Comparative efficacy of albendazole and mebendazole against hookworm infection in Laos

Completed

• Conditions: Hookworm infection, and other intestinal helminth infections; Infections and Infestations; Hookworm diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN29126001
• Lead Sponsor: Swiss National Science Foundation (Switzerland)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-10-09
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 190

Inclusion Criteria

1. School-child age between 6 and 16 years, both male and female
2. Hookworm infected (at least one of four egg-positive Kato-Katz slide, established on 2 stool samples)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy
2. Severe illness
3. Non-consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified