Clinical Trial: Arachidonic Acid Treatment Against Schistosomiasis Infection in Children

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Effects of Arachidonic Acid Supplementation on Schistosomiasis Mansoni Infection in Egyptian School Children

Brief Summary:

Randomized Controlled Trial:

The investigational materials used in this trial were administered to subjects each day by trained clinicians.

Primary Objectives:

assess the effect of dietary supplementation with arachidonic acid on the cure rates for Schistosomiasis mansoni with and without concomitant treatment with praziquantel.
assess the safety of dietary supplementation using arachidonic acid in children with clinically confirmed schistosomiasis mansoni infection.

Secondary objective: