Herpes labialis is the most common recurrent manifestation of herpes simplex. The purpose of this study is to check the non-inferiority efficacy and safety of penciclovir 10mg/g as treatment for Herpes Labialis in comparison to acyclovir 50mg/g.
Study design: • Double blinded non-inferiority prospective parallel-group, intend to treat trial. Study design: * Experiment duration: 10 days * 3 visits (days 1,5 and 10) * Erythema, papule, vesicle, ulcer, crust and healed skin evaluation * Adverse events evaluation
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
76
Cream, dose 5 times daily during 5 days
Cream, dose 5 times daily during 5 days
Flavia Addor
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Efficacy will be evaluated by the proportion of subjects with non herpes labialis manifestation
Symptoms evaluated: erythema, papule, vesicle, ulcer, crust, or healed skin.
Time frame: Day 10
Number of Participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability
Time frame: Day 10
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