Status:

RECRUITING

The Role of Adjuvant Albendazole After Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst Resection

Lead Sponsor:

Ain Shams University

Conditions:

Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to study the role of adjuvant Albendazole after pulmonary hydatid cyst resection versus placebo in reducing recurrence with a short- term follow-up of six months.

Detailed Description

Hydatid disease, also referred to as cystic echinococcosis, is a major zoonotic disease with global distribution caused by the larval stage of the Echinococcus parasite, which belongs to the Taeniidae...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients regardless of age with pulmonary hydatid disease requiring surgical resection.
  • Patients achieving complete resection of pulmonary hydatid disease.
  • Patients with no extra pulmonary hydatid disease.
  • Patients who have received preoperative albendazole.

Exclusion

  • Patients with extra pulmonary hydatid disease requiring treatment after pulmonary resection.
  • Patients with incomplete resection of pulmonary hydatid disease.
  • Patients with pulmonary hydatid disease not amenable for resection.
  • Patients with hypersensitivity to Albendazole.
  • Patients with liver dysfunction.
  • Patients refusing to be enrolled in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06483880

Start Date

February 1 2024

End Date

July 1 2025

Last Update

February 17 2025

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Ain Shams University Hospitals

Cairo, Al Abbasiya, Egypt