Impetigo Clinical Trial
This study will be an investigator-blinded, patient-blinded, assessor-blinded, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial. It aims to evaluate the efficacy of one-week twice-daily application of topical papaya leaf extract ointment compared to mupirocin ointment in achieving clinical cure among patients with impetigo.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 128 |
Est. completion date | |
Est. primary completion date | June 2015 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 1 Year and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Healthy Filipino patients aged 1 year and above with primary impetigo, limited to less than or equal to 1% BSA, and involving only one body area Exclusion Criteria: - Extensive impetigo (>1% BSA), affecting more than one body area - Systemic involvement (lymphadenopathy, fever, sepsis) - Chronic comorbidities like diabetes mellitus, malignancy, chronic venous insufficiency - Concurrent immunosuppressive therapy - Patients = 1 year - Pregnant & lactating patients |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Philippines | St. Luke's Medical Center | Quezon City | NCR |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Philippine Dermatological Society | St. Luke's Medical Center |
Philippines,
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Clinical clearance after 1 week of treatment | 1 week | No | |
Secondary | time to clinical clearance | 1 week | No | |
Secondary | score in the 6-point grading system | The 6-point grading system will assess clinical response based on each of the following six paramaters. One point will be assigned for each of the following parameters present in a patient, with the maximum possible score on this grading system being 6. A patient need not satisfy all six parameters. A decrease in score on this grading system compared to baseline will indicate clinical improvement, while an increase in score will indicate clinical worsening. erythema edema vesiculation pustulation crusting scaling |
1 week | No |
Secondary | change in size of lesion compared to baseline | 1 week | No | |
Secondary | presence or absence of recurrence on any part of the body 2 weeks after starting treatment | 1 week | No | |
Secondary | presence or absence of adverse events during treatment | 1 week | Yes |
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