Comparitive study on the effectiveness of coconut oil and antifungal ointment in patient with fungal infection in tertiary care hospital,tamilnadu.

Comparative study on the effectiveness of virgin coconut oil and 1percent luliconozole ointment in reducing the DLQI and pruritic scale in patient with dermatophytosis in a tertiary care hospital in chengalpattu district ,Tamilnadu - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/06/088734

Enrollment

163

Registered

2025-06-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-06-24

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Conditions

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

Interventions

Intervention1: COCONUT OIL: PROCEESSED VIRGIN COCONUT OIL for 8 weeks Control Intervention1: 1% LULICONOZOLE OINTMENT: ANTIFUNGAL for 8 weeks

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patient aged above years patient clinically and mycologically diagnosed with dermatophytosis patient who gives consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: pregnant and lactating women patient with hepatic insufficiency

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the effectiveness of the coconut oil and 1% Luliconozole ointment in reducing the DLQI and 5 point pruritic scale in patient with dermatophytosisTimepoint: baseline,2week,4week ,8 week	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the efficacy of coconut oil and 1% Luliconozole ointment in patient with dermatophytosisTimepoint: 8 weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Divyaswathilakshmi A

Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical science and Research Centre.

sooriakathirvel@gmail.com8884306336

Outcome results

None listed

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