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Safety and efficacy of photodynamic therapy (with riboflavin as sensitizer) for treatment of malaria in adult Nigerian population

Safety and efficacy of photodynamic therapy (with riboflavin as sensitizer) for treatment of malaria in adult Nigerian population: a Phase II study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR201912897645869
Enrollment
200
Registered
2019-12-27
Start date
2020-01-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

Malaria

Interventions

Photodynamic Therapy
Oral Artemisin Combination Therapy

Sponsors

Future Minds Development Initiative
Lead Sponsor
Weber Medical
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients older than 18 years of age, Not on any form of treatment or prophylaxis for malaria, and Who gave an informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with complicated malaria (haemolytic anaemia, cerebral malaria, algid malaria, nephropathy etc), Those who are on antimalarial treatment or prophylaxis, Pregnant and lactating mothers, Those with concurrent or underlying illnesses, Those with known drug allergy, and Those who did not give informed consent will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of observed and self-reported non-serious adverse events

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of serious adverse events over the 28 days observation period ACPR rate until D28 Early treatment failure (ETF) rate Late clinical failure (LCF) rate at D14 and D28 Late parasitological failure (LPF) rate at D14 and D28 Fever clearance time Parasite clearance time Change in haematocrit after 2, 3, 7, 14 and 28 days compared to baseline

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactUbong ;Yetunde Ekpo;Omotosho

Programmes and Research Officer;Grants and Funds Officer

ubong@edokita.com;yetunde@edokita.com+2348031954447;+2348169311296

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026