TerminatedPhase 3

The Effectiveness of Non-Pyrethroid Insecticide-Treated Durable Wall Liners as a Method for Malaria Control in Endemic Rural Tanzania

Stopped: futility ground

Tanzania4,917 participantsStarted 2015-11-09

Plain-language summary

Over one year period in an area with universal coverage of LLIN and ACT provision as the first-line treatment of malaria, the investigators intend to evaluate the impact of DL on malaria transmission as measured by the incidence of malaria parasitemia, the prevalence of moderate to severe anemia, and entomological parameters. Information on the relative cost-effectiveness estimates of DL and the community acceptability of DL will also be measured.

Who can participate

Age range6 Months – 11 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria: * Permanent residence in a selected household * Aged 6 months- 11years for cohort study * Informed parental consent * For children between 8-11 years old, written assent Exclusion criteria: * Severely ill and unlikely to be able to complete the study * Family does not intend to remain in the study area during the study period, or through the long rains * Household does not accept intervention * Not living in the study area when interventions were implemented * enrolled in other interventional study

What they're measuring

Incidence of malaria parasitemia

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02533336

SponsorNational Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-08-31

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