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NCT Number: NCT00919776

Ciclosporin in the Management of Chronic or Recurrent Erythema Nodosum Leprosum

Study 2B: Ciclosporin in the management of chronic or recurrent Erythema Nodosum Leprosum Aim: To assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Ciclosporin in the treatment of patients whose ENL is not controlled with standard Prednisolone.

Objective: A pilot double blind controlled study randomizing patients whose ENL is not controlled with standard Prednisolone, and comparing a group treated with Ciclosporin to a group treated with additional steroid only.

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Key information

Conditions

Leprosy Actinomycetales Infections Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Infections Mycobacterium Infections Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Alert Hospital

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

About this study

A pilot double blind controlled study randomizing patients whose ENL is not controlled with standard Prednisolone, and comparing a group treated with Ciclosporin to a group treated with additional steroid only.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Individuals with clinical evidence of recurrent or chronic 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

Treatment and study plan

Prednisolone

Drug

prednisolone 40mg daily then reducing regimen over 16 weeks

Other names: corticosteroids

Ciclosporin

Drug

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

Other names: Cyclosporine, Cyclosporin A

Primary outcomes

  1. number of ENL recurrence episodes per patient

    Time frame: up to 32 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mean time to ENL recurrence after initial control

    Time frame: up to 32 weeks

  2. Severity of ENL at recurrence

    Time frame: up to 32 weeks

  3. Amount of additional prednisolone required by patients

    Time frame: up to 32 weeks

  4. Frequency of adverse events for patients in each treatment arm

    Time frame: up to 32 weeks

  5. Difference in score in Quality of Life assessment between start and end for patients in each treatment arm

    Time frame: up to 32 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Other

Collaborators

  • Alert Hospital, Ethiopia
  • Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Ethiopia
  • Homes and Hospitals of St Giles

Registry information

Official study title

A Pilot Double Blind Controlled Study Randomizing Patients Whose ENL is Not Controlled With Standard Prednisolone, and Comparing a Group Treated With Ciclosporin to a Group Treated With Additional Steroid Only.

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jun 12, 2009
Registry last updated
Mar 26, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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