A clinical trial to study the effectiveness of combination of two drugs compared to standard single drug treatment in practice for the clearance of filarial infection from the infected individuals
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Lymphatic filariasis Microfilaria carriers
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2012/02/002467
- Lead Sponsor
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 160
a) Age 18 years and above b) Residing in or around Pondicherry and adjoining Tamilnadu areas. c) with night blood microfilaria counts > 10 mf/ml by membrane filtration. d) No history of treatment for filarial infection for the last two years at least. e) Willing for home visits by the staff of the center. f) Willing to give written informed consent
a) Body weight less than 30 kg. b) Hepatic or renal disease as evidenced by clinical or biochemical abnormalities. c) concurrent illness like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiac conditions and epilepsy requiring chronic medication. d) Psychiatric illness e). Patients under tetracycline or doxycycline therapy or History of de-worming by albendazole or other anti-helminthics during last one year, f). Pregnancy or lactation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method