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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Homes and Hospitals of St Giles | OTHER |
| Alert Hospital, Ethiopia | OTHER |
| Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Ethiopia | OTHER |
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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).
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).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| prednisolone | Active Comparator | standard course of prednisolone given in a reducing regimen over 16 weeks |
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| Ciclosporin | Experimental | ciclosporin reducing regimen lasting 16 weeks (additional prednisolone given for the first four weeks) |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciclosporin | Drug | Ciclosporin 7.5mg/kg - reducing regimen over 16 weeks (additional prednisolone given for the first four weeks) |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of ENL recurrence episodes per patient | up to 32 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Mean time to ENL recurrence after initial control | up to 32 weeks | |
| Amount of additional prednisolone required by patients | up to 32 weeks | |
| Frequency of adverse events for patients in each treatment arm |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Diana NJ Lockwood, MBchB | London SHTM | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Alert Hospital | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia |
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| ID | Term |
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| D007918 | Leprosy |
| ID | Term |
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| D009165 | Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous |
| D009164 | Mycobacterium Infections |
| D000193 | Actinomycetales Infections |
| D016908 | Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections |
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| ID | Term |
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| D016572 | Cyclosporine |
| D011239 | Prednisolone |
| D000305 | Adrenal Cortex Hormones |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003524 | Cyclosporins |
| D010456 | Peptides, Cyclic |
| D047028 | Macrocyclic Compounds |
| D011083 | Polycyclic Compounds |
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| prednisolone | Drug | prednisolone 40mg daily then reducing regimen over 16 weeks |
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| up to 32 weeks |
| Difference in score in Quality of Life assessment between start and end for patients in each treatment arm | up to 32 weeks |
| D001424 | Bacterial Infections |
| D001423 | Bacterial Infections and Mycoses |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D010455 |
| Peptides |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
| D011246 | Pregnadienetriols |
| D011245 | Pregnadienes |
| D011278 | Pregnanes |
| D013256 | Steroids |
| D000072473 | Fused-Ring Compounds |
| D006728 | Hormones |
| D006730 | Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |