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Study aim
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Evaluation of the effect of two herbal products (blend of vinegar, Plantago ovata and cotton) in comparison with placebo in patients with standard treatment of leishmaniasis in rural type center.
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Design
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A phase 3 clinical trial with a control group, with parallel, double-blind and randomized groups. Simple random by envelope method. Each group has 44 people.Total 132 people.
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Settings and conduct
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After approval of herbs and toxicological and microbial tests, medicines are given to patients in similar forms. Patients and health care providers are not aware of the drug content.
Full patient and wound characteristics are recorded. Before the start of treatment, the end of the first, second, third, fourth and eighth weeks of wound healing and clinical information (including wound size, induration size, and epithelialization rate) will be measured and recorded.
Patients will be taken in Yazd and Ardakan centers.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Test positive, age between 6 and 60 years, wound diameter less than 3 cm, 4 lesions and less.
Exclusion criteria:
Complicated Types, 5 Lesions and Over, Wound Diameter Over 3cm, Lactating and Pregnant Women, Facial Wounds, Sensitivity to Glucantime, Onset of More Than 3 Months, Use of Other Anti-leishmaniosis Medications in the Past Month.
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Intervention groups
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Patients were randomly divided into three groups of 44 patients.
Patients are randomly assigned to one of the following study groups:
1- The group receiving the composition of vinegar and plantago ovata.
2- Receiving group of cotton plant product.
3. Control group.
All patients will receive standard treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis based on the latest national guidelines.
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Main outcome variables
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The surface of the wound