Status:

COMPLETED

Development of Topical Herbal Formulations for Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Lead Sponsor:

Jinnah Sindh Medical University

Conditions:

Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous

Eligibility:

All Genders

4+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Infections due to protozoa of the genus Leishmania are a major worldwide skin problem, with high endemicity in developing countries including Pakistan. As far as concern for the treatment of cutaneous...

Detailed Description

STUDY PROTOCOL 1.1. Introduction Leishmaniasis is a major neglected health problem frequently found in tropical and subtropical regions with the prevalence rate of 1.5 million per year globally. The ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The inclusion criteria for participants including;
  • • Patients who met the histological criteria for presence of parasite
  • Age of older than 4 years and both gender.
  • Lesions are less than 5 in number in each patient
  • Size of lesion is less than 5cm2
  • Participants who had stopped therapy greater than 4 weeks earlier and the lesions were not improving.
  • Duration of disease for patients under trial was six months (acute) and more than one year (chronic).

Exclusion

  • The following patients were excluded:
  • Whose clinical data were incomplete
  • Participants who had received any anti anti-leishmanial or immunosuppressive drugs in the last 15 days
  • Patients with co-morbid conditions, immunocompromised patients,
  • Lactating mothers and pregnant women.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 30 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

78 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04841239

Start Date

January 1 2012

End Date

December 30 2014

Last Update

April 12 2021

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Civil Hospital

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 75850