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CompletedNCT02708199Updated Mar 15, 2016

Molecular Assessment of Drug Resistance Markers in Asymptomatic Malaria Cases and Malaria Antibody Kinetic

An observational study in Increased Drug Resistance, Asymptomatic Infection and Malaria, sponsored by Department of Medical Research, Lower Myanmar. Completed. Open to participants aged 6 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-03-15.

Sponsored by Department of Medical Research, Lower Myanmar · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,179
Ages
6 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Detection of the drug resistance molecular markers for falciparum and vivax in Longitudinal follow-up samples collected in Shwegyin Township, Bago Region that is Artemisinin Resistance Containment Tier I.

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This study is longitudinal and observational cohort study to detect the drug resistance molecular markers in asymptomatic malaria infected local residents in study site. Only local residence who are not migrants, are recruited in the study and active and passive surveillance have been carried out within one year observation period. At the time of enrollment, blood film examination, rapid diagnosis test (RDT) testing have been done all together with the collection of the venous blood (about 1-2 mL) that would be used for molecular analysis later. All of the RDT or microscopy positive cases were treated according to the National Malaria Treatment Policy in Myanmar. A total of at least 1000 participants have been recruited in the study. Active case detection has been done in every three months. The venous blood were used for molecular based detection of the asymptomatic malaria infection by using High-throughout pooling strategy. All of the positive samples, (falciparum and vivax), have been checked for drug resistance molecular analaysis compared with the previously collected symptomatic malaria infection cases in the same region.

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Conditions studied

  • Increased Drug Resistance
  • Asymptomatic Infection
  • Malaria

Keywords

  • Drug resistance malaria
  • Myanmar Artemisinin Resistance Containment Zone
  • Asymptomatic malaria
  • Serology
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In context

Asymptomatic Infections

32 studies on the registry are indexed under Asymptomatic Infections; 6 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,179 is above the median of 740 across 12 observational studies indexed under Asymptomatic Infections.

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Lead sponsor

Department of Medical Research, Lower Myanmar is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Shwegyin Township, Bago Region, Myanmar Artemisinin resistance containment Zone I.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Local resident in stud sites
  • Who give
  • No known tentative plan to move/ migrant elsewhere within one year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Migrant or mobile population
  • Less than 6 year
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,179 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of the Asymptomatic malaria infection

    Number of the asymptomatic malaria infection by molecular method in the sample collected from apparently healthy individuals. It have been done by nested PCR based method. Number of the asymptomatic infection will be finished in March 2016. (up to up to 5 months after last samples collection)

    Time frame: 2016 March

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of the cases that showed drug resistance molecular markers in asymptomatic malaria infection

    K13, Pffd, Pfmdr2 and Pfcrt markers for falciparum and Pvcrt-O, Pvdhps, Pvdhfr and Pvmdr1 for vivax asymptomatic infections.The target sequences will be analysed to detect the specific single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs). Molecular marker analysis will be done as soon as after asymptomatic infection have been confirmed. It will be finished in 2016 April. (up to 6 months after last sample collection)

    Time frame: 2016 April

  2. Prevalence of the different Malaria Antibody in local resident in Myanmar

    Malaria antibody that against the malaria parasites will be assessed by using high sensitive protein microarray. Total overall prevalence will be assessed and time to time change of the antibody status will be observed. It will be started in April until December 2016.(Up to 14 months after last sample collection)

    Time frame: 2016 December

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — The data may be shared after publish.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
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The record gives a start of Jan 2015, a primary completion of Dec 2015 and a completion of Dec 2015. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Mar 5, 2016
First posted
Mar 15, 2016
Start
Jan 2015
Primary completionActual
Dec 2015
CompletionActual
Dec 2015
Last update
Mar 15, 2016
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 15, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02708199
Lead sponsor
Department of Medical Research, Lower Myanmar
Collaborators
Kangwon National University
Responsible party
Myat Htut Nyunt (Research Scientist, Department of Medical Research, Lower Myanmar) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 15, 2016
Start date
Jan 2015
Primary completion
Dec 2015
Completion
Dec 2015
Last update
Mar 15, 2016

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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