Idro, Richard http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4728-4605
Anguzu, Ronald
Ogwang, Rodney
Akun, Pamela
Abbo, Catherine
Mwaka, Amos Deogratius
Opar, Bernard
Nakamya, Phyellister
Taylor, Mark
Elliott, Alison
Vincent, Angela
Newton, Charles
Marsh, Kevin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council (MR/M025489/1)
Article History
Received: 25 April 2018
Accepted: 13 February 2019
First Online: 6 March 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The trial will be conducted in compliance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (1996), the principles of GCP and in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements in Uganda. It received ethical approval from Makerere University School of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (SOMREC) (REC Ref: 2016–022) and University of Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Ethics Committee (OXTREC) (Ref: 12–16). Regulatory approvals were provided by Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) and the National Drug Authority (Ref: 527/NDA/DID/04/2016). The trial is registered with ExternalRef removed ID: NCT02850913. All parents or primary caregivers provided written consent to participate. All information regarding participants will remain confidential to the extent allowed by Ugandan law. Unique numerical identifiers will be used and all case report forms kept in a secured location with limited access to ensure privacy. Publications will contain only aggregate data.
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