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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN61223447
ISRCTN61223447
Completed
Not Applicable

A prospective (sero-)epidemiological study on contact transmission and chemoprophylaxis in leprosy

Erasmus Medical Centre (The Netherlands)0 sites20,000 target enrollmentDecember 19, 2005

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
eprosy
Sponsor
Erasmus Medical Centre (The Netherlands)
Enrollment
20000
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
December 19, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
Erasmus Medical Centre (The Netherlands)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients should give consent for approaching their contacts for the trial.
  • Inclusion criteria for contacts:
  • 1\. Those living in the same house
  • 2\. Those living in a house sharing the same kitchen
  • 3\. First neighbours
  • 4\. Close business or social contacts, including other relatives. To be included into this category one has to be in contact with the patient on a daily base (five or more days a week) and during several hours a day.
  • 5\. Second neighbours
  • All divided into spouse, child, parent, sibling, other relative, relative\-in\-law, non\-relative.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Exclusion criteria for contacts:
  • 1\. Any contact who refuses to be included
  • 2\. Any contact being pregnant
  • 3\. Any contact currently on tuberculosis (TB) or leprosy treatment (however, released from treatment \[RFT] patients should be included)
  • 4\. Any contact below 5 years of age
  • 5\. Any contact suffering from jaundice
  • 6\. Any contact living only temporarily in the area
  • 7\. Any contact found to suffer from leprosy at the initial survey
  • 8\. Any contact already enrolled in the study via the contact

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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