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Intermittent Preventive Treatment During Pregnancy in Benin

Information source: Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
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Condition(s) targeted: Malaria

Intervention: sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine / mefloquine (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Michel Cot, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement

Summary

Malaria in pregnancy is one of the most important preventable causes of low birthweight worlwide and a major cause of severe maternal anaemia contributing to maternal mortality. Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is the currently adopted government recommendation for malaria control during pregnancy in Benin, but the emergence and the spread of resistance to SP justifies the evaluation of alternative anti-malarial drugs. Mefloquine (MQ), which has been proven effective and reasonably safe in this indication, may be an interesting alternative to SP. The aim of this trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and mefloquine for IPT. It is an equivalent study designed to test the hypothesis that MQ is as efficacious as SP to prevent malaria in pregnancy, and that it could replace SP when resistance of Plasmodium falciparum becomes too elevated. Primary endpoint will be the proportion of infants with low birthweight. Secondary endpoints will be the proportion of mothers with placental plasmodial infection, and the proportion of mothers with anaemia at delivery.

Clinical Details

Official title: Intermittent Preventive Treatment During Pregnancy in Benin: a Randomized, Open, and Equivalent Trial Comparing Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine With Mefloquine

Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Primary outcome: proportion of infants with low birthweight (<2,500 grams)

Secondary outcome:

mean birthweight

proportion of mothers with placental plasmodial infection

proportion of preterm deliveries

proportion of mothers with anaemia (Haemoglobin level (Hb)<11g/dl) and severe anaemia (Hb<8g/dl) at delivery

proportion of mothers with parasitaemia at delivery

proportion of adverse events after taking study drugs

proportion of congenital abnormalities

proportion of stillbirths

Detailed description: The trial will be conducted in two maternity clinics in Ouidah, 40km from Cotonou. A total of 1600 women will be selected and randomised to receive either SP (1500 mg sulfadoxine with 75 mg pyrimethamine) or MQ (15 mg/kg) twice during pregnancy at ante-natal clinic (ANC) visits. The first dose will be given between 16 and 28 weeks of gestation, the second between 30 and 36 weeks, and at least one month after the first dose. Women will be visited at home within one week after the initial and subsequent ANC visits to check for adverse reactions due to the study drugs. Peripheral blood samples will be collected on each ANC visit to assess for haemoglobin level and parasitemia. Peripheral, placental, and cord blood samples will be collected at delivery for haematological determinations and parasitological examination. Birthweight will be recorded and the gestational age assessed by the Ballard method. The mother and her child will be assessed for general health status six weeks after birth.

Eligibility

Minimum age: N/A. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Female.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Pregnancy between 16 and 28 weeks of gestation

- Residence near the maternity clinics

- Intention to continue the ante-natal care and deliver at the study maternity clinic

- Ability to take drugs by oral route

- Written informed consent (parents or guardian if aged < 18 years)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnancy prior to 16 weeks or after 28 weeks of gestation

- Previous suspected reaction to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine or mefloquine

- History of neurological or psychiatric event

- Intake of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine or mefloquine within 4 weeks of enrollment

- Current treatment with halofantrine

Locations and Contacts

Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Cotonou 01 BP 4414 RP, Benin
Additional Information

Starting date: July 2005
Last updated: October 30, 2008

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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