A Comparative Study of Azithromycin and S-P as Prophylaxis in Pregnant HIV+ Patients
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Randomized controlled single blind prospective comparative study
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 1 |
Detailed Description
This study is intended to be a randomized controlled single blind prospective comparative study conducted to compare the efficacy of three monthly doses of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine as intermittent preventive therapy for malaria with azithromycin in HIV positive pregnant women
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Azithromycin Tabs Azithromycin 500mg daily for 3 days |
Drug: Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine
Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine 500mg of Sulphadoxine and 25mg of Pyrimethamine 3tablets monthly for 3 doses
Other Names:
Drug: Azithromycin
Tabs Azithromycin 500mg daily for 3 days
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine 500mg of sulphadoxine and 25mg of pyrimethamine 3 tablets every 4 weeks for 3 doses |
Drug: Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine
Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine 500mg of Sulphadoxine and 25mg of Pyrimethamine 3tablets monthly for 3 doses
Other Names:
Drug: Azithromycin
Tabs Azithromycin 500mg daily for 3 days
Other Names:
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Level of malaria parasitemia at delivery in HIV positive women following administration of Azithromycin or Sulphadoxine- pyrimethamine as intermittent preventive therapy for malaria in pregnancy [6 months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Pregnant HIV positive patients,
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Gestational age 16 weeks and above,
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No history of azithromycin or sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine use four weeks prior to recruitment
Exclusion Criteria:
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Anaemia packed cell volume less than 30%,
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pre-existing medical conditions- diabetes mellitus,
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hypertension,
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allergy to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine or azithromycin
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | University College Hospital, | Ibadan | Oyo | Nigeria | 200001 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Ibadan
Investigators
- Study Director: AYODELE O AROWOJOLU, MBBS IBADAN, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL,IBADAN,OYO STATE, NIGERIA
- Principal Investigator: ORIYOMI O AKINYOTU, MBBS IBADAN, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
- Study Director: ADENIKE F BELLO, MBBS IBADAN, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
- Study Director: ADEOLA R ABDUS-SALAM, MBBS IBADAN, ADEOYO MATERNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, IBADAN, OYO STATE
Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
- UIbadan