Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Effects of Leaf Extract of Azadirachta Indica in Palmer Arsenical Keratosis

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Effects of Leaf Extract of Azadirachta Indica in Palmer Arsenical Keratosis

Official Title: Effects of Leaf Extract of Azadirachta Indica in Palmer Arsenical Keratosis: Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Study ID: NCT01731756

Conditions

Arsenical Keratosis

Interventions

Leaf extract of A. indica

Salicylic Acid (6%)

Petroleum jelly

Study Description

Brief Summary: Effects of leaf extract of Azadirachta indica in palmer arsenical keratosis: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-control trial

Detailed Description: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of topical administration of the Leaf of Azadirachta indica in the treatment of palmer arsenical keratosis. Fifty patients of moderate palmer arsenical keratosis patients from an arsenic affected area will be recruited on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria and had been drinking arsenic contaminated water for more than six months. They will be divided into two groups each will consist of twenty five members. One group will be provided A. indica plus 6% salicylic acid ointment to apply on palm overnight daily for 12 weeks. Another group will be provided 6% salicylic acid ointment . Water and nail sample will be collected before starting recruitment to confirm diagnosis. Then again nail sample will be collected before and after the study to see the level of arsenic in skin. Effects will be observed after every two weeks and change will be detected as nil, mild reduction, moderate reduction and fully cured.