Health Condition 1: null- Patients with toe nail onychomycosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nd:YAG laser: The Q- switched Nd:YAG laser protocol will include 02 sessions at Day 0 and Day 30. Each session will include a total of 02 passes over the nail with a 02 minute waiting
Sponsors
Institutional Research Committee
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Males and females between the ages of 18 years and 70 years 2. Confirmed diagnosis using fungal culture and/or direct microscopy 3. Patient with one or more toenail fungal infections of any of the following types: a) distal subungual onychomycosis b) proximal subungual onychomycosis c) superficial white onychomycosis d) total dystrophic type onychomycosis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Fungal culture negative/ Failure to demonstrate fungus on nail KOH mount 2. Those patients who used systemic or topical antifungal in the past three months of the first scheduled laser session 3. Following conditions: a) bacterial infections b) subungual hematoma c) associated nail disorders which produce changes in the nail plate like psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, lichen planus 4. Pregnant women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinically by â??Onychomycosis Severity Index", Confirmed by nail clipping (KOH mount) or culture at 12 weeks. Complete cure is accepted as the combination of mycological and clinical cure. Timepoint: week 0,4,12,52 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clear nail growth, erythema, onycholysis will be followed up every week for 01 yearTimepoint: 01 year | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactLt Col Vikas Pathania
Armed Forces Medical College
Outcome results
None listed