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| Name | Class |
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| Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences | OTHER |
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of a rapid diagnostic test (Paracheck Pf) for the diagnosis of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria by community health workers at village level in Tanzania and how the use of rapid diagnostic test may influence prescription of antimalarial drugs.
The hypothesis is that rapid diagnostic tests used by community health workers will reduce the use of antimalarial drugs (Coartem; Novartis) by 30% without affecting the health outcome.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 1 | Experimental | Malaria diagnosis aided with rapid diagnostic test |
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| 2 | Active Comparator | Malaria diagnosis based on clinical judgement only |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Rapid diagnostic test for malaria | Device | We used Paracheck Pf® (Orchid Biomedical Systems, India) as rapid diagnostic test in this trial |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of patients with fever prescribed artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of malaria in respective study groups | 28 days |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Anders Björkman, MD, PhD | Dept of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Villages | Kibaha | Kibaha District | Tanzania |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 21750697 | Derived | Mubi M, Janson A, Warsame M, Martensson A, Kallander K, Petzold MG, Ngasala B, Maganga G, Gustafsson LL, Massele A, Tomson G, Premji Z, Bjorkman A. Malaria rapid testing by community health workers is effective and safe for targeting malaria treatment: randomised cross-over trial in Tanzania. PLoS One. 2011;6(7):e19753. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019753. Epub 2011 Jul 5. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000092025 | Rapid Diagnostic Tests |
| ID | Term |
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| D019411 | Clinical Laboratory Techniques |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D000067716 | Point-of-Care Testing |
| D019095 | Point-of-Care Systems |
| D010346 | Patient Care Management |
| D006298 | Health Services Administration |
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