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A comparative study between Whitfields ointment + Oral fluconazole Vs 1% butenafine in tinea infections of skin

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Tinea infections of skin
Registration Number
CTRI/2012/08/002914
Lead Sponsor
Department of Pharmacology and Department of Skin and VD CU Shah Medical College and Hospital
Brief Summary

Thisstudy is a randomized, open label  parallelgroup, trial comparing the efficacy, safety and cost effectiveness betweenWhitfield’s ointment + Oral Fluconazole vs. 1% butenafine in tinea infectionsof skin. The primary outcome measures were the efficacy a. Efficacy (1. Changein baseline sign and symptoms score 2. Change in Physician’s Global EvaluationResponse b. Safety (No. of ADRs developed & percentage of the participantsdeveloping ADRs) c. Cost effectiveness (Incremental cost and Incrementaleffectiveness) over one month. The secondary outcomes were1) Assessment ofclinico mycological correlation2)Comparison of relapse rate with both thetreatments 3)To identify and find the prevalence of different species of tinea

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

New patients attending skin O.P.D.

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Follow up cases 2) pregnant or lactating women, 3) patients having allergy to topical imidazole or any other antifungals used in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Change in baseline sign and symptoms scoreone month
2. Change in Physician’s Global Evaluation Responseone month
b. Safety (No. of ADRs developed & percentage of the participants developing ADRs)one month
c. Cost effectiveness (Incremental cost and Incremental effectiveness)one month
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Assessment of clinico mycological correlation2.Comparison of relapse rate with both the treatments

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Pharmacology and Dermatology

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Surendranagar, GUJARAT, India

Department of Pharmacology and Dermatology
🇮🇳Surendranagar, GUJARAT, India
Saket J Thaker
Principal investigator
09820599985
saketthaker@gmail.com

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