Efficacy of ozonized sunflower oil in the treatment of tinea pedis

Mycoses. 2002 Oct;45(8):329-32. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00780.x.

Abstract

Ozonized sunflower oil, Oleozon, has a remarkable gerrmicidal action. In the present study, the efficacy of Oleozon in the treatment of tinea pedis was demonstrated in a controlled randomized phase III assay, comparing topical Oleozon with ketoconazole cream 2% (Nizoral) in 200 patients (100 in each group). The treatment administered was twice per day for a period of 6 weeks. The efficacy was evaluated clinically (disappearance of all lesions, with or without negative mycological results) and mycologically (negative culture results). A complete clinical and mycological cure was obtained in 75 and 81% for Oleozon and ketoconazole, respectively, with no significant differences between both groups. No side-effects or bacterial super-infections were observed. Patients were evaluated 6 months after the end of the treatment and no recurrence was observed in the Oleozon group. Oleozon can be an effective alternative low-cost antimycotic drug.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Clinical Trial, Phase III
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • Epidermophyton / drug effects
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ketoconazole / administration & dosage
  • Ketoconazole / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Ozone / metabolism
  • Plant Oils / administration & dosage
  • Plant Oils / therapeutic use*
  • Sunflower Oil
  • Tinea Pedis / drug therapy*
  • Tinea Pedis / microbiology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Trichophyton / drug effects

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Plant Oils
  • Sunflower Oil
  • Ozone
  • Ketoconazole