
Is Duct Tape Occlusion Therapy as Effective as Cryotherapy for the Treatment of the Common Wart?
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002;156:975-977.
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THIS RANDOMIZED controlled trial was conducted to assess whether duct
tape occlusion therapy is as effective as cryotherapy for the treatment of
common warts.1 Patients 3 to 22 years of age
who visited the pediatric clinics on a military base in Washington State with
at least 1 common wart on an extremity were approached for study enrollment.
Sixty-one subjects were enrolled and randomized to either cryotherapy or duct
tape occlusion therapy.
The cryotherapy group had liquid nitrogen applied to the study wart
every 2 to 3 weeks for a maximum of 6 treatments or until wart resolution.
The duct tape occlusion group had a small piece of duct tape applied to the
study wart, which was left in place for 6 days. This tape was removed on the
evening of the sixth day and then replaced the following morning for a maximum
of 2 months or until wart resolution. Subjects . . . [Full Text of this Article] RANDOMIZATION OF SUBJECTS
BLINDED ASSESSMENT
FOLLOW-UP
TREATMENT EFFECT SIZE AND PRECISION
GENERALIZABILITY
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT OUTCOMES
TREATMENT BENEFITS AND COSTS
CONCLUSIONS
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