Effectiveness of Directly Observed Therapy Of Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine Versus Traditional Outpatient Prescription On Malaria Prevention Among Antenatal Women At Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja.

Effectiveness of Directly Observed Therapy Of Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine Versus Traditional Outpatient Prescription On Malaria Prevention Among Antenatal Women At Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja Kogi State.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202511764498401

Enrollment

140

Registered

2025-11-24

Start date

2025-12-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Malaria No other

Interventions

Self Administered intervention

Direct Observed therapy intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All consenting booked pregnant women with singleton gestation attending the antenatal clinic at the FTHL.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria would include • Patients with twin gestations, • Patients on cotrimoxazole, • Patients with Sickle Cell anaemia, • Patients with Anaemia in pregnancy, • Patient with Bleeding disorders • HIV pregnant woman. • Participants with known allergy to sulphonamides • 24weeks GA. • Non consenting participants.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measures of this study will be the prevalence of peripheral parasitaemia and cord malaria at delivery among both groups.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcome measures will include maternal haemoglobin concentration, birth-weights of both groups.	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactJOHN AYODELE

SENIOR RESIDENT

toniayodele7@gmail.com+23480161927888

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026