Effect of malaria prevention on in-hospital mortality among severely ill tuberculosis patients

Effect of malaria prevention on in-hospital mortality among severely ill tuberculosis patients: a single centre non-randomised trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN83944306

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2010-09-27

Start date

2005-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Malaria/tuberculosis Infections and Infestations Malaria

Interventions

1. A permethrin-treated bednet will be given to every patient upon admission since 2005 and during all the three years of the intervention

bednets will be retreated every 30 - 45 days. 2. Environmental disinfection will be performed monthly with permethrin-based products by appropriately trained hospital staff according to manufactor's i

spraying will be conducted both outdoor (with Microsin) and indoor (with Petrin L) on doors and window frames. 3. Prophylaxis with once daily trimethoprim 80 mg/sulfamethoxazole 400 mg tablet will be

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients (aged 0 - 75 years, either sex) admitted to the National Reference Hospital for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Hospital "Raoul Follereau"

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Death or discharge from hospital	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Drop-outs (defined as voluntary discharge from hospital before recovery against physician?s advice and/or treatment abandonment) 2. Percentage of attendance of health education classes	—

Countries

Guinea-Bissau

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026