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The investigators will study the effectiveness of acyclovir in the treatment of molluscum contagiosum in assiut university hospital - dermatological out patient clinic the treatment group will receive acyclovir 200 mg 5 times per day the controlled group will receive local KOH solution


Clinical Trial Description

Study population:

Site of the study: The outpatient dermatological clinic in Assiut university hospital.

Participants: children (2 -16) years' old attending dermatological clinic in Assiut university hospital and their parents.

Methodology in details:

1. We will use the social media as " Facebook" to invite patient to visit the clinic and follow up them due to the protective measures of covid 19.

2. Diagnosis of the patient with molluscum contagiosum according to the clinical picture

3. Collecting data including personal and clinical data through interviewing the patient and his or her parents

4. Pictures of the lesions will be taken before and after treatment after patient consent.

5. We will Randomly assigning the patient to either treatment group or controlled group according to simple random table

6. Prescribing the treatment according to the patient group

7. Follow up of the patient after 1 weak and each week according to the response to treatment or presence of complication

Inclusion criteria:

Children (5 -15) years old with Molluscum contagiosum.

Exclusion criteria:

1. Molluscum contagiosum with Inflamed spot

2. Known immune compromised children

3. Molluscum lesion in the eye lid.

4. Children with renal impairment. ;


Study Design


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NCT number NCT04476186
Study type Interventional
Source Assiut University
Contact Hamdy Gomaa
Phone 00201000882184
Email dhamdy2003@yahoo.com
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date June 15, 2020
Completion date December 30, 2021

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