Clinical Trial: Assessment of the Efficacy of Topical Ketoconazole 2% Cream in Comparison With Topical Retinoids in the Treatment of Mild Comedonal and Papulopustular Acne

U.S., Nov. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07237763) titled 'Assessment of the Efficacy of Topical Ketoconazole 2% Cream in Comparison With Topical Retinoids in the Treatment of Mild Comedonal and Papulopustular Acne' on Nov. 15.

Brief Summary: objective: is to assess the efficacy of topical ketoconazole 2% cream in comparison with topical retinoid in the treatment of mild comedonal and papulopustular acne to determine if ketoconazole can be an alternative to topical retinoid with less side effects and more compliance.

Patients and methods: 52 patients with mild comedonal and papulopustular acne will be randomized into 2 groups and instructed to apply randomly either topical KTZ 2% cream or ...