# Effects of Mass Drug Administration of Azithromycin on Mortality and Other Outcomes Among 1-11 Month Old Infants in Mali

Clinical trial · Tampere University

- Archive id: nct:NCT04424511
- Published: 2020-06-11
- Venue: ClinicalTrials.gov
- ClinicalTrials.gov: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04424511
- Source URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04424511
- Provenance: clinicaltrials

## Abstract

The LAKANA trial will assess the impact on mortality and other health outcomes of quarterly and biannual azithromycin mass drug administration (MDA) when delivered to 1-11-month (29-364 days) old infants in a high-mortality setting where malaria is holoendemic but there is also a functioning seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) program in place. The long-term goal is to more precisely define the role of mass azithromycin treatments as an intervention for reducing childhood mortality, and to determine the most effective treatment regimen. The main study hypotheses in terms of mortality effect are: i) Biannual azithromycin MDA to 1-11 month old infants reduces their mortality, ii) Quarterly azithromycin MDA to 1-11 month old infants reduces their mortality, iii) Quarterly azithromycin MDA has a bigger mortality effect than biannual MDA.

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## Trial details

- acronym: LAKANA
- status: COMPLETED
- phase: PHASE3
- study type: INTERVENTIONAL
- enrollment: 149201
- sponsor: Tampere University
- conditions: Mortality
- interventions: DRUG: Placebo; DRUG: Azithromycin
- start date: 2020-10-15
- start date type: ACTUAL
- primary completion date: 2024-12-31
- has results: false
- data source: ClinicalTrials.gov
- data processed: 2026-10-29T09:00:05
- modifications: selected fields only; whitespace normalized; brief summary truncated to 2,000 characters

Topics: [Infectious Disease, Vaccines & Antimicrobial Resistance](https://space-kitty.com/topics/infectious-disease-amr)

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