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Carbon Dioxide Laser vs. Electrocoagulation for the Therapy of Condyloma

NCT02520986 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 114

Last updated 2025-08-19

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Summary

In a randomized clinical trial of 114 women undergoing Treatment for condyloma acuminata, two surgical methods, the carbon dioxide laser Ablation and the excision by electrocoagulation, will be compared. The primary outcome of the study is the cosmetic result judged by the Patient 6 weeks after Treatment using a 11-step visual analogue scale (VAS), secondary outcomes are intervention time, operative complications, subjects and users satisfaction, postoperative pain and recurrence of genital warts.

Conditions

  • Condylomata Acuminata

Interventions

DEVICE

Carbon dioxide Laser ablation

surgical Instrument to achieve excision of genital warts by a pulsed laser of 15 Watt voltage

DEVICE

Electrocoagulation

surgical Instrument to achieve excision of genital warts by a deep tissue electrocoagulation of 80 Watt voltage

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ruhr University of Bochum

    collaborator OTHER

  • Zydolab - Institute of Cytology and Immune Cytochemistry

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ziad Hilal, Dr. med. · Zydolab - Institute of Cytology and Immune Cytochemistry

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-31
Primary Completion
2026-12-01
Completion
2026-12-01

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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