Subarachnoid Cysticercosis Clinical Trial
Official title:
Randomized, Double Blind Comparison of Two Lenghts of Albendazole Therapy for Subarachnoid Cysticercosis
This study will enroll 120 individuals diagnosed with subarachnoid cysticercosis, a disease caused by the invasion of the basal part of your brain by a parasite named Taenia solium. Subarachnoid cysticercosis is usually treated with albendazole for one month to kill the parasite. This study will determine if two months of albendazole (ABZ) therapy is better than one-month. The study will last 3 years.
This is a randomized, double blind comparison of two lengths of albendazole thereapy for subarachnoid cysticercosis. It will enroll 120 individuals, male and female age 18 to 65, and diagnosed with subarachnoid cysticercosis, a disease caused by the invasion of the basal part of your brain by a parasite named Taenia solium. Subarachnoid cysticercosis is usually treated with albendazole for one month to kill the parasite. This study will determine if two months of albendazole (ABZ) therapy is better than one-month. The study will last 3 years. ;