Efficacy of miconazole in the topical treatment of tinea pedis in sportsmen.
A double-blind trial of 2% miconazole in a cream and in a powder base and of the respective vehicles was done in a group of forty-five young sportsmen regularly training and using the showers in a gymnasium. After 4 weeks treatment, the mycological cure rate using the active preparation was 60% compared to 24% for the placebo (P less than 0-05).
D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008825:Miconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009824:Ointments; D011208:Powders; D013178:Sports Medicine; D014008:Tinea Pedis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification
D007093:Imidazoles; D009824:Ointments; D011208:Powders; D008825:Miconazole