Ciclosporin in the Management of New Erythema Nodosum Leprosum

NCT ID: NCT00919542

Last Updated: 2015-03-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-07-31

Study Completion Date

2013-07-31

Brief Summary

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Study 2A: Ciclosporin in the management of new Erythema Nodosum Leprosum

Objective: A pilot (double blind controlled) study randomizing patients to treatment either with Ciclosporin or Prednisolone to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Ciclosporin in the treatment of patients with new acute Type 2 reactions (ENL).

Detailed Description

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A pilot (double blind controlled) study randomizing patients to treatment either with Ciclosporin or Prednisolone to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Ciclosporin in the treatment of patients with new acute Type 2 reactions (ENL).

Conditions

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Leprosy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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prednisolone

standard course of prednisolone given in a reducing regimen over 16 weeks

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

prednisolone

Intervention Type DRUG

prednisolone 40mg daily then reducing regimen over 16 weeks

Ciclosporin

ciclosporin reducing regimen lasting 16 weeks (additional prednisolone given for the first four weeks)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ciclosporin

Intervention Type DRUG

Ciclosporin 7.5mg/kg - reducing regimen over 16 weeks (additional prednisolone given for the first four weeks)

Interventions

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Ciclosporin

Ciclosporin 7.5mg/kg - reducing regimen over 16 weeks (additional prednisolone given for the first four weeks)

Intervention Type DRUG

prednisolone

prednisolone 40mg daily then reducing regimen over 16 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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cyclosporin Cyclosporin A corticosteroids

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Individuals with clinical evidence of new ENL
* Aged 18-65
* Weigh more than 30Kg

Exclusion Criteria

* Unwillingness to give informed consent
* Patients with severe active infections such as tuberculosis
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women (see Appendix II)
* Those with renal failure, abnormal renal function, hypertensive
* Patients taking thalidomide currently or within the last 3 months
* Patients not willing to return for follow-up
* Women of reproductive age not willing to use contraception for the duration of the study ( see Appendix II)
* HIV positive patients
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Homes and Hospitals of St Giles

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Alert Hospital, Ethiopia

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Ethiopia

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Saba Lambert

Clinical Research Fellow

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Diana NJ Lockwood, MBchB

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

London SHTM

Locations

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Alert Hospital

Addis Ababa, , Ethiopia

Site Status

Countries

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Ethiopia

Other Identifiers

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ITCRBY24-ENLA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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