Table 2

Summary of studies comparing CQ+SP, AQ+SP, and AS+AQ demonstrating variability between study sites

Trial
Kampala 1
UMSP 2

Study site
Kampala
Jinja
Arua
Tororo
Apac
Total participants enrolled
400
543
534
541
542
Median age years (IQR)
4.2 (+/- 4.6)
3.6 (+/- 5.5)
1.5 (+/- 1.4)
1.3 (+/- 1.5)
1.8 (+/- 1.9)
Age < 5 years
221 (55%)
332 (61%)
497 (93%)
500 (92%)
489 (90%)
Mean Hb Day 0 (SD)
10.2 (1.9)
10.6 (2.3)
9.3 (1.7)
9.0 (1.9)
9.3 (1.9)
Medications taken in past 2 weeks
167 (41%)
322 (59%)
83 (16%)
212 (39%)
196 (36%)
≥ 3 Additional medications prescribed
N/A
100/543 (18%)
150/534 (28%)
385/541 (71%)
50/542 (9%)

Risk of clinical treatment failure





     CQ+SP
59/126 (47%)
128/160 (46%)
50/178 (72%)
116/162 (72%)
52/180 (29%)
     AQ+SP
18/130 (14%)
24/173 (14%)
73/174 (42%)
73/172 (42%)
28/178 (16%)
     AQ+AS
16/130 (12%)
24/181 (13%)
62/171 (36%)
93/181 (51%)
46/172 (27%)
Mean AEs (SD) per participant
4.6 (3.3)
2.5 (2.2)
4.3 (2.2)
5.8 (2.5)
3.6 (2.2)

Participants reporting AEs (%)
371/396 (94)
438/540 (81)
521/534 (98)
534/541 (99)
522/541 (96)
     CQ+SP
127/131 (97)
149/168 (89)
174/180 (97)
166/166 (100)
181/185 (98)
     AQ+SP
120/132 (91)
143/185 (77)
176/180 (98)
178/181 (98)
175/182 (96)
     AQ+AS
124/133 (93)
146/187 (78)
171/174 (98)
190/194 (98)
166/174 (95)

Total AEs by severity (%)
N = 1828
N = 1348
N = 2287
N = 3117
N = 1955
     Mild
878 (48)
756 (56)
1736 (76)
1462 (47)
1322 (68)
     Moderate
898 (49)
557 (41)
529 (23)
1622 (52)
613 (31)
     Severe
48 (3)
30 (2)
21 (1)
31 (1)
20 (1)
     Life-threatening
4 (0.2)
5 (0.4)
1 (0.4)
2 (0.1)
0

Total AEs by relationship* (%)
N = 1828
N = 554
N = 551
N = 1655
N = 631
     Unlikely
1129 (62)
292 (53)
424 (77)
1159 (70)
384 (61)
     Possible
480 (26)
248 (45)
127 (23)
464 (28)
238 (38)
     Probable
199 (11)
14 (3)
0
32 (2)
9 (1)
     Definite
0
0
0
0
0

* At UMSP sites (Jinja, Arua, Tororo, Apac), data on relationship was collected only for adverse events of moderate or greater severity

Staedke et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:107   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-107