Malaria detectives track infections in burkina faso village
NCT ID NCT04650815
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how often people of all ages in Sabou, Burkina Faso, get malaria. Researchers checked 608 healthy volunteers monthly for a year, taking blood samples and asking about symptoms. They also collected mosquitoes from homes and did feeding experiments to understand transmission. The goal was to gather data that could help design future malaria vaccines.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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608 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Jun 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Up to 900 volunteers (ages 0.5 - 65 years) from Sabou Health District area will be recruited for this study.
- Ages
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6 months and older
- 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.
* HOUSEHOLD INCLUSION CRITERIA: In order to be included in the study, households must meet all of the following inclusion criteria: * Household with at least 3 residents eligible for participation. * Household with at least one compound member who is below 5 years of age whose parents or caretakers are willing to provide informed consent for the child to participate * Household with at least one compound member aged 5-15 years whose parents or caretakers are willing to provide informed consent for the child to participate * Household members willing to accommodate mosquito sampling in their compound, both indoors and outdoors. SUBJECT INCLUSION CRITERIA: * 0.5 to 65 years of age * Known resident within the study area and planning to remain for the duration of the study * Acceptance and signature of the written informed consent and the assent for children aged 12-19 years who are not otherwise emancipated SUBJECT EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Major congenital defect diagnosed based on medical history and examination * Behavioral, cognitive, or psychiatric disease that in the opinion of the investigator affects the ability of the subject to understand and cooperate with the study protocol. * Other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would jeopardize the safety or rights of a volunteer participating in the trial or would render the subject unable to comply with the protocol. * Current participation in malaria vaccine trials or participation in such trials in the last 2 years
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CMAMK
Sabou, Burkina Faso
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GRAS
Sabou, Burkina Faso
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