NCT00938925

Effectiveness of Podiatry Care on Onychomycosis (EPOCAON)

Effectiveness of Supplementation With Nail Debridement in Ungual Lacquer Treatment in Podiatry Care on Onychomycosis: Pilot Study of Randomized Control Trial

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Malaga · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Onychomycosis occurs in more than 50% of all pathologies unguinal, affecting the health and quality of life of the patient. Although the investigators have a wide therapeutic arsenal, there is still a disparity when carrying out an effective processing. Hypothesis/Objectives: To analyze if the use of the podiatric technique of aggressive unguinal abrasion with micrometer sports, in combination with topical treatment with amorolfin 5% in hairspray, significantly increases the effectiveness clinically as well as mycology. The investigators will analyze the relationship between this intervention and the quality perception of life related to the health of the nails and the foot. The investigators will Use results for next validation study in Spanish of the questionnaire NailQoL, as well as validation and reliability of the index SCIO and cost study-effectiveness of the processing. Method: The investigators will design a randomized control trial. The town will be recruited, informed prior consent will be obtained from patients of 5 Spanish centers of chiropody, with sample size of 313 patients. There will be a screening of 4 weeks to select patients with onychomycosis infections (clinic and mycology both positives); later the patients will be distributed randomly in 2 groups: * GROUP AM+AU: Will be administered aggressive unguinal abrasion, weeks 0 (baseline), 12 and 24, followed by standard treatment of amorolfin 5%, two weekly applications during 36 weeks. * GROUP AM: Will be administered exclusively standard treatment of amorolfin 5%, according to common format. The duration will be 48 weeks.

Conditions

• Onychomycosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Nail lacquer plus aggressive debridement	Nail lacquer plus aggressive debridement: Will be applied abrasion ungual aggressive, this abrasion will be applied in the beginning of the study, week 0 (baseline), the week 12 and the week 24 and he will follow standard treatment with nail lacquer (Odenil 5%) with 2 weekly applications during 36 weeks.
PROCEDURE	Nail lacquer alone	Nail lacquer alone: Will be applied exclusively standard treatment with nail lacquer during 36 weeks, according to the usual care

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-10-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2017-03-01
• First posted: 2009-07-14
• Last updated: 2019-09-30

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Spain