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Trial reportMycoses2017

Patient-reported outcomes from two randomised studies comparing once-weekly application of amorolfine 5% nail lacquer to other methods of topical treatment in distal and lateral subungual onychomycosis.

Martin Schaller, Bardur Sigurgeirsson, Marlis Sarkany

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Trial report in Mycoses, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Martin SchallerDepartment of Dermatology, Universitäts-Hautklinik, Tübingen, Germany.
Bardur SigurgeirssonDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Marlis SarkanyGalderma International, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3099-5745
Galderma (France) · FRHautklinik Heidelberg · DEUniversity of Iceland · IS

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patient adherence is a key consideration in the choice of a topical regimen for the treatment of onychomycosis. The objective of this study was to investigate patient-reported outcomes (treatment utilisation, adherence and satisfaction) in onychomycosis treated with once-weekly amorolfine 5% nail lacquer versus once-daily ciclopirox 8% nail lacquer (Study A) or once-daily urea 40% ointment/bifonazole 1% cream combination regimen (Study B). Study A: Subjects received amorolfine and ciclopirox on opposite feet for 12 weeks. Study B: Subjects received amorolfine and urea/bifonazole on opposite feet for 6-7 weeks. Assessments included subject adherence as per label, treatment preference and questionnaire. Study A: More subjects adhered to amorolfine (85%) than to ciclopirox (60%) (P = .025). Overall, subjects were satisfied (95% vs 100%, respectively) and the treatments were balanced in terms of preference (50% vs 45%) at week 12. Study B: More subjects adhered to amorolfine dosage (81.8%) than to the dosage of the urea/bifonazole combination regimen (59.1%) (P = .096). At the end of study, 85.7% of subjects preferred amorolfine versus 14.3% for urea/bifonazole. Fewer subjects experienced local side effects with amorolfine (4.5%) compared to urea (27.3%) and bifonazole (15%). Amorolfine 5% nail lacquer offers a simple and convenient treatment option, which may result in improved patient adherence and consequently lead to improved efficacy and patient satisfaction.

Indexed as

Administration, TopicalAdultAgedAntifungal AgentsCiclopiroxDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleFoot DermatosesHumansImidazolesLacquerMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedMorpholinesOnychomycosisamorolfineAntifungal AgentsbifonazoleCiclopiroxImidazolesMorpholinesPyridonesamorolfine 5% nail lacquerciclopirox 8% nail lacqueronychomycosispatient adherencepatient-reported outcomesurea 40% ointment/bifonazole 1% cream

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