# Tzanck Smear With Methylene Blue Stain for Herpes

> **NCT03178747** · PHASE3 · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Chulalongkorn University** · enrollment: 150 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Herpes Simplex
- Herpes Zoster
- Varicella Zoster

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Methylene blue
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Giemsa stain

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03178747
- **Lead sponsor:** Chulalongkorn University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2017-03-07
- **Primary completion:** 2017-12-07
- **Final completion:** 2018-03-06
- **Target enrollment:** 150 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2017-08-04

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03178747

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03178747, "Tzanck Smear With Methylene Blue Stain for Herpes". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03178747. Licensed CC0.

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