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To Compare Acyclovir and 5-Flurouracil in the treatment of Warts

A Comparative study on the efficacy of Intralesional ACYCLOVIR versus 5-FLUROURACIL NEEDLING in the treatment of cutaneous warts - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/07/055225
Enrollment
90
Registered
2023-07-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-07-25

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: L088- Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Interventions

Intervention1: Efficacy of Intralesional acyclovir in treatment of cutaneous warts: Group A : 0.1 ml of acyclovir (70mg/ml) will be injected intralesionally into the base of each wart every 2 weeks fo

Sponsors

Akepati Samhitha
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of both genders aged above 18 years and below 60 years with cutaneous warts. Patients willing to give written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant and lactating women women planning for pregnancy patients who received treatment for warts for atleast one month before study Patients on antiviral medications for other conditions Patients on immunosuppressive drugs, anticoagulants Bleeding and coagulation disorders, HIV If patient develops serious side effects during treatment If patient wants alternate treatment during the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical resolution of lesions, decrease in size and numberTimepoint: AT WEEK 2,4,6,8,10

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of lesions with complete clearance, decrease in size & number of skin lesions at the end of 3 monthsTimepoint: Week 2,4,6,8,10 & after 1 month, 2 months & 3 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSAMHITHA AKEPATI

Government medical college, chengalpattu

nithya.sarala7@gmail.com8921306707

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026