Clinical trials: Primaquine
Malaria, Vivax, Relapse
Primaquine Double Dose for Radical Cure of Plasmodium Vivax in Colombia
Primaquine (PQ) is the only widely available treatment to prevent P. vivax relapses. World Health Organization recommends increased PQ doses in East Asia and Oceania, frequently relapsing strains.
- Trial name
- NCT05232227
- Testing
- Primaquine double dose over 14 days, Primaquine single dose over 14 days
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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, Vivax Malaria
Eight Week Primaquine Regimen for the Treatment of Vivax Malaria
Plasmodium vivax represents a major health problem throughout the tropics. Outside Africa it accounts for over 50% of cases, affecting an estimated 70-80 million people per year.
- Trial name
- NCT00158587
- Testing
- primaquine
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Healthy
Pharmacokinetic Study of Primaquine and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine in Healthy Subjects
The observed changes of P. falciparum sensitivity to artemisinin leads to the intensification of early detection as well as treatment monitoring in malaria infection.
- Trial name
- NCT01525511
- Testing
- A, B
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
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
Surveillance and Treatment With Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine Plus Primaquine
Mass Drug Administration (MDA) and Mass Screening and Selective Treatment (MST) might be applied as strategies for eliminating malaria when focusing on transmission stages.
- Trial name
- NCT01878357
- Testing
- dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, primaquine
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 1,488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
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
Malaria
Determining a Tolerable Dose of Primaquine in G6PD-deficient Persons Without Malaria in Mali
The purpose of this study is to determine the highest tolerable dose of primaquine within 0.75 mg/kg. A tolerable dose is defined as one in which: Two or fewer participants (< 30%) experience hemolysis; No participant experiences…
- Trial name
- PQSAFETY (NCT02535767)
- Testing
- Primaquine
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Vivax Malaria, Plasmodium Vivax
Effectiveness of Novel Approaches to Radical Cure With Tafenoquine and Primaquine
Health care facility based, randomized, controlled, open label, superiority trial with 3 arms
- Conditions
- Vivax Malaria, Plasmodium Vivax, Malaria, Vivax, Malaria Relapse
- Trial name
- EFFORT (NCT04411836)
- Testing
- Tafenoquine, Primaquine
- Where
- 6 sites in Cambodia, Ethiopia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 960 people
- Sponsor
- Menzies School of Health Research
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Targeted Chemo-elimination (TCE) of Malaria
The overall aim of this study is two fold: 1. to pilot targeted chemo-elimination of plasmodium falciparum malaria in known areas of artemisinin resistance in South East Asia. 2.
- Trial name
- TME (NCT01872702)
- Testing
- malaria elimination using DP and low-dose primaquine
- Where
- 5 sites in Burma, Cambodia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria, Vivax
Radical Cure (RC) With Tafenoquine or Primaquine After Semi-quantitative G6PD Testing: A Feasibility Study in Peru
The goal of this study is to evaluate the operational feasibility of using a new treatment algorithm for Malaria Vivax in Peru. The implementation package includes the following interventions: A revised vivax treatment algorithm…
- Trial name
- NCT05361486
- Testing
- Tafenoquine (TQ)
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 187 people
- Sponsor
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
Malaria, Mass Drug Administration
Efficacy of Focal Primaquine Mass Administration for Eliminating Plasmodium Vivax Malaria in Northern Myanmar
Plasmodium vivax has become the predominant species in the Greater Mekong Subregion and is a major challenge for regional malaria elimination.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Mass Drug Administration, Myanmar, Plasmodium Vivax
- Trial name
- NCT06392152
- Testing
- Focal Mass Drug Administration with Primaquine
- Where
- Burma
- Volunteers
- 1,208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pyae Linn Aung
Malaria
Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics of Primaquine Enantiomers in Human Volunteers, Study 1
To investigate the comparative tolerability, metabolism and pharmacokinetics of individual enantiomers of PQ in healthy human volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT02898779
- Testing
- Primaquine, R-Primaquine, S-Primaquine, SR Primaquine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi, Oxford
Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Antimalarial Drug Resistance With Assessment of Transmission Blocking Activity
This is a two-arm, open label Treatment Study comparing the efficacy, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a three-day course of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine (DP) with or without single-dose primaquine in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT01849640
- Testing
- DHA-piperaquine and Primaquine
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- David Saunders
Malaria, Falciparum
Methylene Blue Against Falciparum Malaria in Burkina Faso
Safety of artesunate-amodiaquine combined with methylene blue or primaquine for falciparum malaria treatment in African children: A randomised controlled trial Elimination has become the goal of malaria programmes in an…
- Trial name
- BlueACTn (NCT02851108)
- Testing
- Methylene Blue, Primaquine
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Plasmodium Falciparum
Comparison of Arterolane-piperaquine Versus Arterolane-piperaquine+Mefloquine Versus Artemether-lumefantrine in Kenyan Children
This open-label randomised controlled clinical trial will compare the safety, tolerability, therapeutic efficacy and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of arterolane-piperaquine, arterolane-piperaquine plus mefloquine versus…
- Trial name
- TACTKenya (NCT03452475)
- Testing
- Arterolane-piperaquine, Arterolane-piperaquine+mefloquine, Artemether-lumefantrine
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 219 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Plasmodium Vivax Infection, Plasmodium Vivax Clinical Episode
Effect of Liver and Blood-stage Treatment on Subsequent Plasmodium Reinfection and Morbidity
This study specifically seeks to quantify the contribution of relapes to the burden of P. vivax infections and disease by determining on the effect of radical pre-erythrocytic and erythrocytic clearance on subsequent rates of…
- Conditions
- Plasmodium Vivax Infection, Plasmodium Vivax Clinical Episode, Plasmodium Falciparum Infection, Plasmodium Falciparum Clinical Episode
- Trial name
- NCT02143934
- Testing
- Primaquine, Chloroquine, Artemether Lumefantrine
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 524 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
Plasmodium Falciparum
Study of Malaria Vaccine RTS,S/AS01E in Plasmodium Falciparum-infected and Uninfected Adults Pre-treated With Anti-malarial Therapy
The main goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of RTS,S/AS01E, a candidate vaccine against malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum), in adults positive for P.
- Trial name
- NCT04661579
- Testing
- Malaria Vaccine RTS,S/AS01E, Abhayrab rabies vaccine, Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA/Pip)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Malaria, Vivax
An Interventional Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Tafenoquine (TQ) and Primaquine (PQ) When Either Are Taken Together With Chloroquine (CQ) for the Treatment of P. Vivax Malaria in Indian Participants Aged 2 Years and Older
The aim of this study is to collect efficacy and safety data to support the registration of tafenoquine in India.
- Trial name
- NCT06666491
- Testing
- Tafenoquine, Primaquine, Chloroquine
- Where
- 5 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Malaria Vivax, Malaria Falciparum
Serological Testing and Treatment for Plasmodium Vivax Malaria: a Trial in Ethiopia and Madagascar
The resilience of P. vivax to malaria elimination efforts is due to its ability to form dormant liver stages (hypnozoites) that reactivate weeks to months after the initial infection causing recurrent episodes of malaria…
- Conditions
- Malaria Vivax, Malaria Falciparum, Plasmodium Vivax, Plasmodium Falciparum
- Trial name
- PvSTATEM (NCT06923592)
- Testing
- PvSeroTAT, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Ethiopia, Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 19,200 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine