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OBJECTIVE:To determine if low-dose weekly chloroquine (CQ) therapy improves recovery from malaria-associated anaemia. DESIGN:Proof of concept randomised clinical trial. SETTING:West Kiang District, Lower River Region, The Gambia. PARTICIPANTS:Children resident in participating communities, aged 12-72 months, with uncomplicated malaria identified using active case detection over two consecutive malaria transmission seasons. INTERVENTIONS:In 2007, eligible children were randomised to chloroquine-sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (CQ-SP) or co-artemether (ACT) antimalarial therapy, and after parasite clearance on day 3 were subsequently re-randomised (double-blind) to weekly low-dose CQ (5 mg/kg) or placebo. In 2008, all eligible children were treated with ACT and subsequently randomised to CQ or placebo. OUTCOME MEASURES:The primary outcome was a change in haemoglobin from baseline (day 3 of antimalarial treatment) to day 90 in the CQ and placebo treatment arms. Secondary outcomes were changes in urinary neopterin as a marker of macrophage activation, markers of erythropoietic response and prevalence of submicroscopic parasitaemia. Change in haemoglobin in the placebo arm by initial antimalarial treatment was also assessed. RESULTS:In 2007, 101 children with uncomplicated malaria were randomised to antimalarial treatment with CQ-SP or ACT and 65 were subsequently randomised to weekly CQ or placebo. In 2008, all children received ACT antimalarial treatment and 31 were subsequently randomised to receive weekly CQ or placebo. Follow-up to day 90 was 96%. There was no effect of weekly CQ vs placebo on change in haemoglobin at day 90 (CQ+10.04 g/L (95% CI 6.66 to 13.42) vs placebo +7.61 g/L (95% CI 2.88 to 12.35)). There was no effect on the secondary outcomes assessed, or effect of initial antimalarial therapy on haemoglobin recovery. Higher day 90 haemoglobin correlated independently with older age, not being stunted, higher haemoglobin at day 0 and adequate iron status at day 3. CONCLUSIONS:Weekly low-dose CQ after effective antimalarial treatment is not effective in improving recovery from postmalarial anaemia. TRIAL REGISTRATION:The clinical trial registration number is NCT00473837 (ClinicalTrials.gov).
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Cox SE,Nweneka CV,Doherty CP,Fulford AJ,Moore SE,Prentice AMdoi
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