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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00818818
Date of registration: 06/01/2009
Primary sponsor: University of Brasilia
Public title: Low-dose Pentavalent Antimony Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Old Age Patients Sbold
Scientific title: Low-dose Pentavalent Antimony Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Old Age Patients Infected With Leishmania (Viannia) Braziliensis in Bahia State, Brazil. An Open Uncontrolled Trial.
Date of first enrolment: August 2008
Target sample size: 13
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00818818
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Brazil
Contacts
Name:   Gustavo Adolfo S Romero, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia
Name:   Julia S Ampuero-Vela, MD, MSc
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Affiliation:  Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age > 65 years

- Permanent residence in the endemic area

- Availability of a caregiver for dependent patients

Exclusion Criteria:

- Mucosal disease caused by leishmaniasis

- Disseminated cutaneous disease

- Severe cardiac, renal or hepatic disorders

- Active cancer

- Active tuberculosis

- Leprosy

- HIV positive

- Total bilirubin > 1.5mg/dL

- Urea and creatinin > 1.5 times the upper normal level

- Alkaline phosphatase and aminotransferases > 2.5 times the upper normal level

- Lipase and amylase > 1.5 the upper normal level

- Hemoglobin < 5 g/dL of



Age minimum: 65 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Meglumine antimoniate
Primary Outcome(s)
Clinical cure [Time Frame: Three months after treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Adverse events rate - day 14 [Time Frame: 14th day]
Adverse events rate - day 7 [Time Frame: 7th day]
Total Adverse events rate [Time Frame: 20th day]
Secondary ID(s)
lowdoseaging
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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