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A total of 60 female patients (30 patients in each group) with cutaneious warts diagnosed by a consultant dermatologist on physical examination were included in this study.
In Group A patients were subjected to liquid nitrogen cryotherapy (-196 0C) while patients in Group B were subjected to vitamin D3 (5mg/ml) for 3 sessions at every 3 weeks interval. Effectiveness in both groups was ascertained in terms of > 50% reduction in wart size by an expert dermatologist on physical examination at the end of third session. Patients were followed for further 6 weeks after last session to look for any sort of recurrence and remission.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Group A liquid nitrogen | Active Comparator | liquid nitrogen In Group A patients were subjected to liquid nitrogen cryotherapy (-196 0C) for 3 sessions at every 3 weeks interval. Effectiveness in was ascertained in terms of > 50% reduction in wart size by an expert dermatologist on physical examination at the end of third session. Patients were followed for further 6 weeks after last session to look for any sort of recurrence and remission. |
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| Group B intralesional Vit D3 | Active Comparator | intralesional Vit D3 Group B were subjected to vitamin D3 (5mg/ml) for 3 sessions at every 3 weeks interval. Effectiveness was ascertained in terms of > 50% reduction in wart size by an expert dermatologist on physical examination at the end of third session. Patients were followed for further 6 weeks after last session to look for any sort of recurrence and remission. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| liq nitrogen | Drug | In Group A patients were subjected to liquid nitrogen cryotherapy (-196 0C) for 3 sessions at every 3 weeks interval. Effectiveness in was ascertained in terms of > 50% reduction in wart size by an expert dermatologist on physical examination at the end of third session. Patients were followed for further 6 weeks after last session to look for any sort of recurrence and remission. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Effectiveness of liquid nitrogen and intralesional vitamin D3 in treatment of cutaneous warts | For 2nd Article: A total of 60 female patients (30 patients in each group) with cutaneous warts diagnosed by a consultant dermatologist on physical examination were included in this study. In Group A patients were subjected to liquid nitrogen cryotherapy (-196 0C) while patients in Group B were subjected to vitamin D3 (5mg/ml) for 3 sessions at every 3 weeks interval. Effectiveness in both groups was ascertained in terms of > 50% reduction in wart size by an expert dermatologist on physical examination at the end of third session. Patients were followed for further 6 weeks after last session to look for any sort of recurrence and remission.Total duration of therapy for each patient will be 9 weeks after "recurrence and remission" | 9 weeks |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sara Ilyas | Abbottābād | Kpk | 22010 | Pakistan |
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| D017679 | Cryotherapy |
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| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| intralesional vitamin D3 | Drug | Group B were subjected to vitamin D3 (5mg/ml) for 3 sessions at every 3 weeks interval. Effectiveness was ascertained in terms of > 50% reduction in wart size by an expert dermatologist on physical examination at the end of third session. Patients were followed for further 6 weeks after last session to look for any sort of recurrence and remission. |
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