Local Heat Therapy Versus Sodium Stibogluconate for the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Summary

This study serves to compare the effectiveness of treating cutaneous leishmaniasis with either intravenous sodium stibogluconate or direct heat therapy using the ThermoMed-TM device.

Timeline

Start

2004-02

Primary completion

2009-01

Completion

2009-03

Publications

• Aronson NE, Wortmann GW, Byrne WR, Howard RS, Bernstein WB, Marovich MA, Polhemus ME, Yoon IK, Hummer KA, Gasser RA Jr, Oster CN, Benson PM. A randomized controlled trial of local heat therapy versus intravenous sodium stibogluconate for the treatment of cutaneous Leishmania major infection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010 Mar 9;4(3):e628. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000628.

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Indications