The goal of this prospective randomized controlled study is to study the safety and efficacy of intralesional acyclovir compared to cryotherapy in plantar warts. The main questions needed to be answered are: 1. Is Intralesional acyclovir safe for plantar warts? 2. Is Intralesional acyclovir more efficient in treating plantar warts compared to cryotherapy?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
92
Intralesional Acyclovir in plantar warts
Cryotherapy of plantar warts
Cairo University Hospital
Cairo, Egypt
RECRUITINGCure rate
Number of patients healed after completion of the sessions
Time frame: 10 weeks (5 sessions max)
Recurrence rate
Number of patients had recurred plantar warts after receiving the treatment
Time frame: 24 weeks
Patient satisfaction score
Patient satisfaction questionnaire score
Time frame: 10 weeks
Correlation of treatment with number of ipsilateral warts
Number of warts increased, decreased or stationary
Time frame: 10 weeks
Correlation of treatment with age
Percentage of patients successfully treated in each age group (Young 18-32 years; Middle age 33-46, Old age 47-60
Time frame: 10 weeks
Correlation of treatment with gender
Percentage of successfully treated male to female patients
Time frame: 10 weeks
Correlation of treatment with size of the wart
Percentage of successful treatment compared to the size of the wart
Time frame: 10 weeks
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