drugset / Trial / NCT00004403
Randomized Study of Albendazole in Patients With Epilepsy Due to Neurocysticercosis
RandomizedDouble-blindTreatment
Summary
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effect of antiparasitic treatment with albendazole on the severity and duration of epilepsy due to neurocysticercosis. II. Determine the effect of a short course of albendazole on Taenia solium cysts present in the brain. III. Determine the natural regression of cerebral T. solium cysts in patients given placebo and their response to treatment at the end of the study.
Timeline
- Start
- 2000-05
- Primary completion
- —
- Completion
- 2002-03
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Albendazole | Small molecule | — | Oral |
| Subject | Dexamethasone | Small molecule | — | Oral |
| Background | Phenytoin | Unknown | — | — |