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Study aim
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Comparing the effectiveness of LeishG1 cream with Glucantime and simultaneous use of Glucantime and LeishG1 with Glucantime and placebo on the improvement of cutaneous leishmaniasis(CL)
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Design
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The phase 3 Clinical trial with a control group, with parallel groups, double-blind, randomized, on 120 patients.
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Settings and conduct
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120 patients with CL lesion were randomly divided into four groups of 30 people and take medicine or placebo for 3 months.
1: LeishG1 cream at the lesion site
2: Glucantime at the lesion site
3: Glucantime + LeishG1 cream at the lesion site
4: Glucantime + topical placebo cream at the lesion site
study location: Isfahan's Skin diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center
Patients and the doctors will be blinded about the drug and the placebo.
One group does not receive an injection, so blinding at the participant level is not possible.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria :Maximum 4 lesions per person
Exclusion criteria: Lesions on the face or ears, lymphadenitis infection, receiving any other treatment, pregnancy and lactation, any other skin diseases.
Withdrawal criteria: Skin sensitivity and irritation
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Intervention groups
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Intervention 1 receive the intervention of LeishG1 cream twice a day.
Intervention 2 receive glucantim injection according to the standard protocol.
Intervention 3 receive glucantim injections according to the standard protocol and LeishG1 cream twice a day, simultaneously .
Intervention 3 receive glucantim injections according to the standard protocol and placebo cream twice a day, simultaneously.
All four groups include patients with CL
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Main outcome variables
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Comparison of the effectiveness of LeishG1 cream with glucantim and simultaneous use of glucantim and LeishG1 with glucantim and placebo on lesion size, time to cure and adverse reactions (edema, itching, burning, local pain, erythma)