The Efficacy of Topical Timolol Combined With Cryotherapy in EGFR Inhibitors-induced Paronychia - a Double-blinded, Intrapatient Left-to-right Controlled Study
- Conditions
- Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor InhibitorParonychia
- Interventions
- Procedure: Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen
- Registration Number
- NCT05165082
- Lead Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
- Brief Summary
Background: EGFR inhibitors (EGFRi) have been used to treat a wide variety of cancers nowadays. One of the major side effects of EGFRi is paronychia, which was not fatal but may caused huge negative impact on patient's daily activities. Current guidelines regarding EGFRi-induced paronychia suggested treatment with cryotherapy, topical corticosteroid or surgical intervention for Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade 2 to grade 3 lesions. Recent studies showed that topical beta-blockers may be effective treatment for EGFRi- induced paronychia. However, the evidence was limited to case series and there was no randomized trials evaluating the efficacy.
Goal: To evaluate whether topical timolol combined with cryotherapy was more effective than cryotherapy alone in treating EGFR inhibitors-induced paronychia.
Method: In this single center, randomized, double-blinded, left-to-right comparison study, we plan to enroll 35 patients with EGFR inhibitors-induced paronychia. Patients eligible to enter this study should be over the age of 20 having at least one finger or toe involved with CTCAE grade 2\~3 paronychia on each of their hands or feet. The paronychia should have no indication for surgical treatment. After enrollment, one physician will randomize the hands or feet to either timolol-plus-cryotherapy group or cryotherapy-alone group using a computer-generated random allocation scheme. The side allocated to the timolol-plus-cryotherapy group will receive topical timolol solution twice daily (since the beginning of the allocation and continue for 8 weeks) and topical cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen every other week (at the allocation day, at the 2nd week, 4th week and 6th week after the beginning of the trial). The other side allocated to cryotherapy-alone group will receive placebo (normal saline) twice daily (since the beginning of the allocation and continue for 8 weeks) and topical cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen every other week (at the allocation day, at the 2nd week, 4th week and 6th week after the beginning of the trial). In the treatment phase, patients may receive additional local or systemic antibiotics according to the dermatologist's clinical judgement, but they can not receive topical silver nitrate, trichloroacetic acid or corticosteroid ointment. Patients are evaluated at baseline, at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks after the initiation of treatment. Efficacy endpoints include CTCAE grade, scoring system for paronychia related to oncologic treatments (SPOT) and physician global assessment, which are evaluated by a blinded investigator based on digital photos, and pain VAS score and patient global assessment, which are evaluated by questionnaire to the patients.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 8
- EGFR inhibitors-induced paronychia
- Older than 20 years
- Having at least one finger or toe involved with CTCAE grade 2~3 paronychia on each of their hands or feet
- Indication for surgical treatment
- Medical history of asthma, severe COPD, sinus bradycardia, SA block, 2nd to 3rd degree AV conduction delay, heart failure, cariogenic shock or allergy to timolol
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Timolol plus cryotherapy Timolol maleate 0.5% ophthalmic solution Apply topical timolol solution twice daily (since the beginning of the allocation and continue for 8 weeks) and cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen once every other week (on the allocation day, at the 2nd week, 4th week and 6th week after the beginning of the trial). Timolol plus cryotherapy Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen Apply topical timolol solution twice daily (since the beginning of the allocation and continue for 8 weeks) and cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen once every other week (on the allocation day, at the 2nd week, 4th week and 6th week after the beginning of the trial). Placebo plus cryotherapy Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen Apply placebo (normal saline) twice daily (since the beginning of the allocation and continue for 8 weeks) and cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen once every other week (on the allocation day, at the 2nd week, 4th week and 6th week after the beginning of the trial).
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Scoring system for paronychia related to oncologic treatments (SPOT) Evaluated at week 8 after the initiation of intervention The SPOT evaluates severity of each hand or foot based on four parameters, including redness, edema, discharge and granulation tissue, each measured on a 4-point scale from 0 to 3 with 0 for no presence of signs and 3 for most severe of lesions. In each parameter, the finger (or toe) with the highest score was selected to be representative of the hand (or foot), and the sum of the four parameters makes the total score of the hand or foot. The highest score of each parameter could originate from different fingers (or toes). The total score of each hand (or foot) ranges from 0 to 12.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain visual analogue scale Evaluated at baseline, week 2, 4, 6 and 8 after the initiation of intervention Patients rate their severity of pain on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 for no pain, 5 for moderate pain, and 10 for the worst pain ever experienced.
Physician global assessment Evaluated at week 2, 4, 6 and 8 after the initiation of intervention The physician rates the improvement of lesions based on digital photographs on a scale of 0 to 6, representing:
0, total clearance (100% improvement);
1. almost total clearance (90% improvement);
2. distinct clearance (75% improvement);
3. moderate clearance (50% improvement);
4. mild clearance (25% improvement);
5. no change;
6. worse.Patient global assessment Evaluated at week 2, 4, 6 and 8 after the initiation of intervention Patients rate their extent of improvement of lesions on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 for no improvement, 5 for moderate improvement, and 10 for total clearance of lesions.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital
🇨🇳Taipei, Taiwan