Tea tree oil and iodine in the treatment of molluscum contagiosum in children.

Combination of essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia and iodine reduces number of visible molluscum contagiosum lesions in children.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000984099

Enrollment

Registered

2010-11-15

Start date

2007-12-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Therapeutic trial comparing topically applied iodine, tea tee oil, or a combination of iodine + tea tree oil in the treatment of molluscum contagiosum in children.

Interventions

Iodine, tea tree oil, combination of tea tree oil and iodine. Four ul of each treatment applied twice a day to each molluscum lesion for 30 days. Each treatment group received a 4 ul application twice a day. The iodine group received 4 ul of iodine solution only, the tea tree oil group received 4 ul of tea tree oil only, and the combination group received 4 ul of a combination of iodine in tea tree oil delivering the same amount of iodine as the iodine group alone received.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

9 Months to 15 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age: 9 mo to 15 years, otherwise healthy Gender: Male and Female

Exclusion criteria

Concurrent illness Any comorbidity

Outcome results