# Safety and Efficacy Study of Topical Cantharidin for the Treatment of Molluscum Contagiosum

> **NCT02665260** · PHASE2 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Montefiore Medical Center** · enrollment: 94 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Molluscum Contagiosum

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Cantharidin
- **DRUG:** Placebo
- **DEVICE:** Gauze occlusion bandage

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02665260
- **Lead sponsor:** Montefiore Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2012-07
- **Primary completion:** 2015-11
- **Final completion:** 2016-01
- **Target enrollment:** 94 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-05-05


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02665260

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02665260, "Safety and Efficacy Study of Topical Cantharidin for the Treatment of Molluscum Contagiosum". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02665260. Licensed CC0.

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