Clinical trials: Primaquine
Healthy Lactating Women
Tafenoquine and Primaquine in Colostrum and Breast Milk
Each year almost a million infants are born small for gestational age due to malaria infection in pregnancy. These infants are at risk for stillbirth or neonatal death, and being born too small predisposes the survivors to…
- Trial name
- TBM (NCT04984759)
- Testing
- Primaquine, Tafenoquine
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria, Falciparum
Mass-Drug Administration to Reduce Malaria Transmission
In the 1950s, the WHO included mass drug administration (MDA) with antimalarial drugs as a tool for malaria control in 'exceptional conditions when conventional control strategies have failed'.
- Trial name
- MDATRANS (NCT00509015)
- Testing
- Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (day 1: 500mg S&25mg P/20 kg), Artesunate (day 1,2,3: 4 mg/kg), Primaquine-base (day 3: 0.75 mg/kg)
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Healthy
Pharmacokinetic Study of Primaquine and Pyronaridine-Artesunate in Healthy Subjects
The observed changes of P. falciparum sensitivity to artemisinin lead to the intensification of early detection as well as treatment monitoring in malaria infection.
- Trial name
- NCT01552330
- Testing
- Primaquine and Pyronaridine-artesunate
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Plasmodium Infections
Randomized Trial of Two Antimalarial Treatments for Clearing Low Density P.Falciparum Parasitaemia in Sudan
In areas of seasonal malaria transmission, treatment of carriers of malaria parasites, whose parasitaemia persists at very low levels throughout the dry season, could be a useful strategy for malaria control in areas with a short…
- Trial name
- NCT00330902
- Testing
- sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) plus artesunate (AS), primaquine (PQ) plus SP+AS
- Where
- Sudan
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Vivax Malaria
Study on the Treatment of Vivax Malaria
This is a randomised open label trial with follow up for 1 year. 660 adults and children above 6 months diagnosed with acute Plasmodium vivax will be randomised into 3 groups, either chloroquine, artesunate, or…
- Trial name
- VHX (NCT01074905)
- Testing
- Artesunate, Chloroquine, Chloroquine/Primaquine
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 655 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria, Vivax, G6PD Deficiency
Operational Feasibility of Appropriate Radical Cure of Plasmodium Vivax With Tafenoquine or Primaquine After Quantitative G6PD Testing in Brazil
This is an observational study carried out in Brazil in patients with P. vivax malaria. The study will be carried out in the municipalities of Manaus (state of Amazonas) and Porto Velho (state of Rondônia).
- Trial name
- Trust (NCT05096702)
- Testing
- Tafenoquine, Primaquine
- Where
- 41 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 16,000 people
- Sponsor
- Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado
Plasmodium Vivax
Investigation of Short Course, High Dose Primaquine Treatment for Liver Stages of Plasmodium Vivax Infection
This study specifically seeks to provide data on the safety, tolerability and pilot efficacy of short course, high dose primaquine treatment in Papua New Guinean children aged 5-10 years, in a cross-sectional study design.
- Trial name
- NCT02364583
- Testing
- Primaquine
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
G6PD Deficiency
Primaquine Enantiomers in G6PD Deficient Human Volunteers
This study is a single center, prospective, cross-over phase 1 trial. Eighteen subjects will be enrolled in the study evaluating the metabolism, pharmacokinetic behavior and tolerability of primaquine enantiomers and placebo over…
- Trial name
- NCT04073953
- Testing
- RPQ, SPQ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi, Oxford
Malaria
Prevention of Malaria With Dihydroartemisinine + Piperaquine for Forest Rangers
The purpose of the study is to assess if the antimalarial drugs Dihydroartemisinine + Piperaquine (DP) are effective in preventing malaria infection for forest ranger
- Trial name
- PREMAL (NCT02788864)
- Testing
- Arterakine (DHA/piperaquine)
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
Malaria,Falciparum
Gametocytocidal and Transmission-blocking Efficacy of ASAQ and ALAQ With or Without PQ in Mali
The purpose of this study is to compare the gametocytocidal and transmission reducing activity of artesunate-amodiaquine (ASAQ) and artemether-lumefantrine-amodiaquine (ALAQ) with and without a single dose of 0.25mg/kg primaquine…
- Trial name
- NECTAR4 (NCT05550909)
- Testing
- Artesunate-amodiaquine combination, Primaquine Phosphate, Artemether-lumefantrine
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Plasmodium Vivax Malaria
Southeast Asia Dose Optimization of Tafenoquine
Tafenoquine was recently approved by regulatory authorities in the USA and Australia. Tafenoquine is an alternative radical curative treatment to primaquine acting against the dormant liver stage of Plasmodium vivax (the…
- Trial name
- SEADOT (NCT04704999)
- Testing
- Tafenoquine, Chloroquine, Artemether 20 mg-Lumefantrine 120 mg
- Where
- 6 sites in Cambodia, Indonesia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 820 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria
Trial of Artesunate Combination Therapy in Pakistan
This study is an evaluation of the benefit of adding artesunate to existing first and second line antimalarial therapies in Pakistan.
- Trial name
- NCT00959517
- Testing
- artesunate (AS), sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), Chloroquine (CQ)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 588 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Pneumocystis, Pneumocystis Infection
Positioning Second-line Therapies for Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia (PCP Alternatives)
The usual first treatment for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is an antibiotic called trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX).
- Conditions
- Pneumocystis, Pneumocystis Infection, Pneumocystis Carinii Infection, Pneumocystis Carinii; Infection, Resulting From HIV Disease
- Trial name
- SPIRIT-ALT (NCT07357103)
- Testing
- Clindamycin + primaquine, Pentamidine, Atovaquone
- Volunteers
- 416 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Malaria,Falciparum
"Prolonging the Therapeutic Life Span of Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (ACT) in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania"
This clinical trial evaluates the advantage of prolonging the therapeutic life span of Artemether-lumefantrine from 3 days to 6 days, and addition of single low dose of Primaquine 0.25mg/kg.
- Trial name
- ALU-PQ (NCT03241901)
- Testing
- Artemether-Lumefantrine Tab 20-120mg, Primaquine Phosphate 0.25 mg/kg
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Malaria
Plasmodium Vivax Efficacy Trial in Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
Background: The World Health Organization recommends that antimalarial treatment policies be evaluated every few years to check their efficacy. P.
- Trial name
- NCT02043652
- Testing
- Chloroquine, Primaquine
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Malaria
Evaluation of the Safety of Primaquine in Combination With Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in G6PD Deficient Males in The Gambia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the tolerability and safety of increasing doses of primaquine in combination with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in G6PD deficient males.
- Trial name
- SAFEPRIM-II (NCT02654730)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHAP) administered to G6PD deficient, Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHAP) + 0.25 mg/kg primaquine administered to G6PD deficient, Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHAP) + 0.4 mg/kg primaquine administered to G6PD deficient
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Plasmodium Vivax Malaria Without Complication, Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria (Uncomplicated)
Ethiopian Antimalarial Therapeutic Efficacy Study 2026
Background: The WHO recommends monitoring the efficacy of antimalarial drugs at least once every two years after implementation.
- Trial name
- TES2026 (NCT07840898)
- Testing
- Artemether-Lumefantrine + Primaquine and Chloroquine + Primaquine
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Malaria
Single Low-dose Primaquine Efficacy and Safety.
Background: The World Health Organization has recommended addition of a 0.25 mg/kg single-dose primaquine (PQ) to standard artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for elimination of malaria in low transmission-settings and…
- Trial name
- ESSLDPQP4502D6 (NCT03352843)
- Testing
- Primaquine
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- Tropical Pesticides Research Institute, Tanzania
Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum
Momordica Charantia and Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquined-primaquine for Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Patients in Southwest Sumba Regency
Currently, the first-line combination of artemisinin, piperaquine and prima-quine is quite effective in controlling malaria, however, the threat of spread of drug-resistant parasites has been reported.
- Trial name
- MCHUPF (NCT05829187)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin, Piperaquine, Primaquine
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Syamsudin Abdillah,Ph.D, Pharm D
Malaria
Safety of Primaquine + Artemether-lumefantrine in G6PD Deficient Males With an Asymptomatic Malaria Infection (SAFEPRIM)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the tolerability and safety of increasing doses of primaquine in combination with artemether-lumefantrine in G6PD deficient males with an asymptomatic P. falciparum malaria infection.
- Trial name
- NCT02174900
- Testing
- Artemether-Lumefantrine (AL) + 0.25 mg/kg primaquine, Artemether-Lumefantrine (AL) combination, Artemether-Lumefantrine (AL) + 0.4 mg/kg primaquine
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine