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Therapeutics
Duct tape occlusion treatment increased resolution in common paediatric warts

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.8.2.58

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    (2002) Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156, 971. Focht DR 3rd, Spicer C, Fairchok MP.. The efficacy of duct tape vs cryotherapy in the treatment of verruca vulgaris (the common wart).. ;. :. –4.
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 QUESTION: In patients with common paediatric warts, is duct tape occlusion treatment more effective than cryotherapy for improving wart resolution?

    Design

    Randomised (allocation concealed*), blinded (clinicians),* controlled trial with a follow up of ≤16 weeks.

    Setting

    Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA.

    Patients

    61 patients (age range 3–22 y) who had common warts. Exclusion criteria included immunodeficiency states; chronic skin diseases (eg, eczema or psoriasis); allergy to adhesive tape; warts located on the face, periungual, perianal, or genital areas; and previous cryotherapy for the same wart. Follow up was 84% (mean age 9 y, 51% girls).

    Intervention

    Patients were allocated to duct tape occlusion treatment for a maximum of 2 months or until resolution of the wart (n=30) or cryotherapy every 2–3 weeks for a maximum of 6 treatments or until resolution of the wart (n=31). Patients in the duct tape group received a supply of standard duct tape. The first piece of duct tape, …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence:Dr D A Christakis, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.dachris{at}u.washington.edu

    • Source of funding: no external funding.

    • ↵*See glossary.