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| Title: | A randomised clinical trial comparing safety, clinical and parasitological response to artemether-lumefantrine and chlorproguanil-dapsone in treatment of uncomplicated malaria in pregnancy in Mulago Hospital, Uganda |
| Authors: | Kaye, Daniel Kabonge
Nshemerirwe, Ruth
Mutyaba, Twaha Serunjogi
Ndeezi, Grace |
| Keywords: | Pregnancy
Uncomplicated malaria
Artemether-Lumefantrine
Chlorproguanil-Dapsone
Malaria
Africa
Public health
Uganda
Antimalarial therapy |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | Open Learning on Enteric Pathogens |
| Citation: | Kaye, D., Nshemerirwe, R., Mutyaba, T.S., Ndeezi, G. (2008). A randomised clinical trial comparing safety, clinical and parasitological response to artemether-lumefantrine and chlorproguanil-dapsone in treatment of uncomplicated malaria in pregnancy in Mulago Hospital, Uganda. Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2(2) |
| Abstract: | Background: Malaria infection during pregnancy is a major public health problem. Due to increasing resistance to Chloroquine
and Sulphadoxine/Pyrimethamine, the Ugandan national policy on malaria treatment was changed in 2005 to Artemisinin-based
combination therapy (ACT) as the first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria. The policy recommends assessment of safety
and efficacy of alternative drugs for treatment of uncomplicated malaria. We compared the efficacy and safety of Artemether-Lumefantrine (Coartem®) and Chlorproguanil-Dapsone (Lapdap®) in the management of uncomplicated malaria in pregnancy.
Results: Of the 100 women who completed the study, there was no statistically significant difference in clinical and
parasitological response by Day 4. The mean fever clearance time 3.0 days with Lapdap® versus 2.5 days with Coartem® was
comparable. Likewise, mean parasite clearance time of 2.4 and 2.2 days for Lapdap® and Coartem® respectively was
comparable. The adverse effects were comparable between the two groups.
Conclusion: Artemether-Lumefantrine and Chlorproguanil-Dapsone have high and comparable cure rates and similar safety
profiles when used for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in pregnancy.
Methodology: We enrolled 110 pregnant women in the second and third trimester of pregnancy who presented to Mulago
hospital, Uganda, with uncomplicated malaria. The study design was an open-label randomized clinical trial. Participants were
randomized to receive either Artemether-Lumefantrine (Coartem® 20mg/120mg) orally or Chlorproguanil-Dapsone (Lapdap®)
orally for 3 consecutive days. Primary endpoints were clinical and parasitological response assessed on days 0, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14
and 28. Adverse effects, clinical response (treatment failure) and parasitological response were compared. Analysis was by
intention to treat. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1774 |
| ISSN: | 1972-2680 |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Articles (Health-Sciences)
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