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Table 1 Trial activity on scheduled visit days

From: The gametocytocidal efficacy of primaquine in malaria asymptomatic carriers treated with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in The Gambia (PRINOGAM): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Day −1 0 1 2 3 7 10 14 21 28 35 42
Village screening (RDT+ slide) X            
Informed consent for the trial   X           
G6PD test X            
Clinical review (history and examination)   X    X X X X X X X X
Temperature, pulse   X   X X X X X X X X X
Weight   X           
Thick blood film   X X X X X X X X X X X
Haemoglobin, PCR (filter paper)   X    X X X X X X X X
Gametocytaemia (QT-NASBA)   X    X X X X   X   X
Adverse events   X X X X X X X X X X X
Treatment   X X X         
Direct membrane feeding assay       X       
  1. G6PD, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; QT-NASBA, quantitative nucleic acid sequence based amplification assay; RDT, rapid diagnostic test.
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