Clinical trials: Hansen's Disease
Leprosy
Auricular Electroacupuncture and Auricular Acupuncture With Health Education for Pain in Leprosy
This randomized controlled pilot study evaluated the effects of auricular electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture combined with health education on pain management in adults diagnosed with leprosy or who had completed…
- Trial name
- NCT07862413
- Testing
- Auricular Electroacupuncture, Auricular Acupuncture, Health Education
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Leprosy, Lymphatic Filariases
Integrating Mental Health Into Neglected Tropical Disease Care in Ghana
Background Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases that are more common among the poorest people in the poorest countries.
- Conditions
- Leprosy, Lymphatic Filariases, Buruli Ulcer, Onchocerciasis
- Trial name
- IMAGINE (NCT07248462)
- Testing
- WHO Essential Care package for mental health and NTDs
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Erythema Nodosum Leprosum
Methotrexate and Prednisolone Study in Erythema Nodosum Leprosum
Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL) is a painful, debilitating complication of leprosy. Patients often require high doses of corticosteroids for prolonged periods. Thalidomide is expensive and not available in most countries.
- Trial name
- MaPs (NCT03775460)
- Testing
- Methotrexate, Prednisolone
- Where
- 7 sites in Bangladesh, Brazil and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Leprosy
Molecular and Immunological Tools for Detection of Strain Diversity, Drug Resistance and Immunological Responses
The purpose of this study is to determine what factors contribute to the continued incidence of leprosy in Colombia. Study participants will include volunteering and consenting individuals, older than 4 years of age, representing…
- Trial name
- NCT00138437
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 1,554 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Erythema Nodosum Leprosum, Leprosy
Montelukast in ENL Reaction
Objective of the trial is to assess the safety and efficacy of Montelukast in treatment of Erythema Nodosum leprosum (ENL) reaction in multibacillary leprosy patients either in combination with prednisolone or alone.
- Trial name
- NCT00406861
- Testing
- montelukast in treatment of ENL reaction
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The Leprosy Mission Bangladesh
Leprosy, Leprosy, Multibacillary
Efficacy and Tolerability of Adjunct Metformin for Multibacillary Leprosy
This trial aims to evaluate the efficacy, tolerability and safety of adjunct metformin added to standard-of-care multi-drug therapy (MDT) in patients with multibacillary leprosy, and explore its effects on immunological…
- Conditions
- Leprosy, Leprosy, Multibacillary, Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Trial name
- MetLep (NCT05243654)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- 6 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Indonesia
Leprosy
TGF β 1 Expression Related Gene Polymorphism
Leprosy is one of the oldest human infectious diseases. It is a chronic infectious contagious, granulomatous disease caused by intracellular bacillus.
- Trial name
- NCT06683690
- Testing
- Measurement of TGF- β1 in leprosy patients
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aswan University
Leprosy, Hansen's Disease
The Effect of "Jinchuang Ointment" (JCO) on the Treatment of Wounds in Patients With Hansen's Disease.
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a Chinese herb complex "Jinchuang ointment" (JCO) on the treatment of chronic nonhealing wounds in patients with Hansen's disease and its mechanism.
- Conditions
- Leprosy, Hansen's Disease, Wounds
- Trial name
- NCT05047809
- Testing
- "Jingchuang Ointment"(JCO), Regular Treatment
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Lo-Sheng Sanatorium
Hansen's Disease
Virgin Coconut Oil Oral Supplementation for Leprosy Patients
To date, there has been no clinical investigation on the effects of virgin coconut oil (VCO) oral supplementation on patients with Hansen's disease (HD) undergoing medical treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01885611
- Testing
- Multi-Drug Therapy (Novartis Ⓡ), Virgin Coconut Oil
- Where
- Philippines
- Sponsor
- Philippine Dermatological Society
Leprosy
Serum Irisin Level In Leprosy Patients
Measurement of plasma irisin level in leprosy patients. Correlation of plasma irisin level between leprosy patients and healthy controls. Correlation of plasma irisin level in different leprosy types.
- Trial name
- NCT06416033
- Testing
- Serum Irisin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aswan University
Pain, Neuropathic, Leprosy
Treatment of Neuropathic Pain in Leprosy
Despite large efforts to eradicate leprosy, this curable mycobacterial infection still affects 250,000 new individuals annually. Half of the globe's leprosy patients live in Brazil and India.
- Conditions
- Pain, Neuropathic, Leprosy, Leprosy Neuropathy, Amitriptyline
- Trial name
- AmyNeLe (NCT03324035)
- Testing
- Amitriptyline, Tramadol
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Discrimination, Perceived
Trauma-Informed Motivational Interviewing in Rural Dwelling Samples
Leprosy remains a profoundly stigmatized condition in many rural communities worldwide, fostering social exclusion, body image dissatisfaction, and diminished mental health outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT06909734
- Testing
- Trauma-Informed Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Leprosy
Novel Interventions and Diagnostic Tests for Leprosy
Contact with Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) infected individuals is a risk factor for development of leprosy. Thus, detection of asymtomatically M.
- Trial name
- INDIGO#2 (NCT06222372)
- Testing
- Rifampin
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Annemieke Geluk
Leprosy
Uniform Multidrug Therapy Regimen for Leprosy Patients
The purpose of this randomized trial is to verify if leprosy patients, despite of their classification, can be treated with the same regimen without compromising patient cure and acceptability of the treatment.
- Trial name
- U-MDT (NCT00669643)
- Testing
- PB 6 doses - Rifampicin and Dapsone, PB 6 doses - Rifampicin, Clofazimine and Dapsone, MB 12 doses - Rifampicin, Clofazimine and Dapsone
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 859 people
- Sponsor
- University of Brasilia
Erythema Nodosum Leprosum, Leprosy
CC-11050 Trial in Nepalese Patients With Erythema Nodosum Leprosum
This study will be a single center, Phase 2, open-label trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 200mg CC-11050 administered twice daily taken with food for patients with moderate to severe ENL.
- Trial name
- NCT03807362
- Testing
- CC-11050
- Where
- 2 sites in Nepal
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- The Leprosy Mission Nepal
Leprosy, Buruli Ulcer
Integrated Mapping of Skin-presenting Neglected Tropical Diseases in Liberia
Appropriate targeting of interventions for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that require innovative and intensified disease management (IDM) requires accurate data on the distribution of these diseases within endemic countries.
- Conditions
- Leprosy, Buruli Ulcer, Yaws, Lymphatic Filariases
- Trial name
- NCT03683745
- Where
- Liberia
- Volunteers
- 56,285 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Leprosy
Prednisolone Monotherapy Versus Prednisolone Plus Methotrexate in ENL
Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is characterized by painful nodules and systemic compromising. It is usually recurrent and/or chronic and has both physical and economic impact on the patient, being a very important cause of…
- Trial name
- NCT07806357
- Testing
- Efficacy and Safety of Prednisolone Monotherapy Versus Prednisolone Plus Methotrexate in Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (Type 2 Lepra Reaction)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Chittagong Medical College
Leprosy
Leprosy Skin Test Antigens Phase 1
This is a small Phase I trial to evaluate the safety of the use as skin test antigens of the immunologically active proteins from the soluble/cytosol and insoluble cell wall of Mycobacterium leprae.
- Trial name
- NCT01920750
- Testing
- MLCwA, MLSA-LAM, Mock Antigen
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Leprosy, Disability Evaluation
Prevention of Disability: Proposal for a Guidance Manual for Leprosy Patients
Leprosy is an infectious disease of slow evolution, manifested primarily by signs and symptoms dermatoneurological with skin lesions and peripheral nerve, especially in the eyes, hands and feet.
- Conditions
- Leprosy, Disability Evaluation, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT01006759
- Testing
- exercise and orientation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Leprosy
Phase 1b/2a Trial to Evaluate LEP-F1 + GLA-SE in Healthy Adults and Leprosy Patients
This is a phase 1b/2a, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of the LEP-F1 + GLA-SE investigational vaccine compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT03947437
- Testing
- LEP-F1 + GLA-SE
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Immunobiological Technology Institute (Bio-Manguinhos) / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)