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Effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility of decentralizing the diagnosis and carbon dioxide-based cryotherapy for the treatment of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis in the health centres of South Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia

Effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility of decentralizing the diagnosis and carbon dioxide-based cryotherapy for the treatment of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis in the health centres of South Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202605616785682
Enrollment
85
Registered
2026-05-19
Start date
2024-12-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Interventions

carbon dioxide cryotherapy

Sponsors

Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age over 12 years Less than 5 lesions Lesion size less than 5cm Lesion located less than 2cm away from the mucosa and non-mucosa lesions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age over 12 years More than or equal to 5 lesions Lesion size less than 5cm Lesions located more than 2cm away from the mucosa and non-mucosa lesions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cure or not cure status of the CL lesions

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Diagnostic capabilities of the health care provided, Quality of life improvement, and adverse events assessed

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactEndalamaw Gadisa

AHRI

endalamaw.gadisa@ahri.gov.et+251911868827

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026