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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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