Research Article

A Phase II Pilot Trial to Evaluate CoBaT-Y017 Safety and Efficacy against Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria versus Artemether-Lumefantrine in Benin Subjects

Table 1

Evolution of the positive thick blood film and the parasite density in the two arms of study at different days of visit.

Biological characteristicsDayAL groupCoBaT-Y017 group value
Proportion or mean (± std)Proportion or mean ( ± std)

Positive thick blood filmD1100%100%
D275%46.2%0.14
D333.3%23.1%0.67
D415.4%
D5
D7
D14
D21
D28

Parasite densityD114482.4 (±7888)17832.4 (±28442)0.77
D26375.3 (±17689)4335.5 (±9385)0.72
D3172.6 (±352)1785.2 (±4846.4)0.26
D4367.3 ((±1131)
D5
D7
D14
D21
D28

Fisher’s exact nonparametric test; D4-positive parasitaemia was only observed in the CoBaT-Y017 group; —: negative thick blood film.