Role of Oral Voriconazole in the Treatment of Resistant Dermatophyte Infections

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorSheikh Zayed Medical College

About this trial

Treatment of dermatophyte infection in our country (Pakistan) is becoming difficult due to the developing resistance to traditional antifungal agents. Assessing the effectiveness ,feasibility and standard dosage of a newer antifungal drug like voriconazole is the need of the hour in resistant cases of dermatophyte infection.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Resistant cases of tinea cruris and tinea corporis: Those cases who received the standard dosage of oral antifungals i.e. oral terbinafine 5mg/kg per day for 4 weeks or oral itraconazole 5mg per/kg/day for 4 weeks but they did not recover from the infection.

Skin area: Groin and trunk

Total diameter of the lesions: 5cm to 80 cm

Disqualifiers

History of hypersensitivity to azoles

All those individuals having immunocompromised state (malignancy, tuberculosis, AIDS, history of organ transplant and history of immunosuppressive drug treatment etc.)

Patients of diabetes, liver or kidney disease.

Lactating mother

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Voriconazole high dose

    Drug

    Oral voriconazole 200mg once a day for a maximum of 28 days

  • Voriconazole low dose

    Drug

    Oral voriconazole 200mg twice a day for a maximum of 28 days

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: oral voriconazole 200 mg once daily group (group A)Active comparator 1 intervention
Group B: oral voriconazole 200 mg twice daily group (group B)Active comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Efficacy of oral voriconazole 200 mg once daily(low dose) vs. twice daily (high dose)

Efficacy will be assesssed clinically either through complete resolution of lesion or leaving behind pigmentation

Time frame
Clinical assessment for efficacy will be done at day 14 and day 28

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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