New study aims to keep kids Malaria-Free after hospital stays
NCT ID NCT06624631
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests different ways to deliver malaria prevention medicine to children under 10 who were hospitalized with severe malaria or severe anemia in Kenya. The goal is to see which method helps more children take all their doses and avoid getting sick again. About 600 children will take part, and researchers will also look at costs to find the best approach for the health system.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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Up to 9 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: CLUSTERS * Health facilities with blood transfusion services offering in-patient care for children with severe anaemia and severe malaria. * \>=40 children per year admitted with severe anaemia or severe malaria * Agreement to participate by facility management * Located in areas with moderate to high malaria transmission INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS * Aged \<10 years of both sexes * Hospitalised with severe anaemia or severe malaria: Initially hospitalised with haemoglobin \<5.0 g/dl or PCV \<15%, or requirement for blood transfusion for other clinical reasons on or during admission to the hospital, or severe malaria, defined as a requirement for parenteral artesunate in the opinion of the treating clinician and/or the presence of microscopy or RDT confirmed Plasmodium infection Exclusion Criteria: CLUSTERS \- Health facilities without subservient lower-level health facilities INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS * Recognised specific other causes of severe anaemia (i.e., trauma, haematological malignancy, known bleeding disorders, such as haemophilia) * Sickle cell anaemia/sickle cell disease * Body weight \<5 kg * HIV infection and cotrimoxazole prophylaxis are not exclusion criteria.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kemri, Cghr
RECRUITINGKisumu, 40 100, Kenya
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