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ULTRASONOGRAPHY FOR THE INVOLVEMENT OF NERVES IN LEPROSY

ULTRASONOGRAPHY AS A DIAGNOSTIC MODALITY FOR THE INVOLVEMENT OF PERIPHERAL NERVES IN LEPROSY

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/12/005296
Enrollment
60
Registered
2014-12-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Control Intervention1: ultrasound: comparing cross sectional area, cross sectional width and breadth, circumference of nerves in leprosy patients and healthy volunteers

Sponsors

self
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: •Patients, both men and women aged above 18 years •Newly diagnosed patients with leprosy •Those individuals willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: •Pregnant and lactating mothers •Patients with other causes of neuropathy such as HIV, thyroid dysfunction or on drugs causing neuropathy such as vincristine, isoniazid etc. •Those patients unwilling to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
CROSS SECTIONAL AREA, CIRCUMFERENCE, CROSS SECTIONAL WIDTH AND HEIGHT OF NERVETimepoint: 1YEAR—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
timely diagnosis which would prevent both primary and secondary deformities and in turn improve the quality of life in leprosy patientsTimepoint: quality of life improvement—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR NANDA KISHORE B

FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE

drnandakishoreb@rediffmail.com9343567927

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026