The Effect of Echinacea (Immulant ®) in the Treatment of CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS in Immunocompromised Children

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age5-12
SponsorAl-Azhar University

About this trial

This study aims to:

1. To evaluate the effectiveness of Immulant ® addition to standard treatment in reducing clinical symptoms of Cryptosporidiosis in immunocompromised children. 2. To measure the changes in parasite count in stool samples after treatment with Immulant ®. 3. To assess the safety and tolerability of Immulant ® in children participating in the study.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Clinical diagnosis of Cryptosporidiosis Disease

Age from 5-12 years

Immunocompromised children

Not receiving any drugs causing immunosuppression

Disqualifiers

Patients undergoing organ transplantation

Patients suffering from autoimmune diseases.

Patients suffering from hypersensitivity of this plant extract

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Echinacea Extract

    Drug

    Immulant ® (an extract derived from Echinacea purpurea plant)

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: interventional armActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

To measure the changes in parasite count in stool samples after treatment

Time frame
six months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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