NCT05617950

Salicylic Acid Versus Cryotherapy for the Treatment of HPV1-induced Plantar Warts

Salicylic Acid Versus Cryotherapy for the Treatment of HPV1-induced Plantar Warts: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 174 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The 306 Hospital of People's Liberation Army · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate whether salicylic acid was superior to cryotherapy for plantar warts

Detailed description

Patients with plantar warts were randomized equally to receive salicylic acid or cryotherapy. Cryotherapy is delivered by a technician up to a maximum of four treatments 3 weeks apart. Thirty percent of salicylic acid is applied once daily by the patient (or parent) for a maximum of 12 weeks. The primary outcomes were the cure rates at 12 weeks; secondary outcomes included time to clearance of warts, patient satisfaction with the treatment and treatment-related adverse effects.

Conditions

• Warts

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	salicylic acid	Salicylic acid is applied once daily by the patients (or parents) for a maximum of 12 weeks.
OTHER	cryotherapy	Cryotherapy is delivered by a technician up to a maximum of four treatments 3 weeks apart.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-01
• Primary completion: 2022-11-01
• Completion: 2022-11-01
• First posted: 2022-11-16
• Last updated: 2022-11-16