Effectiveness of Lavage With Alcohol - Chlorhexidine for Chemical Matricectomy

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2013-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To compare the efficacy of the lavage with 70% alcohol plus 0.5% chlorhexidine versus 70% alcohol in the surgical treatment of ingrown toenails.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Complutense de Madrid
• Treatments: Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Ethanol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Older than 18 with onychocryptosis

Exclusion Criteria:

• infection, history of tinea pedis, onychomycosis, paronychia, nail trauma or subungual hematoma, nail deformities and disorders, peripheral vascular disease or diabetes, cardiac disease, history of rheumatic fever, recent antibiotic use or current antimicrobial therapy, history of steroid use and recent nail polish use