Are placebo-controlled trials of creams for athlete's foot still justified?

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 773-779

  Crawford, F ^a   Harris, R ^b   Williams, H C ^c  

^a General Practice Section   (United Kingdom)

^b Canynge Hall ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athlete's foot; Ethics; Placebo controlled randomized trials; Randomized controlled trials; Systematic review; Vehicle controls

Indexed keywords

10 UNDECENOIC ACID; ALLYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BIFONAZOLE; BUTENAFINE; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DRUG VEHICLE; ECONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE NITRATE; NAFTIFINE; OXICONAZOLE; PLACEBO; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SULCONAZOLE; TEA TREE OIL; TERBINAFINE; TIOCONAZOLE; TOLCICLATE; TOLNAFTATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNDECANOATE DERIVATIVE; UNDECYLENATE ZINC;

BURN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSECT STING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TINEA PEDIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; EMOLLIENTS; HUMANS; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TINEA PEDIS;

EID: 51849104610     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08806.x     Document Type: Review

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