Massive trial tests new ways to wipe out blinding eye disease
NCT ID NCT03335072
Summary
This large study aims to find the most effective antibiotic distribution strategy to eliminate trachoma, a bacterial infection that can cause blindness. It will compare the standard annual treatment for everyone to more frequent, targeted treatments for children in 80 Ethiopian communities. The goal is to see which method best reduces the infection and inflammation that leads to vision loss.
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Locations
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Eyu-Ethiopia
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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UCSF Proctor Foundation
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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