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Table 1 Recruitment and follow-up procedures

From: Delivery strategies for malaria chemoprevention with monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anaemia in children aged less than 5 years old in Malawi: a protocol for a cluster randomized trial

 

Enrolment

Allocation

Follow up

TIMEPOINT

-t = 2 wks.

0

t = 2 wks.

t = 6 wks.

t = 10 wks.

t = 15 wks./study end

ENROLMENT

      

Eligibility screen

X

     

Informed consent

X

     

Baseline measurements

X

     

Allocation

 

X

    

INTERVENTIONS:

      

Arm 1: All PMC drugs given at discharge without monthly SMS reminder

  

X

X

X

 

Arm2: all PMC drugs given at discharge with monthly SMS reminder

  

X

X

X

 

Arm 3: All PMC drugs given at discharge with HAS reminder.

  

X

X

X

 

Arm 4: PMC drugs collected monthly at the OPD with SMS reminder.

  

X

X

X

 

Arm 5: PMC drugs collected monthly at the OPD without SMS reminder

  

X

X

X

 

ASSESSMENTS:

      

Physical examination

X

    

X

Blood samples

X

    

X

Adverse event assessment

X

X

X

X

X

X

OUTCOMES

      

Adherence

     

X

Clinical safety

  

X

X

X

X

Cost-effectiveness

     

X

Acceptability and feasibility

     

X