Clinical Trial: Evaluation of Community-based Mass Screening and Treatment for Malaria in Western Kenya

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Evaluation of Community-based Screening and Treatment for Malaria in the KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in Western Kenya

Brief Summary: This study is a cluster-randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of community-based mass screening with a malaria rapid diagnostic test, and treatment of participants with positive tests with an appropriate antimalarial for reducing malaria transmission indices.