Effectiveness of Podiatry Care on Onychomycosis (EPOCAON) (EPOCAON)

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00938925
• Recruitment Status: Withdrawn
• First Posted: July 14, 2009
• Last Update Posted: September 30, 2019
• Sponsor: University of Malaga
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Dr. Antonio I Cuesta-Vargas, University of Malaga

Study Description

Brief Summary:

Onychomycosis occurs in more than 50% of all pathologies unguinal, affecting the health and quality of life of the patient. Although the investigators have a wide therapeutic arsenal, there is still a disparity when carrying out an effective processing.

Hypothesis/Objectives:

To analyze if the use of the podiatric technique of aggressive unguinal abrasion with micrometer sports, in combination with topical treatment with amorolfin 5% in hairspray, significantly increases the effectiveness clinically as well as mycology.

The investigators will analyze the relationship between this intervention and the quality perception of life related to the health of the nails and the foot.

The investigators will Use results for next validation study in Spanish of the questionnaire NailQoL, as well as validation and reliability of the index SCIO and cost study-effectiveness of the processing.

Method:

The investigators will design a randomized control trial. The town will be recruited, informed prior consent will be obtained from patients of 5 Spanish centers of chiropody, with sample size of 313 patients. There will be a screening of 4 weeks to select patients with onychomycosis infections (clinic and mycology both positives); later the patients will be distributed randomly in 2 groups:

• GROUP AM+AU: Will be administered aggressive unguinal abrasion, weeks 0 (baseline), 12 and 24, followed by standard treatment of amorolfin 5%, two weekly applications during 36 weeks.
• GROUP AM: Will be administered exclusively standard treatment of amorolfin 5%, according to common format. The duration will be 48 weeks.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Onychomycosis	Procedure: Nail lacquer plus aggressive debridement; Procedure: Nail lacquer alone	Not Applicable

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional (Clinical Trial)
• Actual Enrollment: 0 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Effectiveness of Supplementation With Nail Debridement in Ungual Lacquer Treatment in Podiatry Care on Onychomycosis: Pilot Study of Randomized Control Trial
• Actual Study Start Date: October 2009
• Actual Primary Completion Date: December 2013
• Actual Study Completion Date: March 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Nail lacquer plus aggressive debridement; Nail lacquer plus aggressive debridement: Will be applied abrasion ungual aggressive, this abrasion will be applied in the beginning of the study, week 0 (baseline), the week 12 and the week 24 and he will follow standard treatment with nail lacquer (Odenil 5%) with 2 weekly applications during 36 weeks.	Procedure: Nail lacquer plus aggressive debridement; Nail lacquer plus aggressive debridement: Will be applied abrasion ungual aggressive, this abrasion will be applied in the beginning of the study, week 0 (baseline), the week 12 and the week 24 and he will follow standard treatment with nail lacquer (Odenil 5%) with 2 weekly applications during 36 weeks.
Experimental: nail lacqer alone; Nail lacquer alone: Will be applied exclusively standard treatment with nail lacquer during 36 weeks, according to the usual care	Procedure: Nail lacquer alone; Nail lacquer alone: Will be applied exclusively standard treatment with nail lacquer during 36 weeks, according to the usual care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. (Potassium hydroxide) KOH and cultivation negative [ Time Frame: pre and post intervention and 6 and 12 months of follow up ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Clinical improvements of the onychomycosis, valued with SCIO (Scoring Clinical Index for Onychomycosis) [ Time Frame: total score, pre and post intervention and 6 and 12 months of follow up ]
2. Quality of life perception related the onychomycosis and foot health by nailQoL and foot health state questionnaire (FHSQ) [ Time Frame: total score, pre and post intervention and 6 and 12 months of follow up ]
3. Quality of life related general health by euroQol 5-D and SF-12 [ Time Frame: total score, pre and post intervention and 6 and 12 months of follow up ]

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• People of both sexes with ages between 18 and 75 years.
• Having affected at least the nail out of the first toe of a foot.
• Having a confirmed diagnosis of onychomycosis with positive and evidence clinic mycology (KOH and Cultivation) both positive ones.
• The infection should be caused by a fungus dermatology. Will not afford another type of infection because of the possibility of false positives for pollution exogen.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having received in 6 previous months some local treatment or systemic for the onychomycosis.
• Having dystrophies or alterations ungulates, apart from the ones specific to the onychomycosis, that could to interfere in the interpretation of results.
• Do not have skills for the application and tracking of the topical treatment with the hairspray ungual.
• Allergy to one of the ingredients of the nail lacquer
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding situation acquaintances at the time of recruitment.
• Use of some abrasive or cosmetic product (ej: nail paint) on the treated nail during the tracking of the study.
• Receiving some type of attendance podology or of Pedicure out of the own ones included in the study.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Spain

School Health Sciences, University of Malaga

Malaga, Málaga, Spain, 29009

Antonio Cuesta-vargas

Malaga, Spain, 29009

Health Science School , University of Malaga

Malaga, Spain, 29009

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Malaga

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Irene Garcia-Paya, DPM, MSc; University of Malaga
• Principal Investigator: Jose A Sanchez-Castillo, DPM, MSc; University of Malaga
• Study Director: Antonio I Cuesta-Vargas, PhD; University of Malaga

More Information

Additional Information:

University of Malaga 

Health Science School of University of malaga 

Regional Panel clinicals trials 

R+D Spain 

• Responsible Party: Dr. Antonio I Cuesta-Vargas, PhD, University of Malaga
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00938925
• Other Study ID Numbers: 03-2009
• First Posted: July 14, 2009
• Last Update Posted: September 30, 2019
• Last Verified: March 2010

Keywords provided by Dr. Antonio I Cuesta-Vargas, University of Malaga:

aggressive debridement; nail lacquer; onychomycosis; podiatry; chiropody; podiatry care

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Onychomycosis; Tinea; Dermatomycoses; Skin Diseases, Infectious; Infection; Mycoses; Nail Diseases; Skin Diseases