Treatment of Recalcitrant Hand and Foot Warts With Intense Pulsed Light - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Treatment of Recalcitrant Hand and Foot Warts With Intense Pulsed Light and Paring Versus Paring Alone - a Randomized Controlled Trial With Blinded Response Evaluation

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00254280

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2005-11-16

Start date

2005-11-30

Completion date

2008-09-30

Last updated

2008-06-02

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

Conditions

Warts

Keywords

Warts, Intense pulsed light, RCT, Recalcitrant hand and foot warts

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is for recalcitrant hand and foot warts to compare the efficacy of treatment with Intense Pulsed Light and paring versus paring alone.

Interventions

PROCEDUREIntense Pulsed Light + paring versus paring alone

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

SINGLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 18 years or older * Recalcitrant warts * No previous IPL treatment of warts

Exclusion criteria

* Immunosuppressive treatment * Patients suffering from HIV, diabetes or other immunosuppressive diseases * Pregnancy * Previous IPL treatment * Patients with a tendency to prodyce keloids or hypertrophic scars * Mosaic and flat warts * Lack of informed consent

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026