Insecticide Treated bedNets (ITNs) for malaria control in Urban Accra

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN42261314

Enrollment

600

Registered

2008-04-04

Start date

2004-05-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-07-01

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Conditions

Malaria and anaemia Infections and Infestations Malaria and anaemia

Interventions

Insecticide treated bednets vs no intervention (Control group received bednets after six months) It was not possible to randomly allocate children to the two arms of the study as the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged over 1 month and under 10 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with haemoglobin (Hb) <8g/dl who will require iron supplementation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The following were assessed at enrolment, 3 and 6 months: 1. Moderate anaemia, provisionally defined as a haemoglobin level 5,000 parasites/mm3	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Ghana

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 31, 2026