Trials / Terminated

TerminatedNCT02945527

Treatment of Peri-calcification Edema in Neurocysticercosis (NCC)

Open Controled Randomized Pilot Study on the Use of Acetazolamide and Dexamethasone for the Acute Phase of Perilesional Edema in Calcified Neurocysticercosis

Status: Terminated
Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 4 (actual)

Sponsor: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia · Academic / Other
Sex: All
Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Three-arm open, randomized comparative study of acetazolamide, dexamethasone, or no additional treatment to evaluate decrease in peri-calcification edema in neurocysticercosis

Detailed description

This study will evaluate 24 patients with calcified NCC and edema in three treatment arms to compare the reduction in edema volume

Conditions

Neurocysticercosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Acetazolamide	As described above
DRUG	Dexamethasone	As described above

Timeline

Start date: 2015-12-04
Primary completion: 2018-12-01
Completion: 2018-12-01
First posted: 2016-10-26
Last updated: 2025-04-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Peru

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02945527. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.