate

cohort B= Lumefantrine +Artemether

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Artemether 20mg/Lumefantrine 120mg fixed combination administered daily for 3 days

Drug: Lumefantrine + Artemether

cohort C = Artesunate + vitamin A

EXPERIMENTAL

Artesunate 50mg daily for 4days. if \>6 months\< 1 year 4mg/kg daily for 4days + Vitamin A 5000IU daily for 4days if \< 1 year and 10,000IU daily for 4days if \> 1 year respectively

Dietary Supplement: Artesunate + vitamin A

Artesunate, vitamin E oral administration

EXPERIMENTAL

Artesunate 50mg daily for 4 days.if \>6 months\< 1 year 4mg/kg daily for 4 days + vitamin E 100mg daily administered orally to the experimental group 4 days.

Dietary Supplement: Artesunate + vitamin E

cohort E will be given Artesunate and Zinc orally

EXPERIMENTAL

cohort E will be given Artesunate 50mg daily for 4 days. if \> 6 months\< 1 year 4mg/kg daily for 4 days + zinc gluconate 50mg orally daily for 4 days. if \< 1 year 25 mg daily for 4 days

Dietary Supplement: Artesunate + Zinc

cohort F= Artesunate and selenium will be given orally

EXPERIMENTAL

Artesunate 50mg daily for 4 days. if \> 6 months\< 1 year 4mg/kg daily for 4 days + selenium 100ug daily for 4 days. if \< 1 year 50ug daily for 4 days.

Dietary Supplement: Artesunate + selenium

cohort G = Amodiaqiune and Vitamin A will be given orally

EXPERIMENTAL

Amodiaquine 10mg/kg daily for 3 days + vitamin A 5000iu daily for 4 days if \< 1 year. 10,000 IU daily for 4 days if \> 1 year.

Dietary Supplement: Amodiaquine + vitamin A

cohort H = amodiaquine and vitamin E administerd orally

EXPERIMENTAL

Amodiaquine 10mg/kg daily for 4 days + vitamin E 100 mg daily for 4 days

Dietary Supplement: Amodiaquine + Vitamin E

cohort I = Amodiaquine and Zinc will be given orally

EXPERIMENTAL

Amodiaquine 10mg/kg daily for 4 days + zinc 50mg daily 4 days. if \< 1 year 25 mg daily for 4 days.

Dietary Supplement: Amodiaquine + Zinc

Cohort J = amodiaquine and selenium will be given orally

EXPERIMENTAL

Amodiaquine 10mg/kg daily for 4 days + selenium 100ug daily for 4 days if \> 1 year. 50ug daily for 4 days if \< 1 year.

Dietary Supplement: Amodiaquine + Selenium

K= Artesunate+ vitamin A + vitamin E

EXPERIMENTAL

Tab Artesunate 50mg orally dly x 4 days + Vitamin A, 5000IU orally, dly x 4 days if ≤ 1yr. 10,000IU orally dly x 4days if \> 1 yr + vitamin E 100 mg orally dly for 4 days

Dietary Supplement: Artesunate + vitamin A + vitamin E

L = Artesunate+ Vitamin A + Zinc

EXPERIMENTAL

Tab Artesunate 50 mg daily for 4 days. Vitamin A 5OOOIU daily for 4 days if \< 1 year. 10,000IU daily for 4 days if \> 1 year. All administered orally.

Dietary Supplement: Artesunate + Vitamin A + Zinc

M = Artesunate+ Vitamin A + selenium

EXPERIMENTAL

Artesunate 50 mg orally, daily for 4 days. Vitamin A 5000IU orally daily for 4 days if \< 1 year. 10,000IU orally daily for 4 days if \> 1 year.

Dietary Supplement: Artesunate + Vitamin A + Selenium

N = Artesunate + Vitamin E + Zinc

EXPERIMENTAL

Artesunate 50mg daily for 4 days. vitamin E 100mg daily for 4 days. Zinc 50 mg daily for 4 days if \> 1 year. 25 mg daily for 4 days if \< 1 year.

Dietary Supplement: Artesunate + Vitamin E + Zinc

O = Artesunate+ Vitamin E + Selenium

EXPERIMENTAL

Tab Artesunate 50 mg orally daily for 4 days. Vitamin E 100 mg orally daily for 4 days. Tab selenium 100 ug orally daily for 4 days if \> 1 year. 50 ug orally daily for 4 days if \< 1 year.

Dietary Supplement: Artesunate + Vitamin E + Selenium

Interventions

Intervention:the intervention in this group involves the use of standard antimalarial therapy for uncomplicated malaria based on WHO recommendation. artemisin based combination therapy will be used. amodiaquine will be administered via the oral route at a dose of 10mg/kg daily while artesunate will be administered orally at Artesunate 100mg stat, 50mg 8hrs later and 50mg bd x 3days

COHORT A= Amodiaquine + Artesunate

Lumefantrine and artemether combination will be administered orally at a dose of 120/20mg daily for 3days

cohort B= Lumefantrine +Artemether
Artesunate + vitamin ADIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Artesunate will be administered orally at a dose of 100mg stat then 50 mg 8hrs later and 50mg 12hrly for 3days. vitamin A will be administered orally at a dose of 2000IU daily for 3 days

cohort C = Artesunate + vitamin A
Artesunate + vitamin EDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Artesunate will be administered orally at 100mg stat, then 50mg 8hrs after and 50mg 12hrly for 3 days. Vitamin E will be administered orally at 100mg dly for 3 days.

Artesunate, vitamin E oral administration
Artesunate + ZincDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Artesunate will be administered orally at a dose of 100mg stat then 50mg 8hrs after and 50mg 12mg 12hrly for 3 days. Zinc gluconate will be administered orally at a dose of 50mg dly for 4 days

cohort E will be given Artesunate and Zinc orally
Artesunate + seleniumDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Artesunate will be administered orally at 100mg stat and 8hrs later 50mg. then 50mg 12hrly for 3 days. selenium will be administered orally at a dose of 100ug dly for 4 days

cohort F= Artesunate and selenium will be given orally
Amodiaquine + vitamin ADIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Amodiaquine will be administered orally at a dose of 10mg/kg dly for 3days. Vitamin A will be administered orally dly at a dose of 2000IU for 4 days

cohort G = Amodiaqiune and Vitamin A will be given orally
Amodiaquine + Vitamin EDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Amodiaquine will be administered orally at a dose of 10mg/kg dly for 3days. vitamin E will be administered orally at a dose 100mg daily for 4 days

cohort H = amodiaquine and vitamin E administerd orally
Amodiaquine + ZincDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Amodiaquine will be administered orally at a dose of 10mg/kg dly for 3days. Zinc gluconate will be administered orally at a dose of 50mg dly for 4 days.

cohort I = Amodiaquine and Zinc will be given orally
Amodiaquine + SeleniumDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Amodiaquine will be administered orally at a dose of 10mg/kg daily for 3days. Selenium will be administered orally at a dose of 100ug daily for 4 days if \> 1year. 50ug daily for 4 days if \< 1 year.

Cohort J = amodiaquine and selenium will be given orally

Tab Artesunate 50mg orally daily for 4 days. Vitamin A, 5000IU orally daily for 4days if \< 1 year. 10,000 IU orally daily for 4 days if \> 1 year.

K= Artesunate+ vitamin A + vitamin E

Tab Artesunate 50 mg daily for 4 days. Vitamin A 5OOOIU daily for 4 days if \< 1 year. 10,000IU daily for 4 days if \> 1 year. All administered orally.

L = Artesunate+ Vitamin A + Zinc

Tab Artesunate 50 mg orally, daily for 4 days. Vitamin A 5000IU orally daily for 4 days if \< 1 year. 10,000IU orally daily for 4 days if \> 1 year.

M = Artesunate+ Vitamin A + selenium

Tab Artesunate 50 mg orally daily for 4 days. Vitamin E 100 mg orally daily for 4 days. Tab selenium 100 ug orally daily for 4 days if \> 1 year. 50 ug orally daily for 4 days if \< 1 year.

O = Artesunate+ Vitamin E + Selenium

Tab Artesunate administered orally at 50 mg daily for 4 days. Vitamin E 100 mg orally daily for 4 days. Tab Zinc 50 mg orally daily for 4 days if \< 1 year. 25 mg orally daily for 4 days if \> 1 year.

N = Artesunate + Vitamin E + Zinc

Eligibility Criteria

Age6 Months - 5 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • age of \< 5 years
  • asexual parasitemia of between 1,000 and 100,000/µl
  • acute manifestation of malaria (e.g., history of fever in the preceding 24 hours or a temperature of \>37.5°C at baseline)
  • body weight between 5 and 30 kg
  • ability to tolerate oral therapy
  • informed consent by the legal representative of the subject (the parents, if possible), oral agreement of the child if appropriate
  • resident in the study area for a duration of at least 4 weeks

You may not qualify if:

  • adequate antimalarial treatment within the previous 7 days
  • use of micronutrients in the last 2 weeks
  • antibiotic treatment for a concurrent infection
  • hemoglobin level of \<7 g/dl
  • hematocrit of \<25%
  • leukocyte count of \>15,000/µl
  • mixed plasmodial infection
  • severe malaria, any other severe underlying disease
  • concomitant disease masking assessment of the treatment response
  • inflammatory bowel disease, and any other disease causing fever

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Central Primary Health Centre, Ukpenu, Road, Ekpoma.

Ekpoma, Edo, +234, Nigeria

Location

Faithdome Medical Centre, Ekpoma.

Ekpoma, Esan West, Edo State, +234, Nigeria

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Muller O, Becher H, van Zweeden AB, Ye Y, Diallo DA, Konate AT, Gbangou A, Kouyate B, Garenne M. Effect of zinc supplementation on malaria and other causes of morbidity in west African children: randomised double blind placebo controlled trial. BMJ. 2001 Jun 30;322(7302):1567. doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1567.

    PMID: 11431296BACKGROUND

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Malaria

Interventions

amodiaquine, artesunate drug combinationArtemether, Lumefantrine Drug CombinationArtesunateVitamin AVitamin EZincSeleniumAmodiaquine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Protozoan InfectionsParasitic DiseasesInfectionsMosquito-Borne DiseasesVector Borne Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ArtemetherArtemisininsReactive Oxygen SpeciesFree RadicalsInorganic ChemicalsOrganic ChemicalsLumefantrineFluorenesPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsSesquiterpenesTerpenesPolycyclic CompoundsDrug CombinationsPharmaceutical PreparationsRetinoidsCarotenoidsPolyenesAlkenesHydrocarbons, AcyclicCyclohexenesCyclohexanesCycloparaffinsHydrocarbons, AlicyclicDiterpenesPigments, BiologicalBiological FactorsBenzopyransPyransHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingMetals, HeavyElementsTransition ElementsMetalsChalcogensMineralsAminoquinolinesQuinolines

Study Officials

  • Osede Ignis Iribhogbe, MB.BS, M.Sc

    Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Ibrahim Oreagba, B.Pharm, M.Sc, Ph.D

    Deparment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria

    STUDY DIRECTOR
  • Elizabeth O. Agbaje, B.Sc, M.Sc, MPhil, Ph.D

    Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine University of Lagos, Nigeria

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Prof. Onyebiguwa Patrick NMORSI, PhD, MD

    Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 28, 2010

First Posted

June 29, 2010

Study Start

August 1, 2010

Primary Completion

November 1, 2010

Study Completion

December 1, 2010

Last Updated

May 31, 2012

Record last verified: 2010-08

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