EFFECTIVENESS OF ALBENDAZOL IN RELATION TO METRONIDAZOL IN THE TREATMENT OF GIARDIASIS IN SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT OF BELEN 2009
- Conditions
- -A071 Giardiasis [lambliasis]Giardiasis [lambliasis]A071
- Registration Number
- PER-136-09
- Lead Sponsor
- ASOCIACION CIVIL SELVA AMAZONICA, Universidad McGill, Canada,
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 286
• Primary school students belonging to the Educational Institutions of the Bethlehem District.
• School boys and girls.
• Positive diagnosis for Giardia duodenalis by coproparasitological analysis.
• Informed consent signature of the parents or legal guardians of the students under study according to the Helsinki declaration.
• Child´s consent confirming their willingness to participate in the study
• School children who do not voluntarily settle their participation in the study or whose parents or guardians do not sign the necessary informed consent for participation in the study.
• Having received treatment against Giardia duodenalis or against intestinal helminths within 7 days prior to the start of the study.
• Negative diagnosis for Giardia duodenalis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br>Outcome name:Efficacy will be measured by the clinical examination performed for five consecutive days.<br>Measure:Efficacy level<br>Timepoints:5 days<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br>Outcome name:Prevalence will be measured by clinical examination and<br> laboratory tests performed for five consecutive days.<br>Measure:Level of prevalence of Giardiasis in primary school students of the Bethlehem district.<br>Timepoints:During treatment<br>;<br>Outcome name:Record of adverse reactions occurred during the study.<br>Measure:Emergence of adverse reactions<br>Timepoints:During the study<br>