title: A comparative multicentre trial of halometasone/triclosan cream and betamethasone dipropionate/gentamicin sulphate cream in the treatment of infected acute eczematous dermatitis.
abstract: A multicentre, between-patient, comparative trial was carried out to compare the efficacy and tolerability of a cream containing 0.05 halometasone and 1% triclosan with those of a cream with 0.05% betametasone dipropionate and 0.1% gentamicin sulphate in patients suffering from infected acute ezcematous dermatoses. In the evaluable trial population, consisting of 265 patients, halometasone/triclosan cream yielded a significantly (p = 0.001) higher success rate ('good' to 'very good' results), namely 96%, than the comparative cream (80%). Halometasone/triclosan cream also displayed a significantly (p = 0.008) higher cure rate (73.9%) than that observed with the comparative preparation (58.6%). The proportion of patients obtaining an early cure, i.e. in less than 20 days, was significantly (p = 0.0005) higher with halometasone/triclosan cream (42.5%) than with the comparative preparation (22.6%). The two preparations did not differ significantly with regard to the incidence and severity of adverse effects.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004485:Eczema / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010647:Phenyl Ethers / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014260:Triclosan / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005839:Gentamicins; D010647:Phenyl Ethers; D014260:Triclosan; C011175:betamethasone-17,21-dipropionate; D001623:Betamethasone; C036518:halometasone