Simple malaria doses during baby shots could save thousands of lives

NCT ID NCT05085340

First seen Jan 31, 2026 · Last updated Jun 12, 2026 · Updated 19 times

Summary

This large study tested giving infants up to 6 doses of a malaria preventive medicine alongside their regular vaccinations during the first two years of life. Over 94,000 children in Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Togo took part. The goal was to see if this approach could reduce malaria cases and hospital visits in a practical, low-cost way.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • College of Medicine & Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), University of Sierra Leone

    Freetown, Sierra Leone

  • Fundaçao Manhiça

    Manhiça, Manhiça, Mozambique

  • University of Lomé

    Lomé, Togo

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

malaria

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.