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Background  Large scale administration of the anthelminthic drug praziquantel (PZQ) to at-risk populations is the cornerstone of schistosomiasis control, although persisting high prevalence of infections in some areas and growing concerns of PZQ resistance have revealed the limitations of this strategy. Most studies assessing PZQ efficacy have used relatively insensitive parasitological diagnostics, such as the Kato-Katz (KK) and urine-filtration methods, thereby overestimating cure rates (CRs). This study aims to determine the efficacy of repeated PZQ treatments against  Schistosoma mansoni  infection in school-aged children in Côte d’Ivoire using the traditional KK technique, as well as more sensitive antigen- and DNA-detection methods.    Methods  An open-label, randomised controlled trial will be conducted in school-aged children (5 to 18 years) from the region of Taabo, Côte d’Ivoire, an area endemic for  S. mansoni . This 8-week trial includes four two-weekly standard doses of PZQ in the “intense treatment” intervention group and one standard dose of PZQ in the “standard treatment” control group. The efficacy of PZQ will be evaluated in stool samples using the KK technique and real-time PCR as well as in urine using the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen test and the up-converting phosphor, lateral flow, circulating anodic antigen assay. The primary outcome of the study will be the difference in CR of intense versus standard treatment with PZQ on individuals with a confirmed  S. mansoni  infection measured by KK. Secondary outcomes include the difference in CR and intensity reduction rate between the intense and standard treatment groups as measured by the other diagnostic tests, as well as the accuracy of the different diagnostic tests, and the safety of PZQ.    Discussion  This study will provide data on the efficacy of repeated PZQ treatment on the clearance of  S. mansoni  as measured by several diagnostic techniques. These findings will inform future mass drug administration policy and shed light on position of novel diagnostic tools to evaluate schistosomiasis control strategies.    Trial registration  The study is registered at EudraCT (2016–003017-10, date of registration: 22 July 2016) and ( NCT02868385 , date of registration: 16 August 2016).    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (10.1186/s12879-018-3554-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Repeated doses of Praziquantel in Schistosomiasis Treatment (RePST) – single versus multiple praziquantel treatments in school-aged children in Côte d’Ivoire: a study protocol for an open-label, randomised controlled trial