Randomized controlled trials of malaria intervention trials in Africa, 1948 to 2007: a descriptive analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nine out of ten deaths from malaria occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Various control measures have achieved some progress in the control of the disease, but malaria is still a major public health problem in Africa. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are universally considered the best study type to rigorously assess whether an intervention is effective. The study reported here provides a descriptive analysis of RCTs reporting interventions for the prevention and treatment of malaria conducted in Africa, with the aim of providing detailed information on their main clinical and methodological characteristics, that could be used by researchers and policy makers to help plan future research.

Methods

Systematic searches for malaria RCTs were conducted using electronic dat

SUBMITTER: Lutje V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3064642 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature