Wart-Busting patch tested in 30 people
NCT ID NCT06958237
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a medicated patch containing 40% salicylic acid to treat common and plantar warts. Thirty people aged 6 and older used the patch for up to 21 days. The goal was to see if the patch safely shrinks or removes warts by softening and peeling off the affected skin.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- salicylic acid (40% wart patch)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, at-home way to remove common and plantar warts without a doctor visit.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 30 participants. Warts often go away on their own, so the patch may not be better than doing nothing. Skin irritation or allergy to salicylic acid is possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * giving consent to participate in the clinical trial (consent of the minor's guardian where applicable); * presence of at least 1 wart (common/plantar) on the body, with a lesion up to 1 cm in diameter; * age, at least 6 years. Exclusion Criteria: * failure to meet at least 1 inclusion criterion; * the patient has a known hypersensitivity to salicylic acid, salicylates or any other component of the patch; * patients with renal impairment (renal failure); * patients with skin conditions (e.g. inflammation, wounds, eczema) at the site of application, * patients concurrently using other topical treatments in the area of the wart, * diabetic patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dr Kowalska Clinic
Miechów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 32-200, Poland
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