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Ashley 2003a THA (Continued)<br />

Outcomes 1. Cure rate at day 28, all reappearances of parasites presumed to be recrudescences<br />

as patients hospitalized <strong>for</strong> duration<br />

2. Adverse events<br />

Not included in this review:<br />

1. Fever clearance time<br />

2. Parasite clearance time<br />

Notes Country: Thailand<br />

Setting: Bangkok Hospital <strong>for</strong> Tropical Diseases<br />

Transmission: Low transmission<br />

Resistance: Multiple-drug resistance<br />

Dates: Jul 2002 to Apr 2003<br />

Funding: Mahidol University, Tak Malaria Initiative Project, supported by Bill and<br />

Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust of Great Britain<br />

Risk of bias<br />

Item Authors’ judgement Description<br />

Adequate sequence generation? Yes ’<strong>The</strong> randomisation was computer generated<br />

(STATA; version 7; Statacorp)’. Randomized<br />

in blocks of 6<br />

Allocation concealment? Yes ’<strong>The</strong> treatment allocation was concealed<br />

in sealed envelopes labelled with the study<br />

code’<br />

Blinding?<br />

All outcomes<br />

Incomplete outcome data addressed?<br />

All outcomes<br />

No ’Laboratory staff reading the blood smears<br />

had no knowledge of the treatment received’.<br />

No other blinding described<br />

Yes Similar loss to follow up in all groups<br />

(10.6% DHA-P vs 11.9% AS+MQ)<br />

Free of selective reporting? Yes <strong>The</strong> WHO recommends 63 days follow up<br />

in studies of AS+MQ. Day 28 outcomes<br />

are likely to underestimate treatment failure<br />

with AS+MQ and DHA-P.<br />

Free of other bias? Yes No other sources of bias identified<br />

<strong>Artemisinin</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>combination</strong> <strong>therapy</strong> <strong>for</strong> treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)<br />

Copyright © 2009 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Cochrane</strong> Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<br />

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