Comparisom of Liquid Nitrogen and Vitamin D3 in The Treatment of Cutaneous Warts
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2022-11-11
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
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.