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The Paracetamol for Acute Renal Injury in Severe Malaria Trial (PARIST) therefore, aims to assess feasibility, safety and determine the effective dose of paracetamol, which attenuates nephrotoxicity of haemoproteins, red-cell free haemoglobin and myoglobin in children with haemoglobinuric severe malaria.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>PARIST is a phase I\/II unblinded randomised controlled trial of 40 children aged &gt;6 months and &lt;12 years admitted with confirmed haemoglobinuric severe malaria (blackwater fever), a positive blood smear for <jats:italic>P. falciparum<\/jats:italic> malaria and either serum creatinine (Cr) increase by \u22650.3\u2009mg\/dL within 48 hours or to \u22651.5 times baseline and elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) &gt;20\u2009mg\/dL. Children will be randomly allocated on a 1:1 basis to paracetamol intervention dose arm (20\u2009mg\/kg orally 6-hourly for 48\u2009hours) or to a control arm to receive standard of care for temperature control (ie, tepid sponging for 30\u2009min if fever persists give rescue treatment). Primary outcome is renal recovery at 48 hours as indicated by stoppage of progression and decrease of Cr level below baseline, BUN (&lt;20\u2009mg\/dL). 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