A study on efficacy of Fractional CO2 Laser( a type of medical laser) along with topical 1% Terbinafine (a topical medicine for fungal infection) in treatment of onychomycosis (fungal infection of nails)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: null- Patients with onychomycosis

• Registration Number: CTRI/2017/11/010661
• Lead Sponsor: Command Hospital Air Force

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

1.Males and females over the age of 18 years

2.Patient with one or more toenail and/or fingernail fungal infections of the following types: distal subungual onychomycosis, proximal subungual onychomycosis, superficial white or black onychomycosis, mixed patterns or total dystrophic type onychomycosis.

3.Confirm diagnosis using fungal culture and direct microscopy

Exclusion Criteria

1.Fungal culture negative or no evidence on direct microscopy.

2.Those patients who used systemic or topical antifungal in the past three months of the first scheduled laser session to be excluded.

3.Conditions, like bacterial infections, subungual hematoma, associated nail disorders which produce changes in the nail plate like psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, lichen planus.

4.Pregnant women.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified