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Intermittent Preventive Treatment With Azithromycin-containing Regimens for the Prevention of Malarial Infections and Anaemia and the Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant Women in Papua New Guinea
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating chloroquine, sulphadoxine pyrimethamine, LLIN and azithromycin, sulphadoxine pyrimethamine, LLIN for Malaria in Pregnancy and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 2,793 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether repeated courses of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in combination with azithromycin given at Antenatal Clinic, leads to lower rates of low birth weight deliveries (\<2.5 kg) among Papua New Guinean women, than the current standard treatment of SP and chloroquine.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
\> 50Kg: chloroquine base 150 mg 4 tablets daily for 3 days, plus sulphadoxine pyrimethamine 1500/75 mg single dose. \< 50 Kg: chloroquine base 150 mg 3 tablets daily for 3 days, plus sulphadoxine pyrimethamine 1500/75 mg single dose. Given at enrolment, 14-26 weeks gestation, by mouth.
sulphadoxine pyrimethamine (1500 mg/75 mg as single dose) plus azithromycin (1 g twice daily for 2 days). Given three times by mouth at monthly intervals, commencing at between 14 and 26 weeks gestation.