Simple malaria doses during baby shots could save thousands of lives
NCT ID NCT05085340
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
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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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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94,252 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
All infants attending their 2nd EPI contact who are eligible to receive the corresponding immunisations.
- Ages
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10 weeks to 18 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: All infants attending their 2nd EPI contact who are eligible to receive the corresponding immunisations. Exclusion Criteria: Infants/children; with acute malaria; known to have sulfa allergies; who have taken SP in the past 4 weeks; who are HIV-exposed or HIV-infected
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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College of Medicine & Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), University of Sierra Leone
Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Fundaçao Manhiça
Manhiça, Manhiça, Mozambique
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University of Lomé
Lomé, Togo
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