Status:
COMPLETED
Prognosis of Failure Treatment of Amebic Liver Abscess
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí
Collaborating Sponsors:
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Conditions:
Amebic Liver Abscess
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-80 years
Brief Summary
Amebic liver abscess is the most frequent extra-intestinal form of the amoebiasis; actually the factors for predicting failure in the medical treatment are not clear. We conducted trial for determinin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical, ultrasonographic and serologic diagnosis (ELISA) of amebic liver abscess.
- Both genders
- Older 15 years
Exclusion
- Clinically suspected piogenous liver abscess
- Positive hemoculture
- Negative ELISA for amoebic antigens
- Immunosupresion (HIV)
- Abdominal or biliary surgery antecedents
- Abdominal neoplasia antecedents
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 1999
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2000
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00641992
Start Date
May 1 1999
End Date
April 1 2000
Last Update
March 24 2008
Active Locations (2)
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1
Department of Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán".
Mexico City, Mexico DF, Mexico
2
Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 78210