Miltefosine is the only oral treatment currently available for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. Despite several reports of good efficiency in other countries of South America, miltefosine remains limited to a compassionate use in France. The objective of this study is to collect data regarding the efficacy, safety and acceptability of miltefosine in patients treated in French Guiana since 2017.
In French Guiana, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is mostly caused by Leishmania guyanensis (80% of cases), followed by L. braziliensis (10%) and rarer species. L. guyanensis is usually treated with a single injection of pentamidine. However, pentamidine-resistant infections (10%) and all L. braziliensis are treated with either amphotericine B or meglumine antimoniate. These treatments can only be used during an hospitalization, which is the source of important indirect costs and discomforts for patients from the remote areas of French Guiana. Miltefosine is the only oral treatment available for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. While it is widely used in South America (with good reported efficacy), the data available in France are scarce. This treatment, if available on a larger scale in France, would allow a treatment without hospitalization, which would be very suitable for French Guianese patients. Our objective is to collect data on patients already treated with miltefosine in French Guiana (current indications being failure, side effect or impossible delivery of amphotericine B and meglumine antimoniate) in order to assess its efficacy, safety and acceptability. Patients treated with miltefosine at the Cayenne Hospital Center between 2017 and 2022 will be contacted by phone so as to answer questions regarding their quality of life during the infection and their satisfaction concerning miltefosine as a treatment. Data on their symptoms and general informations will be extracted from the medical files. Primary objective: To assess the efficacy, tolerance and acceptability of Miltefosine among patients already treated with this drug as part of its AAC in French Guiana. Observational, retrospective and prospective, monocentric study Research Involving Human Person Category 3 (RIPH3) - Non-Interventional (RNI) - Questionnaire (Jardé Law)
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
o Retrospective data collection in database from medical records (clinical, parasitological and therapeutic data)
o Administration of two standardized questionnaires by telephone in prospective: * Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) * Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM)
Disappearance of any lesion without the appearance of a new lesion, 6 months from the start of treatment with miltefosine
The primary endpoint will be therapeutic success, defined as the disappearance of any lesion without the appearance of a new lesion, 6 months from the start of treatment with miltefosine.
Time frame: baseline
Proportion of treatment-emergent adverse events occurring during treatment
Proportion of treatment-emergent adverse events occurring during treatment, categorized as follows: non-symptomatic laboratory abnormalities (mild); symptoms not leading to discontinuation or modification of treatment (moderate intensity); symptoms leading to discontinuation or dose reduction (severe intensity)
Time frame: baseline
Patients' acceptability of treatment assessed after completion of treatment
Patients' acceptability of treatment assessed after completion of treatment, by Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) administered by telephone
Time frame: baseline
Impact of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis on quality of life
Impact of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis on quality of life, assessed retrospectively by Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire administered by telephone
Time frame: baseline
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