The combined effect of a single dose of rifampicin and vaccination with BCG, in the prevention of leprosy in contacts of newly diagnosed cases: A randomized controlled trial.
- Conditions
- eprosy
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON24868
- Lead Sponsor
- - Erasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamDepartment of Public Health- The Leprosy Mission International Bangladesh
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20000
Inclusion Criteria
Around 1,300 consecutive leprosy patients will be enrolled. The diagnosis of leprosy is generally carried out according to the RHP guidelines, which follow those of the national leprosy control program. A medical officer confirms all leprosy cases included in the study, and this confirmation is written on the patient card.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria for patients are as follows:
1. Any patient who refuses examination of contacts;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ew cases of leprosy among the contacts of index cases.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method