Rationales for Wound Care Management in Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The rationales of a clinical trial comparing intralesional antimonial therapy versus wound
care management in patients with old world cutaneous leishmaniasis (OWCL) are the following:
1. The effectiveness of the current mainstay treatment with intralesional antimonials for
CL is subject to discussion, especially in L. major lesions which are predominant in
Northern Afghanistan
2. The importance of wound care management in patients with OWCL has been emphasized by
Gonzalez et al. (2008) and its efficacy is confirmed in the Kabul trial with L. tropica
patients.
Parallel to the clinical efficacy the trial investigates the cost-effectiveness and -utility
of the treatment options under study.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Waisenmedizin e. V. Promoting Access to Essential Medicine
Collaborators:
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research Heidelberg University University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School