This study looks at whether adding salicylic acid to anti fungal cream work better for treating ring worm than using anti fungal cream alone

A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF 30% SALICYLIC ACID PEEL WITH TOPICAL LULICONAZOLE 1% CREAM VERSUS TOPICAL LULICONAZOLE 1% CREAM ALONE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC TINEA CORPORIS. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/07/091728

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-25

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-08-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

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

Interventions

Intervention1: Salicylic acid peel 30% plus luliconazole 1% cream: Salicylic acid peel 30% applied once weekly by the investigator plus luliconazole 1% cream twice daily applied by the participant Con

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients willing to give consent Age group between 19-60 years Chronic tinea corporis (more than 6 months) KOH positive

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients not willing to give informed consent. Patients less than 18 years of age. Pregnancy and lactation. Patients with KOH mount negative. Patients with more than 10% body surface area involvement. Tinea faciei Tinea cruris

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in pruritis, erythema and scaling KOH mount negative. Timepoint: Baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NilTimepoint: Nil	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Fathima Beevi

Bangalore medical college and research institute

shilpakvinod1980@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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