A Phase 4 interventional study of Topical Adapalene Gel 0.1% and Topical Liquid Nitrogen application in Viral Warts, sponsored by Khyber Teaching Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-29.
Sponsored by Khyber Teaching Hospital · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment
Among 12 studies in Warts with a site in Pakistan — 5 open to participants now, 5 under way, none of them phase 3. Warts · Pakistan.
Among the 12 studies in Warts with a site in Pakistan, this one is the 4th largest by planned enrollment, is one of 2 that started in 2025, is one of 2 in phase 4, and was the 9th registered.
171 studies on the registry are indexed under Warts; 35 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 98 is above the median of 70 across 155 interventional studies indexed under Warts.
Browse Warts studies →5 of the 12 studies in Warts with a site in Pakistan are open now, in 1 country. Each count lists the studies.
Of the 18 Warts studies recruiting now, 10 (56%) set no upper age limit and 8 (44%) stop at 75 or younger; 12 take children under 18; 1 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 18 Years to 60 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.
The full table on the hub →12 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
First in 2021; this study’s year is marked. 2 started in 2025.
Median enrollment 75 across the 12 interventional studies. Of the 6 that completed or were terminated, 0 (0%) have results posted.
None of the 12 has an industry lead sponsor. The 7 most frequent:
Khyber Teaching Hospital is the lead sponsor of 29 studies on the registry; 19 are open to participants now.
Khyber Teaching Hospital has 1 study filed under Warts — fewer than ten, so there is no comparison to draw.
2 of the studies in Warts with a site in Pakistan that are under way reach primary completion within a year, 0 of them phase 3. Phase 3 first, then by date:
| Study | Primary completion |
|---|---|
| NCT07881198Bkahtawar Amin Medical and Dental College MultanLiquid Nitrogen Cryotherapy Versus CO₂ Laser for Palmoplantar Warts | 2026-12-03 |
| NCT07927920Combined Military Hospital, PakistanSalicylic Acid Solution Versus Tretinoin 0.05% Cream for Treating Plane Warts | 2027-05 |
Among the 12 studies in Warts with a site in Pakistan, from their registry updates:
This is a comparative study between two treatment options for skin viral infection.
This is a comparative study between two treatment for viral infection in epidermal layer of skin that proliferates slowly forming thick, growths. This study will compare and evaluate the differences in efficacy between topical liquid nitrogen and topical retinoids.
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Patients age limit 18-60 Years Patients with either gender (Male/Female) Patients with recurrent plantar warts
Exclusion Criteria:
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A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.
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Immunosuppression
A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.
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Treated with Topical adapalene gel 0.1%
Drug: Topical Adapalene Gel 0.1%
Treated with liquid nitrogen over affected parts
Procedure: Topical Liquid Nitrogen application
Topical adapalene is a retinoid that helps in epidermal changes. Cryotherapy is a liquid nitrogen applied to affected parts for 6 months
Liquid Nitrogen will be applied to affected parts.
Efficacy of Treatment
It will be defined through visual inspection by observing the complete clearance of the warts after 8 weeks administration of the treatment in both groups
Time frame: 06 months
Plan to share: No — Patient's confidentiality may be breached
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Ran from Sep 2025 to primary completion in Feb 2026, 5 months.
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Studies of the drug tested here: Adapalene
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