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Malaria, FalciparumNCT01160562

Pilot Study to Estimate the Burden and Distribution of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria in Kalifabougou, Mali in Preparation for a Prospective Cohort Study of Naturally-Acquired Malaria Immunity

An observational study of Malaria, Falciparum and Plasmodium Falciparum, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 1 site in Mali.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a global public health threat. Leading malaria vaccine candidates confer only partial short-lived protection at best. An understanding of the mechanisms by which humans acquire malaria immunity through repeated P. falciparum infections may aid the development of a malaria vaccine. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 25 years
Conditions the study is for
Malaria, Falciparum, Plasmodium Falciparum
How many people
1,719 participants
Where
1 siteMali
Study dates
23 Jun 2010to 23 Jan 2013
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 25 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Cross-sectional Survey:
  • Individuals (ages 2-25 years) are eligible to enter the cross-sectional study if they agree to:
  • Live in Kalifabougou for the next 5 months.
  • Have blood specimens stored for future studies.
  • Passive Surveillance:
  • All individuals who live in Kalifabougou and present to the Kalifabougou health center with suspected malaria will be eligible to enroll in the passive surveillance component of the protocol.

Who cannot join

  • None.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Mali1 site
  • Malaria Research and Training Center

    Bamako

Other trials in Mali

About this study

Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a global public health threat. Leading malaria vaccine candidates confer only partial short-lived protection at best. An understanding of the mechanisms by which humans acquire malaria immunity through repeated P. falciparum infections may aid the development of a malaria vaccine. This pilor study is designed to initiate the epidemiological groundwork for a future prospective cohort study of acquired malaria immunity in Kalifabougou, Mali, a rural village of approximately 5 000 individuals who are exposed to seasonal P. falciparum transmission each year from July through December. This study will estimate the age-stratified point prevalence of P. falciparum infection before the malaria season and at the peak of the 6-month malaria season, and it will estimate the age-stratified incidence of symptomatic p. falciparum infection during the 6-month malaria season. The spatial distribution of asymptomatic P. falciparum infections and incident malaria cases within the village of Kalifabougou will be determined by merging the prevalence and incidence data with census and Global Positioning System (GPS) data....

Read the detailed description

Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a global public health threat. Leading malaria vaccine candidates confer only partial short-lived protection at best. An understanding of the mechanisms by which humans acquire malaria immunity through repeated P. falciparum infections may aid the development of a malaria vaccine. This pilor study is designed to initiate the epidemiological groundwork for a future prospective cohort study of acquired malaria immunity in Kalifabougou, Mali, a rural village of approximately 5 000 individuals who are exposed to seasonal P. falciparum transmission each year from July through December. This study will estimate the age-stratified point prevalence of P. falciparum infection before the malaria season and at the peak of the 6-month malaria season, and it will estimate the age-stratified incidence of symptomatic p. falciparum infection during the 6-month malaria season. The spatial distribution of asymptomatic P. falciparum infections and incident malaria cases within the village of Kalifabougou will be determined by merging the prevalence and incidence data with census and Global Positioning System (GPS) data.

Keywords
Prevalence, Incidence, Children, Adults, Global Positioning system
Medical subject headings
Malaria, Falciparum

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Jul 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study start23 Jun 2010
  3. Study completion23 Jan 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
1,719 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01160562
Sponsor's protocol ID
999910155
Other IDs
10-I-N155
Status last verified
23 Jan 2013
First submitted
9 Jul 2010
Last updated
17 Dec 2019
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Vekemans J, Ballou WR. Plasmodium falciparum malaria vaccines in development. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2008 Mar;7(2):223-40. doi: 10.1586/14760584.7.2.223.

    PubMed 18324891
  • Langhorne J, Ndungu FM, Sponaas AM, Marsh K. Immunity to malaria: more questions than answers. Nat Immunol. 2008 Jul;9(7):725-32. doi: 10.1038/ni.f.205.

    PubMed 18563083
  • Crompton PD, Traore B, Kayentao K, Doumbo S, Ongoiba A, Diakite SA, Krause MA, Doumtabe D, Kone Y, Weiss G, Huang CY, Doumbia S, Guindo A, Fairhurst RM, Miller LH, Pierce SK, Doumbo OK. Sickle cell trait is associated with a delayed onset of malaria: implications for time-to-event analysis in clinical studies of malaria. J Infect Dis. 2008 Nov 1;198(9):1265-75. doi: 10.1086/592224.

    PubMed 18752444

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Malaria, Falciparum and Plasmodium Falciparum, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 1 site in Mali.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Dec 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Mali. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01160562, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Dec 2019.

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