Status:

COMPLETED

Documentation of Patient Outcomes for SSG/Allopurinol Combination Treatment in Ethiopia

Lead Sponsor:

Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

Collaborating Sponsors:

Wollo University

Boru Meda Hospital

Conditions:

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

Outcomes of patients receiving SSG and Allopurinol combination have never been documented systematically in Ethiopia. Therefore, it is not known how effective this combination is. This study will prov...

Detailed Description

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) in Ethiopia causes severe dermatological mutilations. Forms that require systemic treatment are complicated localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (cLCL), mucocutaneous leishma...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinically or microscopically confirmed diagnosis of MCL, DCL or complicated LCL
  • Clinical routine care decision to initiate systemic CL treatment using SSG with allopurinol
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • Medical emergencies, underlying chronic conditions or other circumstances that make participation in this study medically or otherwise inadvisable
  • Study sample collection only for Age 18 and above

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 15 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 15 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

105 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04699383

Start Date

February 15 2021

End Date

December 15 2022

Last Update

March 18 2024

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Boru Meda Hospital

Dessie, Ethiopia