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Duct tape was not effective for common warts in adults

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    Wenner R, Askari SK, Cham PM, et al. Duct tape for the treatment of common warts in adults: a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Arch Dermatol 2007;143:309–13.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q Is duct tape effective for treatment of common warts (verrucae vulgaris) in adults?

    METHODS

    Embedded ImageDesign:

    randomised controlled trial.

    Embedded ImageAllocation:

    concealed.

    Embedded ImageBlinding:

    blinded (patients and investigators).

    Embedded ImageFollow-up period:

    2 months.

    Embedded ImageSetting:

    a Veterans Affairs medical centre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

    Embedded ImagePatients:

    90 patients >18 years of age (mean age 54 y, 72% men) with ⩾1 common wart (diameter 2–15 mm). Exclusion criteria were pregnancy or lactation, treatment of the target wart in the past 4 weeks, immunodeficiency, genital wart only, and hypersensitivity or allergy to adhesive tape or latex.

    Embedded ImageIntervention:

    duct tape (Scotch Transparent Duct Tape, 3M, St Paul, MN, USA), applied to the adhesive side of moleskin pads (Dr Scholl’s Moleskin Plus, Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, Memphis, TN, USA) (n = 44) or …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr R Wenner, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA. wenn0032{at}umn.edu

    • Source of funding: Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center.