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To study the utility of Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)technique in diagnosis of early stages of leprosy patients

To study the utility of Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in detection of Mycobacterium Leprae DNA in indeterminate leprosy patients by using formalin-fixed paraffin embedded samples

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/02/005537
Enrollment
45
Registered
2015-02-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Leprosy

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

IADVL research grant
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients presenting with medium to large hypopigmented patches with some loss of tactile/thermal sensation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children presenting with hypopigmented patches exclusively on face. 2. Patient with classical presentation of borderline tuberculoid leprosy,midborderline leprosy, borderline lepromatosus leprosy and lepromatosus spectrum. 3.Patients having leprae reaction

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage detection of mycobacterium leprae DNA in tissue blocksTimepoint: 2yrs after completion of enrollment of all patients—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation between histopathology findings and positive PCRTimepoint: 2YRS—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Meghana Phiske

LTMMC and GH

phiskemeghana@gmail.com9819030429

Outcome results

None listed

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