TOPICAL 40% TCA (TRICHLOROACETIC ACID) WITH NEEDLING VERSUS NEEDLING ALONE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PLANTAR WARTS
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: B070- Plantar wart
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/12/016510
- Lead Sponsor
- Armed Forces Medical College Pune
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
All patients (18-60 yrs) with plantar warts attending Dermatology OPD in a tertiary care hospital in western Maharashtra.
Exclusion Criteria
1) Consent Denial.
2) Un-cooperative patients
3) Previous history of hypersensitivity to TCA
4) Known case of HIV/HBsAg/HCV/Diabetes
Or Bleeding disorder
5) Patients who have taken treatment for
plantar warts in the last one month
6) Age less than 18yrs or more than 60yrs
7)Immunosuppressed patient
(On immunosuppressants or daily/pulse steroids)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the efficacy of topical 40% TCA (trichloroacetic acid) with needling versus needling alone in complete cure/ improvement of the plantar warts. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Resolution as defined based on:- Reduction in size and/or number/clearance of the warts as marked by the patient & the dermatologist <br/ ><br>1)Complete cure: 100% clearance of warts (return of normal dermatoglyphics) <br/ ><br>2)Mild resolution: Upto 50% improvement <br/ ><br>3)Moderate resolution: 50-99.9% improvement <br/ ><br>Timepoint: After 12 weeks of therapy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To compare the time taken for clinical cure/ improvement of the plantar warts <br/ ><br>2. To observe for any adverse effects of needling & topical 40% TCA application <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At 4-weekly intervals and after 12 weeks of therapy