Mild Versus Potent Corticosteroids as Treatment for Phimosis in Children

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2009-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

Topical steroids are used as treatment for non-retractile foreskin in children for decades, but, there are disagreement among physicians about the optimum potency of the agent used. This study is designed to determine any difference in the beneficial effects of mild versus potent topical corticosteroids in treatment of non-retractile foreskin in children.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
• Treatments: Betamethasone; Betamethasone benzoate; Betamethasone sodium phosphate; Betamethasone Valerate; Betamethasone-17,21-dipropionate; Cortisol succinate; Hydrocortisone; Hydrocortisone 17-butyrate 21-propionate; Hydrocortisone acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children 2-16 with non-retractile foreskin

Exclusion Criteria:

• Balanitis xerotica obliterans, balanitis, <2yrs