Effects of insecticide impregnated ceiling nets on malaria transmission among children: a randomized controlled field trial

Effects of insecticide impregnated ceiling nets on malaria transmission among children: a randomized controlled field trial - Effects of insecticide impregnated ceiling nets on malaria transmission

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000019979

Enrollment

120

Registered

2015-12-25

Start date

2015-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

malaria

Interventions

Houses in a community are randomly divided into two groups. Ceiling nets are installed in houses in the intervention group. The other group is assigned as control, and ceiling nets are not installed.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children <= 180 months old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclude children live in concrete houses and large houses (house with more than 3 rooms)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The number of malaria vectors 2 months after net installation. PCR based Plasmodium falciparum infection 3 months after net installation Amount of hemoglobin 3 months after net installation	—

Countries

Africa

Contacts

Public ContactNoboru Minakawa

Nagasaki University Institue of Tropical Medicine

minakawa@nagasaki-u.ac.jp095-819-7810

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026