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Could a yeast extract injection finally banish common warts?
NCT ID NCT05889845
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether injections of Candin, a yeast extract, can clear common warts better than a placebo. 330 people aged 12 and older with 3 to 20 warts received injections every two weeks until their wart disappeared. The goal was to see if Candin leads to complete wart clearance and how long that takes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Candin (yeast extract injection)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, Candin could offer a new, non-invasive treatment option for stubborn common warts.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results are not yet published. Warts may not clear, or the effect may be small compared to placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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330 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Aug 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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12 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: * At least 3, but not more than 20 common warts (Verruca vulgaris) * Willing to agree to use adequate contraception methods during the study Exclusion Criteria: * Systemic or localized diseases, conditions, or medications that could interfere with the assessment of safety or efficacy or that compromise immune function * Candin delayed type hypersensitivity reaction test wheal sized \< 5 mm or \> 25 mm at the Baseline Visit * History of keloid formation * Prior treatment of common warts with liquid nitrogen, carbon dioxide, electrodesiccation, laser, surgery, salicylic acid, etc., that, in the Investigator's opinion, does not exhibit complete healing from the treatment * Treatment with immunotherapy (e.g., diphenylcyclopropenone \[DPCP\], dinitrochlorobenzene \[DNCB\], or other), imiquimod, 5-fluorouracil, bleomycin, or podophyllin within 12 weeks of the Baseline Visit or during the study * Prior treatment with Candida albicans within 12 weeks of the Baseline Visit or during the study * Systemic treatment with an immunosuppressive drug during the study or in the 6 months or 5 half lives prior to the Baseline Visit or during the study (e.g., azathioprine, 6 mercaptopurine, methotrexate, infliximab, adalimumab, etanercept, systemic steroids \[topical or inhaled steroids are acceptable\]). * Use of cantharidin or an investigational agent or device within the 30 days prior to the Baseline Visit or during the study
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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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Advocare Berlin Medical Associates
Berlin, New Jersey, 08009, United States
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Arkansas Pediatric Clinic
Bryant, Arkansas, 72022, United States
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Austin Institute for Clinical Research
Pflugerville, Texas, 78660, United States
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Bryn Mawr Health Center
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, 19073, United States
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Cahaba Dermatology
Birmingham, Alabama, 35244, United States
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DermResearch
Austin, Texas, 78759, United States
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Dermatology Clinic of Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71913, United States
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Hamzavi Dermatology
Fort Gratiot, Michigan, 48059, United States
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Integrated Dermatology of Newton-Brighton
Brighton, Massachusetts, 02135, United States
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Integrative Skin Research
Sacramento, California, 95815, United States
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Johnson Dermatology
Fort Smith, Arkansas, 72916, United States
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Kaminska Dermatology
Chicago, Illinois, 60657, United States
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Long Beach Research
Long Beach, California, 90805, United States
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Schlessinger MD
Omaha, Nebraska, 68144, United States
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Velocity Clinical Englewood
Englewood, Colorado, 80110, United States
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Velocity Clinical Hampton
Hampton, Virginia, 23666, United States
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Velocity Clinical La Mesa
La Mesa, California, 91942, United States
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Velocity Clinical Spartanburg
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States
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