On 29 Jan, SMRU launched their recruitment for the South and Southeast Asia Community Trials Network (SEACTN) rural febrile illness study’s work-package A. Led by MORU Assoc. Prof. Yoel Lubell, SEACTN is a multi-national trial to study the etiology of febrile illness.
Dr Aung Pyae Phyo and the SMRU team first visited 12 malaria posts, recruiting 20 patients, then went to another 10-12 posts, all located in Karen State, Myanmar. In all, the team aim to run the SEACTN study in 40-60 malaria posts/health centres, with an expected target of 20,000 patients recruited. Showing patient recruitment at one of the malaria posts, the photo includes, from left: Widi Yotyingaphiram, health centre staff in blue, Myo Chit Min, and the patient.
The SMRU team wishes to thank their CTSG and SEACTN colleagues for their kind support. In particular, they give a shout out to Data Manager Pimsiri Ponsap for real-time trouble shooting the CommCare application.
– Text courtesy of Dr Aung Pyae Phyo, thanks to Myo Chit Min and Widi Yotyingaphiram for photo.