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

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

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000019980

Enrollment

1200

Registered

2015-12-25

Start date

2011-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Malaria

Interventions

Long lasting insecticide impregnated bed nets (LLINs) are distributed to all houses in the study area. The study area was divided to eight areas, and then 4 intervention areas are randomly selected. I

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children between 7 and 131 months old in the study area. Then, 170 children are randomly selected from each cluster.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclude children without consents from their caretakers Exclude children who do not appear a the testing centers for malaria test

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PCR based Plasmodium falciparum infection 6, 12, and 18 months after net installation. amount of hemoglobin 6, 12, and 18 months after net installation. number of malaria vectors6 months after net installation.	—

Countries

Africa

Contacts

Public ContactNoboru Minakawa

Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine

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

Outcome results

None listed

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