Laser-assisted treatment for skin sores from Leishmania
Part of Infections, Skin clinical trials.
This trial compares two approaches for treating skin sores caused by Leishmania: standard injections alone versus injections plus a laser treatment. It aims to see if adding laser therapy improves healing.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 to 60 years old.
- You have at least one skin sore (lesion) that a doctor confirms is cutaneous leishmaniasis.
- You have not already received treatment for this current sore.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Your sores are not on your eyelid or inside your lip (within 2 cm of these areas).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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