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| Name | Class |
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| University of Copenhagen | OTHER |
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This study is about intestinal schistosomiasis, commonly known as bilharzia, in children aged 1-5 years along Lake Victoria shoreline.The children will be screened for S. mansoni and the effects of the disease will be assessed.Children found positive with S. mansoni will be treated with praziquantel and followed up for a year.
The study has three phases: in the first phase (Phase I) a baseline pretreatment schistosomiasis morbidity assessment of children aged 1-5 years will take place. The Kato-Katz technique will be used to detect and enumerate S. mansoni eggs in faecal samples from each participating child. Communities with the highest S. mansoni prevalence and intensity will be chosen and included in the study. In the second phase (Phase II) the S. mansoni positive children will be divided randomly into two intervention groups, single and double dose praziquantel treatment arms. Abdominal ultrasound will be combined with clinical examination to accurately identify hepatosplenomegaly. The sizes of both the liver and spleen will be examined. Anthropometric measurements and Hb for each child will also be recorded. In the last phase (Phase III), the effect of praziquantel on S. mansoni morbidity will be evaluated in all the treated children aged 1-5 years.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Drug: Praziquantel | Active Comparator | Praziquantel 40mg/Kg - single dose |
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| Praziquantel | Active Comparator | double dose |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Praziquantel | Drug | All the registered S. mansoni infected children aged 1-5 years will be randomly divided into two treatment arms: single and double dose. A second those will be administered after two weeks following the last treatment. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Presence/absence of organomegaly at Day 0 and 8 months follow-up visits | 2 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Cure rate at 30 days after treatment | 2 years |
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Inclusion Criteria:
1-5 years
Exclusion Criteria:
<1-5> years
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Allen Nalugwa, PhD | CHDC-Makerere University | Principal Investigator |
| Annette Olsen, PhD | University of Copenhagen | Study Director |
| Edridah Muheki, PhD | Ministry of Health, Vector Control Division | Study Director |
| Fred Nuwaha, PhD | School of Public Health, Makerere University | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Child Health & Development Centre, College of Health Sciences , Makerere University | Kampala | 6717 | Uganda |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012555 | Schistosomiasis mansoni |
| D012552 | Schistosomiasis |
| ID | Term |
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| D014201 | Trematode Infections |
| D006373 | Helminthiasis |
| D010272 | Parasitic Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
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| D011223 | Praziquantel |
| ID | Term |
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| D007546 | Isoquinolines |
| D006574 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring |
| D000072471 | Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
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| D000079426 |
| Vector Borne Diseases |