17% Salicylate Versus 17% Salicylate-Ethyl Pyruvate for Plantar Foot Warts

October 22, 2012 updated by: Grossman, Michael, D.P.M.

New Formulation of Salicylate to Improve Treatment of Common Skin Warts

Plantar warts on the sole of the foot are among the most common warts seen in podiatry clinics. Some patients are readily cured by simple standard of care treatments that include wart debridement (trimming or excision) and application of 17% salicylate (commercially known as Compound W)or by other treatments that may be painful and affect mobility. No treatment is consistently effective and most patients fail treatment multiple times.

Ethyl pyruvate (EP)is a common food additive noted to be 'generally regarded as safe' that may improve the activity of salicylate in wart treatment by improving the ability to penetrate and/or persist in the skin. The use of 17% salicylate with the addition of EP may improve cures of common foot plantar warts in subjects who also be receiving other standard-of-care treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

100

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States, 19003
        • Recruiting
        • Main Line Foot and Ankle Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Michael R Grossman, DPM

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

8 years to 71 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • evidence of skin plantar wart(s)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • iodine allergy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 17% Salicylate with Ethyl Pyruvate
Subjects with plantar wart(s) will apply the product to warts twice a day for up to 16 weeks.
Drug: 17% Salicylate with ethyl pyruvate
Other Names:
  • Compound W
Active Comparator: 17% salicylate
subjects will apply 17% salicylate (standard of care treatment) to plantar skin wart(s) twice a day for up to 16 weeks
Drug: Salicylates

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To determine if salicylate with ethyl pyruvate (SA-EP) eliminates plantar warts more quickly than salicylate (SA) alone.
Time Frame: 16 weeks
Subjects' wart(s) are treated with SA or SA-EP every two weeks for up to 16 weeks.
16 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To determine if salicylate with ethyl pyruvate (SA-EP) in treatment of plantar warts causes adverse events other than those known to occur with SA (salicylate)alone.
Time Frame: 16 weeks
16 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Grossman, Michael, D.P.M.

Collaborators

Main Line Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Michael R Grossman, DPM

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 19, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 22, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

October 23, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 23, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 22, 2012

Last Verified

October 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • R12-3128

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