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Compassionate Use of Sodium Stibogluconate (Pentostam) for Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous New World Leishmaniasis

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00508963
Recruitment Status : Available
First Posted : July 30, 2007
Last Update Posted : December 15, 2014
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University of California, San Francisco

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Brief Summary:
Patients with biopsy proven new world cutaneous or mucocutaneous leishmaniasis will be treated with sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous Drug: sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam)

Study Design
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Study Type : Expanded Access
Official Title: Compassionate Use of Sodium Stibogluconate (Pentostam) for Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous New World Leishmaniasis

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MedlinePlus related topics: Leishmaniasis
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Interventions
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Intervention Details:
    Drug: sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam)
    20 mg/kg IV every day for 20 or 28 days
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Biopsy proven new world cutaneous or mucocutaneous leishmania

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prolonged QT
  • Liver disease
  • Pancreatitis
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00508963


Contacts
Contact: Jane E Koehler, MA, MD 415-476-3536 jkoehler@medicine.ucsf.edu

Locations
United States, California
University of CA at San Francisco Hospitals and Clinics
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, San Francisco
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Brian Schwartz, MD University of CA at San Francisco
Principal Investigator: Kanade Shinkai, MD University of CA at San Francisco
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Responsible Party: University of California, San Francisco
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00508963     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: UCSF Infectious Diseases
First Posted: July 30, 2007    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: December 15, 2014
Last Verified: December 2014

Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco:
New World Cutaneous or Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous
Euglenozoa Infections
Protozoan Infections
Parasitic Diseases
Skin Diseases, Parasitic
Skin Diseases, Infectious
 Skin Diseases
Antimony Sodium Gluconate
Antiprotozoal Agents
Antiparasitic Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Schistosomicides
Antiplatyhelmintic Agents
Anthelmintics