Methodology of clinical trials aimed at assessing interventions for cutaneous leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Piero Olliaro (Author), Michel Vaillant (Author), Byron Arana (Author), Max Grogl (Author), Farrokh Modabber (Author), Alan Magill (Author), Olivier Lapujade (Author), Pierre Buffet (Author), Jorge Alvar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

The current evidence-base for recommendations on the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is generally weak. Systematic reviews have pointed to a general lack of standardization of methods for the conduct and analysis of clinical trials of CL, compounded with poor overall quality of several tri...