6/28/23, 1:21 AM Duct Tape for Treatment of the Common Wart Pathway Feedback Search Clinical Topics Home Studies Duct Tape for Treatment of the Common Wart Duct Tape for Treatment of the Common Wart Disease Cutaneous warts Trial question Is duct tape occlusion superior to cryotherapy in patients with warts? Study design Single center Open label RCT Population Characteristics of study participants 51.0% female N = 51 49.0% male 51 patients (26 female, 25 male) Inclusion criteria: patients (age range, 3-22 years) with warts Key exclusion criteria: immunodeficiency states; chronic skin diseases, such as eczema or psoriasis; allergy to adhesive tape; warts located on the face, periungual, perianal, or genital areas; and previous cryotherapy for the same wart Interventions N=26 local treatment with duct tape occlusion (applied directly to the wart for a maximum of 2 months) N=25 local cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen applied to each wart for 10 seconds every 2-3 weeks for a maximum of 6 treatments) https://web.pathway.md/studies/recJYzUIFFXfXG20Y 1/2 6/28/23, 1:21 AM Duct Tape for Treatment of the Common Wart Pathway Primary outcome Complete resolution of wart 85.0 % 85 63.8 % 60 42.5 % 21.3 % No significant difference 0.0 % Local treatment with duct tape occlusion Local cryotherapy No significant difference in complete resolution of wart (85% vs. 60%; AD 25%, 95% CI -0.04 to 50.04) Conclusion In patients (age range, 3-22 years) with warts, local treatment with duct tape occlusion was superior to local cryotherapy with respect to complete resolution of wart. Reference Focht DR rd, Spicer C, Fairchok MP. The efficacy of duct tape vs cryotherapy in the treatment of verruca vulgaris (the common wart). Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002 Oct;156(10):971-4. Open reference URL https://web.pathway.md/studies/recJYzUIFFXfXG20Y 2/2