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Feasibility of Integrating Thermotherapy for Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Primary Health Care Setup

Sponsor: Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Ethiopia

Summary

This study will look at how practical it is to use thermotherapy (TT) as a treatment for skin(cutaneous) leishmaniasis (CL) in health centers in the Sodo and South Sodo districts, Ethiopia. The main questions the investigators want to answer are: * Is it practical, acceptable, and suitable to use thermotherapy for treating skin leishmaniasis in these health centers? * How effective is thermotherapy in treating skin leishmaniasis in this setting? Health centers that do not offer thermotherapy will be used as a comparison group. Patients with CL in these areas will be monitored for up to 3 months before being sent to centers that provide thermotherapy. Participants will be checked at a nearby health center to see if they meet the criteria for the study and then recruited. Patients with skin lesions will receive thermotherapy using the ThermoMed device, which heats the area to 50°C for 30 seconds. Their progress will be checked every 4 weeks until day 90. Depending on how well they respond, thermotherapy may be repeated at 4 or 8 weeks.

Official title: Feasibility of Integrating Thermotherapy (TT) for Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Into the Primary Healthcare Facilities in East Gurage Zone, Ethiopia

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