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Menard 2006 MDG (Continued)<br />

Blinding?<br />

All outcomes<br />

Incomplete outcome data addressed?<br />

All outcomes<br />

Yes ’All other study personnel were blinded<br />

to the treatment assignments, and patients<br />

not in<strong>for</strong>med of their treatment regimen’<br />

Yes Low losses to follow up in both groups<br />

(8.4% AS+AQ vs 4.8% AQ+SP)<br />

Free of selective reporting? Yes All WHO outcomes reported<br />

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

Mens 2007 KEN<br />

Methods Trial design: An open label randomized controlled trial<br />

Follow up: Malaria film and haemoglobin level on days 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, and 28, plus<br />

QT-NASBA <strong>for</strong> detection of sub-microscopic gametocytaemia<br />

Adverse event monitoring: Adverse events were recorded at each visit in the case record<br />

<strong>for</strong>m. An adverse event defined as any unfavourable and unintended sign.<br />

Participants Number: 146 randomized<br />

Inclusion criteria: Age 6 months to 12 years, axillary temp > 37.5 ºC or history of fever,<br />

P. falciparum mono-infection 1000 to 200,000/µl, in<strong>for</strong>med consent<br />

Exclusion criteria: Severe malaria, any other underlying illness<br />

Interventions 1. Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, fixed dose <strong>combination</strong>, 20 mg/160 mg tablets (<br />

Sigma-Tau)<br />

• 4 to 7 kg 1/2 tablet once daily <strong>for</strong> 3 days<br />

• 7 to 13 kg 1 tablet once daily <strong>for</strong> 3 days<br />

• 13 to 24 kg 2 tablets once daily <strong>for</strong> 3 days<br />

• 24 to 35 kg 4 tablets once daily <strong>for</strong> 3 days<br />

2. Artemether-lumefantrine, fixed dose <strong>combination</strong>, 20/120 mg tablets (Novartis)<br />

• 5 to 14 kg 1 tablet twice daily <strong>for</strong> 3 days<br />

• 15 to 24 kg 2 tablets twice daily <strong>for</strong> 3 days<br />

• 25 to 34 kg 3 tablets twice daily <strong>for</strong> 3 days<br />

All doses supervized and given with a glass of milk<br />

Outcomes 1. Recurrent parasitaemia at day 28, PCR adjusted and unadjusted<br />

2. Gametocyte prevalence during follow up<br />

3. Mean haemoglobin at day 28<br />

4. Adverse events<br />

Not included in this review:<br />

1. Fever clearance<br />

2. Parasite clearance<br />

Notes Country: Kenya<br />

Setting: Health centre<br />

Transmission: High transmission<br />

Resistance: Not reported<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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