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To test the safety and effectiveness of products in killing lice

Not Applicable
Completed
Registration Number
CTRI/2017/08/009424
Lead Sponsor
Dabur Research Foundation
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
39
Inclusion Criteria

1 Healthy Indian male and female subjects

2 Age from 3 to15 years (both inclusive)

3 Subjects presenting with lice infestation of

scalp and having at least five live lice and

five eggs

4 Subjects with short , medium or long length hair

5 Subjects with straight or wavy or curly hair.

6 Subject willing and capable to follow the study rules and a fixed schedule

7 Subject/ Subjectâ??s LAR able to give written informed consent and to comply with the

requirements of the study

Exclusion Criteria

1 Subjects not matching one of the above

mentioned inclusion criteria

2 Subject having any acute skin irritation or

diseases on the application site

3 Known hypersensitivity to any of the study

products or constituents (positive reaction

in Epicutaneous sensitivity testing)

4 Any significant medical condition or drug

history that would interfere with the study

assessments

5 Subjects with dermatological disorders which

could interfere with the evaluation of the

product tested

6 Subjects with intellectual/ mental inability

to follow study instructions (if suspected) or

incapacitation

7 Participation in any other clinical trial up

to 1 month prior to inclusion and during the

study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluation of anti-lice efficacy of investigational products in comparision to a already marketed product by count of lice and nymphs before and after product applicationTimepoint: T0 (before product application) & <br/ ><br>T30 (approximately 30 minutes after initiation of product application) at Day 0 and Day 10, and at <br/ ><br>a single time point on Day 5 and Day 14
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1.The number of reported AE/ LI throughout the study will be used to assess the cutaneous safety and tolerance by the investigator <br/ ><br>2. Perception of efficacy, tolerance and organoleptic characteristics of the product through responses <br/ ><br>to subjective evaluation questionnaire by subjects/subjectâ??s LAR <br/ ><br>3. Count of eggs which hatch into nymphs after incubation of eggs collectedTimepoint: 1.Evaluation of number of AE/LI reported through out the study <br/ ><br>2.Subjective evaluation questionnaire by subjects/subjectâ??s LAR at Day 0 (T0 & T30min), Day 5, <br/ ><br>Day 10 (T30min) and Day 14 <br/ ><br>3.Collection of eggs at Day0T0 ,Day0T30 min,Day10T0 and Day10T30min
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