Comparison of efficacy of infrared heat therapy with cryotherapy as an adjunct to meglumine antimoniate in treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a skin disease caused by parasite leishmania major and leishmania tropica in Pakistan province balochistan.Cutaneous leishmaniasisB55.1
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210823052264N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Combined military hospital Quetta
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 96
Inclusion Criteria
18 years or older
Lesion size 4cm or more
Multiple lesion
Lesion that will have difficulty in healing like on lower limb or over joint
Biopsy proven cutaneous leishmaniasis
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with comorbidities(diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic kidney disease
Abnormal ECG/heart disease
Photosensitivity
Pregnant women
Individuals with compromised immune systems
Diffuse cutaneous or visceral leishmaniasis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method