Treatment of Peri-calcification Edema in Neurocysticercosis (NCC)

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2018-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Three-arm open, randomized comparative study of acetazolamide, dexamethasone, or no additional treatment to evaluate decrease in peri-calcification edema in neurocysticercosis

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Treatments: Acetazolamide; BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Calcified NCC

• Perilesional edema on CT or MRI

• Normal lab values

Exclusion Criteria:

• Viable neurocysticercosis

• Status epilepticus

• Symptomatic intracranial hypertension

• Tuberculosis

• More than 7 days after seizure

• Pregnancy