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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00317629
Date of registration: 21/04/2006
Primary sponsor: Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia
Public title: Controlled Nitric Oxide Releasing Patch Versus Meglumine Antimoniate in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Scientific title: Double Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial, to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Controlled Nitric Oxide Releasing Patch Versus Meglumine Antimoniate in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Date of first enrolment: May 2006
Target sample size: 178
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00317629
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Colombia
Contacts
Name:   Hernando Mosquera, MD
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Name:   Daniel J Smith, PhD
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Affiliation:  Akron University
Name:   Federico A Silva, MD
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Affiliation:  Cardiovascular Foundation of Colombia
Name:   Patricio López-Jaramillo, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Cardiovascular Foundation of Colombia
Name:   Christian F Rueda-Clausen, MD
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Affiliation:  Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia
Name:   Ligia C Rueda, MD
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Affiliation:  Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia
Name:   Iván D Vélez, MD, MsC, PhD
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Affiliation:  Program for the Study and Control of Tropical Diseases, PECET, Universidad de Antioquia
Name:   Daniel Smith, PhD
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Affiliation:  The University of Akron
Name:   Marcos López, PhD
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Affiliation:  The University of Akron
Name:   Gerardo Muñoz, PhD
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Affiliation:  Universidad Industrial de Santander
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Men and women between 18 and 50 years old

- Cutaneous ulcers of more than two weeks of evolution

- Positive parasitological diagnosis for CL

- Patients that voluntarily agree to participate in the study and sign the informed
consent.

- Disposition to attend all the visits punctually (initial, treatment and follow-up)

- Acceptation of not using any other treatment for CL while in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnant women

- Presence of any condition or disease that compromises the patient immunologically
(i.e. diabetes, cancer, etc.) or, any other, that, based on the judgment of the
researcher, could alter the course of CL.

- Diffuse CL or more than five active lesions.

- Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (no lesion must be located less than 2 cm from the nasal,
uro-genital, and/or anal mucous membranes or from the edge of the lips).

- Visceral leishmaniasis

- Complete or incomplete treatment with antimony compounds in the last three months.

- Patients with history of hepatic, renal or cardiovascular disease.

- Mentally or neurologically disabled patients that are considered not fit to approve
their participation in the study.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 50 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Intervention(s)
Drug: controlled nitric oxide releasing patch
Drug: meglumine antimoniate
Primary Outcome(s)
Complete reepithelization [Time Frame: three months after the beginning of the treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Absence of reactivation and affections of the mucous membranes [Time Frame: during the first 6 months of the study]
Secondary ID(s)
6566-04-18090
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Secretaria de Salud de Santander
Secretaria de Salud de Tolima
The University of Akron
Universidad de Antioquia
Universidad de Santander
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