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study of features of warts to predict how well it responds to standard treatment using a special magnifying lens to find signs that show which warts will improve with treatment

Dermoscopic predictors of treatment response in cutaneous warts: A Prospective Observational Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/093187
Enrollment
120
Registered
2025-08-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: B079- Viral wart, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Self
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Newly diagnosed cutaneous warts Age older than 12 Common and plantar warts Undergoing Cryotherapy with parring if required Using Topical keratolytic such as salicylic acid Undergoing immunotherapy such as PPD MMR or vitamin D Combination of these treatments

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Immunosuppressed patient due to HIV cancer or immunosuppressive medications Lacking initial or follow up clinical and dermoscopic images Did not complete the planned treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
treatment response to therapy suggested by the clinician, which will be evaluated both clinically and through dermoscopic imagesTimepoint: at baseline, and every follow up visit until lesion clearance or 5 follow ups, whichever earlier.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
how specific dermoscopic features (such as the presence of dots, marked surface scales, and well-defined margins) correlated with these response categoriesTimepoint: First visit and every follow up until 5 visits or lesion clearance

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sathish Pai B

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

sb.pai@manipal.edu9900405072

Outcome results

None listed

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