Clinical Trial

Platelet-Directed Whole Blood Transfusion Strategy for Malaria

Study acronym: PLATFORM
Recruiting
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Summary
Open-label randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of whole blood transfusion for improving survival in children with severe malaria complicated by thrombocytopenia.
Protocol Amendment History 5 amendments
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended 5 times since 2023-01-25; most recent amendment 2025-10-07.
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2024-03-18
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT05711485
Lead Sponsor Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Collaborators: Johns Hopkins University, Tropical Diseases Research Centre, University of California, San Francisco, University of Maryland
Conditions Severe Malaria, Thrombocytopenia
Enrollment 132 participants
Start Date 2024-02-24
Primary Completion 2027-04-30 (estimated)
Study Completion 2028-05-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-10-09